Amen, Gary. Some folks read too many magazines.

Here's what we did for the Dart. We had the car for years, it was an old home brew Hemi Dart, and exact copy of a factory car.

We found a damaged 472 crate motor from Mancini. It had dropped a valve during a dyno session, we got it, the crank, 7 rods, 7 pistons, and one good head. Didn't pay much for it.

Tossed the rods and 7 pistons, swapped the good head for a set of Manley rods, cleaned it up to .30 and bought a set of Diamond pistons. We had a set of stock aluminum MP heads around, got a valve job on them. Found an old Crane R280 roller on ebay. Had it cleaned up, balanced out, and put it together. Used the new MP cross ram with the Holley replacement carburetors. A Turbo Action 4200, shifts at 6600. In the Dart it has gone 9.70@136. Consistent, never work on it, will last forever. Now, we've been doing it a long time, but we aren't geniuses. What we did anyone can do.

Everyone thinks they have to have all this morphodite stuff. You don't. Put it together and have some fun!!! I had a pal who was 'collecting' stuff for a SS/BA 65 Plymouth for thirty years. He never quite got around to do it because he had to get the good stuff. We attended his funeral the other day, and he never did do it. Go have some fun.