them there is a nice picture of da dual quads....
don't mind my spelling, I am SLEEPY....lol....too much thinking about being ed-ja-ma-cate-did...lol.

That looks just like a dual quad setup I sold to a buddy of mine on here about 5 yrs ago..lol

Some more for ya!

Common question at car shows:
"What are those round things hangin' off the carbs?"

That is sweet,you tell me what they are,that is nice though! Real nice!

Hoosierdaddy,
Great looking engine, But why propane? Just to be differnt? Besides the ovious carb differnce and I'm sure plumbing & tank,what else did you do to convert to propane? I know from seeing propane engine that they are really hard on cylinder head components, [valves & seats and springs] did you do anything to the engine to run on propane? But that is one sweet looking engine.

Propane,Guess thats why you build engines Larry, any advanantages?

I'm an automotive tech that apprenticed at an alternative fuel conversion shop. I pitched a tent every time I saw a dual quad setup, and when it was time to rework the ol' Dodge, I figured I would throw in my own little twist.
The 'carbs' sit on Holley 4 barrel throttle plates and two were used because they flow 425 cfm each. If you've ever seen the pic of the propane powered '68 or '69 Charger that was campagned back then, it had a near identical setup only differences being it had 600 cfm units and the regulators were mounted vertically.

So far as engine mods go, I used a 68 block punched .030", steel crank cut .010/.010, TRW 6pak replacements, MP 284/484 cam, 906 heads with hardened seats and stainless valves. Only thing I had trouble with was cam timing. I originally set it up 4 degrees advanced and it would barely run. Thought about trying retarded cam timing but opted for straight up. Up here propane is 60 cents/liter where premium is over a buck. Propane has higher octane although it's critical to keep the incoming air cool if you're running higher comp ratios. Phoenix summertime traffic was hard on her, Would detonate like mad if I layed into it after sitting a a traffic light for a couple of minutes.

whew,,,,,made it back in one piece,,,taking 2 days to recover from a 3 day rum and coke binge.......the mopar show was great,,,,lots of great mopars,,,not much trucks though.....and alot of tire smokin racing,,,,and now I gotta get back to work and recover some fundage

Glad to see you made it back safely ,what no pics. lol

find any stuff for me??? decals???

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whew,,,,,made it back in one piece,,,taking 2 days to recover from a 3 day rum and coke binge.......the mopar show was great,,,,lots of great mopars,,,not much trucks though.....and alot of tire smokin racing,,,,and now I gotta get back to work and recover some fundage

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pics comin soon,,,sorry Sam,,,,didnt see any decals,,,,wasnt alot of trucks or parts,,,,one table of lil' red stuff,,,,had a 77-78 grill for 900.00------ouch,,,even wrote down your part numbers Ric but no luck

Thanks for looking Smokin,eventually they will pop up, glad you had fun..

here is a pic of a big buggur that I just let go to a new home. it was a big beast with a 440 in it.

so how much did you get for it. i lost track of it and forgot to look.

only paid 350 for it. it will be leaving soon to a new home in southern cal.

finally got those 10 inch rims off the front,,,,couldnt stand em,,,heres the latest pic since the motor went in.....U might see this in the for sale section soon,,,since I went to "mopars at the strip",,,I'm really gettn the urge to get that "63 savoy",,and this truck is my ticket to gettn there

man, i love that green truck.

man joe, what did you do? I guess personal preference, but the tire on the front wheels is toooooo narrow for that wheel.