Can you guys please post some pics, specs and performance/mileage of your street rod motors.

Also, is there anyone making any aftermarket street rod style parts for the LA motors?

seems like a decent market to do since there are becoming more popular.
LAWFISH

Mine is a 392 hemi, hydraulic cam 290 adv duration, 2x4 600cfm eldelbrock carbs progressive linkage. Performs well on the street, mileage I do not even think about. The motor is in a 40 ford.

heres one I had awhile back

stock Dakota 318. Picture is from 97 when I put the body on the chassis. Still haven't got much more done. It's not pretty, but I hope that it moves the car and gets good MPG. The 40 should be lighter, and with 3.91 and OD should be able to get off the line and cruise down the road. When I checked into speed equipment, a few told me that you had to take it easy if you keep the stock computer. free up the exhaust some, maybe a bit bigger on the cam, and a bigger throttle body, and you are close to the edge. Of course, that was years ago, and there have been many changes since. I figure stock it will be enough for at least 95% of my driving.

http://www.nicksgarage.com/jh/2006-12-11/40engine.JPG

Wow...where's all the rest of the rod engines??
Here's one I got to cracking on last weekend.
Very cheap build. It's a 1984 318 from a diplomat.
We left the bottom end stock and inspected everything real good. Bearings looked great and the cylinders barely had any wear at all. Got a polished weiand intake for $75 from a member here and a $50 mopar '68 340 4speed cam (450/455 lift),
Then I put on a set of shaved 360 heads, will also feature a set of headers I got for free! Check out the vintage weiand valve covers I traded for. Other tidbits are a 600 holley and a double roller timing chain Check out the air cleaner! Hubcap style

Sundays progress

Here is the one in my 51 Fargo

here is mine, i will be putting it together this winter(so i don`t go crazy being stuck in the house) its an 85 318 i got for free. all the machiene work is done and i have the rebuild kit for it. its getting a 340 cam, performer intake and a 450 holley spread bore. i`m going to paint it gold. isn`t it pretty?

The 392 in my '57 NY. Mild Clay Smith cam, dual 600 AFB's, MSD distributor.

Here's mine....got it running on the test stand a couple of weeks ago. It will eventually go into a 37 Dodge Pickup at some point after my new shop is built.

331 from a 55 New Yorker.

First link is description of the engine and mods.

Second is of it running.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkFIowdvfGo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5VEbByTEUc

241 in my 53 coronet coupe

This is the 392 Hemi that is in my yet unfinished 34 Plymouth coupe.

472 in my still unfinished Allsate. MP heads, comp 612" 280* @ .050 solid, 11-1 JE, Indy intake, 950 race Demon carb, Milodon external pan.

Mark

I picked this up today and was hoping it would fit a 360/ 318 but am told it will not. Its a 273 dual 4 manifold. Now I am considering a simple 273 if I can find one cheap enough.

I am still trying to decide. If I go with a small block, I was some unique stuff on it. I would like a 5.7 HEMI but they are just too much. I dont need a big motor, just something reliable for the 38 Plymouth that will fit under the hood.

Dave

nuther

Dave............I think that manifold will fit the 273 and/or the poly 318 engines and not the newer 318/360s.

If you are selling it let me know.

Ron

No specs yet. Just started mocking up. Poly 318 in a 40 Desoto.

It won't fit a Poly, as the Poly's are I-E-I-E-I-E-I-E and the Wedges are E-I-I-E-E-I-I-E. There was a bolt hole issue with the early 273's (different angle of the bolt holes or something like that) but there is a good chance that with little to no modification it would work on a 318 head as well. That said, if you really want to use it, I would consider something along the lines of hotroddave40's 318 build...but you can choose how "economical" you want to make it as far as cam/carbs are concerned. A couple 450cfm vacuum secondary 4-bbls would be a max effort, but a 302 headed 318 is capable of some decent snort without breaking the bank.

Just a thought...

71 318 from Challenger