The block and heads look beautiful. I don’t know much about balancing except the basic concept, so I’ll be paying attention to try and learn. If you have a separate video on the subject of balancing , please let me know. It’s really awesome he tracked down this engine for the GTX.
Someone did a nice job prepping that replacement block. The also removed the casting flashing in the lifter valley. You will be able to bang the gears with confidence knowing that the engine is tight.
thing looks like brand new...FAR better than that old beat up one. I'd still slap the other one together get some car and have a blast, but its not a nice uh example lol. Maybe Tony can get another Miata and slap the 426 in it o_O
@@baileyhatfield4273 Yeah I don't think they're gonna trash can the other motor. Find another mundane but nice looking 4dr Chrysler family product to put it in and hit the streets.
Nothing like a mature, knowledgeable enthusiast who wants to do it right. Thank God. You'll get some great videos out of it as well. It'll be a win/win
@@matthewbegin3462 it’s out there, expensive as hell though, I’d love to know he paid, also those were being thrown away 30 years ago, I knew a guy that threw away a garage full of hemi blocks, and parts, I can’t believe how valuable they have become.
OUTSTANDING! My hat is off to you on taking the decision to do this correctly! About 25 years ago I did similar to a 67 Camaro RS convertible that had been “upgraded” to an un-driveable strip mostly car. I even chased the car back 2 owners and found the original serial number block 327 in a guys “core pile” 2 states away. (pure luck!) it was a year long project bringing that car back to stock, even back then before 60s stuff turned from iron, aluminum and steel to “unobtainium”. In the end it was well worth the effort. You will be glad you put in the extra effort. Great job! Rare and semi rare cars are well worth restoring, if you are patient and do it properly.
@Alan Meyers. Sir, hemi parts have never been inexpensive. If you know a person who threw out a garage full of hemi parts that were not completely ruined, then that person had something terrible going on in their life. Here is to better days.
This is an awesome series! Massive respect earned, Tony…you are a machine!!! I was first introduced to deck or torque plates in 1972, when Harley-Davidson introduced the 1000cc Sportster. In ‘72, when the Sportster displacement was increased from 900cc to 1000, all Milwaukee did to achieve this was to increase the bore of the existing cylinder from 3.000” to 3.1875”; the head bolt pattern remained the same…well, that didn’t work out so well! When the heads were torqued on these machines the cylinders distorted like a pretzel! 🤣 The issue wasn’t corrected until the middle of the 1973 production. The affected engines would guzzle oil to the tune of 250ish miles to a quart! I bought a new, early production 73 CH and experienced this first hand! It turned out that using a deck plate on any iron cylinder H-D made a huge difference in the piston ring seal and oil consumption. The bottom drawer of my old toolbox is filled with torque plates that fit a variety of old iron cylinder H-D engines. There are deck plates tor the later iron lined aluminum cylinder, but the distortion in those is minimal when torqued. Growing up, I remember a much older woman named Nancy Jenkins, with a ‘71 Hemi Cuda. She had lettered on the rear bumper of that machine, “If you can beat me you can eat me”. 🤣 I wasn’t nearly fast enough but still great memories! 🤣
@@ahoneyman it’s not that the factory bolts won’t work, it’s that the mains have been line honed with the studs..The bore may shift differently when changing hardware..
There is no way I'd use main bolts from the motor that came in the car given the mix match / race used history. Given the new blocks history, if bolts came with it they are likely good however, I'd be buying new bolts. As for studs vs bolts affecting line bore, I'd defer to ARP or similar for guidance. I'm not so sure that the difference in clamping load between studs / bolts in the vertical position is enough of a difference to make a difference in main bore dimension. As for the cross bolts, I'd say that differing clamp load in the horizontal direction would distort the cap but again, it is enough of a difference to make a difference ?
@@jamesplotkin4674 That logo goes back to the 50's. Do a search for the logo that was used on parts prior to the 50's it is pretty ornate. As a side note, Ford has gone back to using the FoMoCo logo on parts
Man wish my Olds 455s heads and water jackets looked like that. You are by far my favorite RUclips channel UTG. I love all of this content. I cant get enough of you. Every video even the updates have very useful information. Some of the info can even carry to new cars. Keep it up I love your stuff.
Great series! I've been checking my notifications on a regular basis. I know the feeling when it comes to waiting on parts. I'm working on a '67 Dart. It ain't like the old days ('70's) when you could walk into the local parts store (NAPA around here) get pretty much whatever you needed and get back to work. Now... ya pretty much have to order everything! Arrg. :)
I have a 1965 single Holley Race Hemi intake. It is the aluminum one, not the magnesium 1965 intake that attracted heat rather than dissipating heat like aluminum does. It is referred to as the, "NASCAR" intake.
Tobin Arc line bore, iron block, aluminum caps, 49 years ago, 240 mph quarter mile, line hone not invented, oversize cross bolts, can't remember if it was bolts or studs in the vertical location, second line bore to replace two caps, worked national record good . I wouldn't do anything if I swapped back and forth between bolts and studs, but prefer studs ; however I do have a stud procedure to slow or stop the iron block cracking of the number 2 web .
Patience guys, slow & easy wins the race with this project. Andy I know you’re hanging out to drive it but it will be so much better when it’s done. Not only that, you’ve had a hand in making it that way. Cheers & stay safe guys😊
Thanks Uncle Tony! There is not another place on the net or on those Hollywood car shows where you get to see the reality of going threw your new old car purchase and what surprises lay ahead.
You see the thing is , when your a total dodge Chrysler nerd you tend to collect and hold on to parts and nick nacs , I have 4 396 , 5 427 ,4 454 and all the heads and manifolds and every little bit of parts for them all , all l78 396 , l72 and l88 427 , 2 ls6 454 2 ls7 454 . Is all my bbc wizard gear heck I even just got two 455 olds rockets in the process of pulling em apart for storage 😊and it’s just that easy , none of my engines cost me a lot crept the l88 and ls7
Sweet set-up, got some quality vintage iron, gonna be close to "as factory built" as you can get with a few sensible mods. 5 months, argh!! That sucks. End of summer. Bummer
I love a period correct restoration, a time capsule capture of what the car would have been back when it was new. It’s kind of a bummer when somebody updates everything on the car, new suspension brakes and a computer controlled fuel injected engine. It’s like removing the soul and leaving just a husk behind.
Thanks for the update! Glad to see you're doing the purest option. I absolutely love these cars. I know it's speedy but I think you're doing the right thing. Thanks
It's to bad he has to redo all these things but when he's done what a beast it will be again. Plus it will have the UTG , run like a scalded ape, touch. Lovin it.
Had same issue with 383 I got from a guy in Ohio through Ebay. He had great feedback....from racers who blew engines all the time. My mechanic took it apart and found used parts from other size motors slammed together. It was built to fail. Looked like valves were ground on a bench grinder. Live and learn.
Besides having close to a "numbers matching block " with the car,it will certainly give you a way better piece of mind and secure feeling with a beautiful almost new block and heads compared to that miss matched beat up basket case it came with!!!! Granted it cost a pretty penny getting the new block etc,but it's definitely worth the expense for the knowledge it's a 100% safer and period correct as well. Great choice guys, really, it's a no brainer as long as you can afford it. Good luck with everything! !!
Yeah people, this is reality. Those hour long car shows have too many people believing it's quick and simple. It's not. Even if the stars aligned perfectly and you have every part, every piece of hardware and every tool needed. It takes time. Thanks Uncle Tony
Uncle Tony! You just taught me something new after all these years from the past of having built and driven Hemis! The '66 intake to head/block mating used bolts on the front and back of the manifold... you could have knocked me over with a feather! (I only remember the locating dowels.)
With the cool patience he shows, this car is going to be really nice! That engine maybe orange, but I will see "Green", from envy!!!! Keep up the good work!
At this rate you guys are going to have to put studs in the slicks for traction in the snow......LOL! Seriously, having done this sort of thing things don't ever roll out on the timeline you figure for them.....Good Luck Guys! We'll be cheering for ya!
This is going to be a fantastic build. Nice to see it being done right and taking the time to make sure its right. Will be a very nice survivor/driver quality car, and in this old wrenches opinion the best way. Cars were built for people to drive not polish with a diaper and drink mimosa's...lol. Keep up the great content.
That’s an awesome find out that block, I think he did the smart thing and got some great parts is going to have a much better car, somebody will buy that old block.
Speaking of Chrysler, or Chrysler related tech. I was reading about Doug Nash and how he developed a manual transmission for drag racing in the early 70s that could withstand high horsepower cars with sticky tyres launching hard from a standing start. The one breakthrough which could make these transmissions survive (and remember with a manual transmission, you only have 3 or 4 teeth in mesh at one time, liberty made a twin countershaft gearbox, so that doubled the number - but with an auto you dont have that concern as the whole transmission is in mesh all the time which explains their unwavering popularity in the upper ranks of drag racing) But to survive that sudden onset of shock loading, what he did was to have a countershaft, which was just the same gears in mesh with the primary shaft, but what the gears were splined onto was a Torsion Bar and so, what the torsion bar did was to take the initial shock loading in twist instead of being taken out on the gearset was to take that lash or snatch and absorb it in twisting power, and that's exactly what it did - and it helped these top flite manual transmisions live in this environment for the following decades.
Yeah, if it's had unknown abuse and damage and crazy fixes I agree with replacement. This happened to me on a rear diff the crap mechanic tried slapping together after it had shattered, it didn't feel right from the start and soon shattered again so I had another shop just swap an entire rear from a 7yr newer truck and good ever since.
Andy plans to run the car. I couldn't help but worry a bit, when I saw the dual point. Running a dual point, no rev limiter (I presume), and a 426 hemi 4 speed. I am confident you guys will get it setup to run, and get the feeling Andy wants it right and not afraid to make sure of it. And that is how it should be. The worry. I have been running my 340 now for some 35 years, and don't know how many times I have (and still do) abuse it, run WOT through the gears, miss a shift, over rev it - just make some of the mistakes that new cars don't allow. Partly because it is too fun not to play, partly to make sure it is all there and running right. It is simply amazing these cars ever lasted at all. Somehow the driver and car get to know each other and know expectations and limitations. Or, maybe this - the car tolerates the new driver, until the driver becomes educated. Which makes me wonder if this one will last. Nothing against Andy, just I can't imagine someone new stepping into my Barracuda, and having it survive another 'new' driver. Anyway, how much fun can you have, without having too much fun...? I dunno, but I can not wait to here this GTX run, and run hard.
@@jamesplotkin4674 Uncle Tony went into this on a video a couple years back. All the new production ignition components are junk and he specifically called out how bad new condensers were. Either new old stock or good original is the only way to go.
One thing critical on older distributors replaced the vacuum advance use a good set of blue streak points or some other high performance points always use the high performance Napa mo3000 rotor makes the rotor Gap closer for a hotter spark to the cap electrodes sending electricity to the spark plug wires that's the Napa MO 3000 rotor tell all your Mopar people about their shoulder it's amazing it's the original way they were made but now that's high performance one
That block is a thing of beauty. It belongs in a museum. Naww it belongs in a car. I would love to know how much that thing cost, but people in the car world never want to tell you those things.
I like how Andy is not going let his Gtx sit around as museum piece. Andy is really going to anjoy his car. Also nice to see that Andy want's it done right.👍👍👍👍
The original owner of my house (and my employer for a few years) was an Industrial Electrician and in the late 40s through the mid/late 1950s he worked for Dodge at their plant in Hamtramck Mi (Dodge Main). Just before he left Dodge to move to Florida he ordered a new Dodge on the Employee purchase plan. Because all the departments wanted the plant service department Electricians to take care of them quickly each department bent over backwards when his car was assembled. The engine department basically built him a balanced and blue printed engine for that car. Every part was hand selected and then the engine was hand assembled by the best assembler in that department. My old boss said he had never had and engine run as well as that engine did. The rest of the car was shot but the engine still purred like a kitten when he finally replaced the car.
Picking the best of the best surely helps a ton lol. I think tony said that quality control on castings ect was the main issue. One would run like a crippled dog the other like a cat out of hell. Nice to get that employee advantage lol
You know where to send the engine for machining in Tennessee, already. That would be Shacklett's. (?) They are in the top 5 shops in the country. Right near you.
Iacocca was a Ford guy when the Hemis were in production. And the first thing he did when he came to Chrysler was halt all big block production. They even scrapped the big block molds.
Tell some stories about your youth- early influences, how u got into the game, street racing at Connecting Hiway, or Staten Island escapades during the 70’s and 80’s. Lots of us old dudes would love to ‘ re-live’ those memories…. Cmon, you’ve got history….
I love the respect the owner has for the car and the way he's restoring it to factory-correct, date-correct stock. Nicely done!
The block and heads look beautiful. I don’t know much about balancing except the basic concept, so I’ll be paying attention to try and learn. If you have a separate video on the subject of balancing , please let me know. It’s really awesome he tracked down this engine for the GTX.
Someone did a nice job prepping that replacement block. The also removed the casting flashing in the lifter valley. You will be able to bang the gears with confidence knowing that the engine is tight.
thing looks like brand new...FAR better than that old beat up one. I'd still slap the other one together get some car and have a blast, but its not a nice uh example lol. Maybe Tony can get another Miata and slap the 426 in it o_O
I wonder if the new block was bought to be a race spare that ended up never getting used?
@@baileyhatfield4273 Yeah I don't think they're gonna trash can the other motor. Find another mundane but nice looking 4dr Chrysler family product to put it in and hit the streets.
Yea the quality of the videos and team work between Tony and Kathy is awesome.
Looks like he scored with the "new" motor. It looks excellent. I like how the distributor has the oiling port for the bearing.
Nothing like a mature, knowledgeable enthusiast who wants to do it right. Thank God. You'll get some great videos out of it as well. It'll be a win/win
Dang. You guys found some really good lookin parts. He definitely jas a good eye for sourcing good stuff.
I cant believe something like that can be found. I thought that stuff was all horded up 30 years ago.
@UCpGI12UI8NyTKOKv_kfFJSQ ?
@@matthewbegin3462 it’s out there, expensive as hell though, I’d love to know he paid, also those were being thrown away 30 years ago, I knew a guy that threw away a garage full of hemi blocks, and parts, I can’t believe how valuable they have become.
OUTSTANDING! My hat is off to you on taking the decision to do this correctly! About 25 years ago I did similar to a 67 Camaro RS convertible that had been “upgraded” to an un-driveable strip mostly car. I even chased the car back 2 owners and found the original serial number block 327 in a guys “core pile” 2 states away. (pure luck!) it was a year long project bringing that car back to stock, even back then before 60s stuff turned from iron, aluminum and steel to “unobtainium”. In the end it was well worth the effort. You will be glad you put in the extra effort. Great job! Rare and semi rare cars are well worth restoring, if you are patient and do it properly.
@Alan Meyers. Sir, hemi parts have never been inexpensive. If you know a person who threw out a garage full of hemi parts that were not completely ruined, then that person had something terrible going on in their life. Here is to better days.
Great find on the parts. I’m sure unmolested hemi parts are a rarity. That will be a fine car with your attention to detail.
This is an awesome series! Massive respect earned, Tony…you are a machine!!!
I was first introduced to deck or torque plates in 1972, when Harley-Davidson introduced the 1000cc Sportster.
In ‘72, when the Sportster displacement was increased from 900cc to 1000, all Milwaukee did to achieve this was to increase the bore of the existing cylinder from 3.000” to 3.1875”; the head bolt pattern remained the same…well, that didn’t work out so well!
When the heads were torqued on these machines the cylinders distorted like a pretzel! 🤣
The issue wasn’t corrected until the middle of the 1973 production. The affected engines would guzzle oil to the tune of 250ish miles to a quart! I bought a new, early production 73 CH and experienced this first hand!
It turned out that using a deck plate on any iron cylinder H-D made a huge difference in the piston ring seal and oil consumption.
The bottom drawer of my old toolbox is filled with torque plates that fit a variety of old iron cylinder H-D engines.
There are deck plates tor the later iron lined aluminum cylinder, but the distortion in those is minimal when torqued.
Growing up, I remember a much older woman named Nancy Jenkins, with a ‘71 Hemi Cuda. She had lettered on the rear bumper of that machine, “If you can beat me you can eat me”. 🤣 I wasn’t nearly fast enough but still great memories! 🤣
Really enjoy these lessons on the Hemi- Great content Thank you !
You should use the studs if the bottom end was set up for it! The line bore will change slightly if using studs or bolts.
@@johnhull6363 What's your credentials on a race track?
@@ahoneyman it’s not that the factory bolts won’t work, it’s that the mains have been line honed with the studs..The bore may shift differently when changing hardware..
@@johnhull6363 Thanks! I'm a engine machinist .
@@ahoneyman Bolts are not the issue. The clamping force of studs will change the line bore. You line hone the main bore after you install studs.
There is no way I'd use main bolts from the motor that came in the car given the mix match / race used history. Given the new blocks history, if bolts came with it they are likely good however, I'd be buying new bolts.
As for studs vs bolts affecting line bore, I'd defer to ARP or similar for guidance. I'm not so sure that the difference in clamping load between studs / bolts in the vertical position is enough of a difference to make a difference in main bore dimension. As for the cross bolts, I'd say that differing clamp load in the horizontal direction would distort the cap but again, it is enough of a difference to make a difference ?
May need a line hone when going from studs to bolts and vise versa. Check it out utg.
I️ wish you the best of luck buying parts right now. It seems like Atlas is shrugging.
8:33 The right hand mark is DPCD Dodge Plymouth Chrysler Desoto.
@@jamesplotkin4674 That logo goes back to the 50's. Do a search for the logo that was used on parts prior to the 50's it is pretty ornate. As a side note, Ford has gone back to using the FoMoCo logo on parts
Man wish my Olds 455s heads and water jackets looked like that. You are by far my favorite RUclips channel UTG. I love all of this content. I cant get enough of you. Every video even the updates have very useful information. Some of the info can even carry to new cars. Keep it up I love your stuff.
Make sure you use a lot of duct tape on motor
And RTV on the carb spacer gaskets. . . .
@@mortensen1961 and when you put in the oil sender...make sure to give it and extra crank too!
Don't forget the zip ties
You caught my drift
@@chrisfreemesser Don't forget to zip tie coolant lines next to fuel lines. keeps it cool XDDD
Great series! I've been checking my notifications on a regular basis. I know the feeling when it comes to waiting on parts. I'm working on a '67 Dart. It ain't like the old days ('70's) when you could walk into the local parts store (NAPA around here) get pretty much whatever you needed and get back to work. Now... ya pretty much have to order everything! Arrg. :)
Good score on the new engine! I'll be watching with baited breath to see this baby come to life!
I have a 1965 single Holley Race Hemi intake. It is the aluminum one, not the magnesium 1965 intake that attracted heat rather than dissipating heat like aluminum does. It is referred to as the, "NASCAR" intake.
Wow I'm from late 66 also and l don't look that fresh anymore. Nice find!
Got that right
who NEVER gives up? UTG !!! Thanks
Looks like you have a new boat anchor
Tobin Arc line bore, iron block, aluminum caps, 49 years ago, 240 mph quarter mile, line hone not invented, oversize cross bolts, can't remember if it was bolts or studs in the vertical location, second line bore to replace two caps, worked national record good . I wouldn't do anything if I swapped back and forth between bolts and studs, but prefer studs ; however I do have a stud procedure to slow or stop the iron block cracking of the number 2 web .
Excellent work and information. Patience and attention to detail is the key!
OMG that poor 6’ folding table 🤣 great stuff UTG!!!
Patience guys, slow & easy wins the race with this project. Andy I know you’re hanging out to drive it but it will be so much better when it’s done. Not only that, you’ve had a hand in making it that way.
Cheers & stay safe guys😊
Andy knows his hemis! His attention to detail is to be commended.
Smart to use a different block save yourself a headache later on down the road better to not take chance
Andy ,Tony,Kathy...great team!!!!
Thanks Uncle Tony! There is not another place on the net or on those Hollywood car shows where you get to see the reality of going threw your new old car purchase and what surprises lay ahead.
Great job guys, keeping vintage iron on the road (no matter what brand) is what we all strive to do!
Nice to have cubic dollars...
Nice to see the car get the treatment it deserves.
... and especially nice to have cubic restoration HEMI dollars!
You see the thing is , when your a total dodge Chrysler nerd you tend to collect and hold on to parts and nick nacs , I have 4 396 , 5 427 ,4 454 and all the heads and manifolds and every little bit of parts for them all , all l78 396 , l72 and l88 427 , 2 ls6 454 2 ls7 454 . Is all my bbc wizard gear heck I even just got two 455 olds rockets in the process of pulling em apart for storage 😊and it’s just that easy , none of my engines cost me a lot crept the l88 and ls7
Switching from studs to bolts or visa versa u have to align bore it! I hope its ok
Man that shop is bigger than I thought they got 2 elephants 🐘 in there lol
There's kind of a grand tour video of the place from when they first got it. It's large. :)
LOL
Those Hemi parts look like they've been 3D printed out of $100 bills. Gonna be nice when it's done though.
More like $1000 bills
Smart decision Andy 👌
Damn, the holy grail of hemi blocks, nice find.
Sweet set-up, got some quality vintage iron, gonna be close to "as factory built" as you can get with a few sensible mods. 5 months, argh!! That sucks. End of summer. Bummer
I love a period correct restoration, a time capsule capture of what the car would have been back when it was new. It’s kind of a bummer when somebody updates everything on the car, new suspension brakes and a computer controlled fuel injected engine. It’s like removing the soul and leaving just a husk behind.
Thanks for the update! Glad to see you're doing the purest option. I absolutely love these cars. I know it's speedy but I think you're doing the right thing. Thanks
It's to bad he has to redo all these things but when he's done what a beast it will be again. Plus it will have the UTG , run like a scalded ape, touch. Lovin it.
Had same issue with 383 I got from a guy in Ohio through Ebay. He had great feedback....from racers who blew engines all the time. My mechanic took it apart and found used parts from other size motors slammed together. It was built to fail. Looked like valves were ground on a bench grinder. Live and learn.
Besides having close to a "numbers matching block " with the car,it will certainly give you a way better piece of mind and secure feeling with a beautiful almost new block and heads compared to that miss matched beat up basket case it came with!!!! Granted it cost a pretty penny getting the new block etc,but it's definitely worth the expense for the knowledge it's a 100% safer and period correct as well. Great choice guys, really, it's a no brainer as long as you can afford it. Good luck with everything! !!
I would have figured finding a block that nice to have been a bigger challenge but guess yall know the right people.
I have a pair of 4131S Carter AFB carburetors for a 66 426 hemi
Yeah people, this is reality. Those hour long car shows have too many people believing it's quick and simple. It's not. Even if the stars aligned perfectly and you have every part, every piece of hardware and every tool needed. It takes time. Thanks Uncle Tony
Amazing that you found this block and in this great condition......just amazing........cant wait for the build....
What a beautiful hunk of line-bored metal. When you "send it out" for honing, call a Brinks truck.
Uncle Tony! You just taught me something new after all these years from the past of having built and driven Hemis! The '66 intake to head/block mating used bolts on the front and back of the manifold... you could have knocked me over with a feather! (I only remember the locating dowels.)
That block looks amazing
With the cool patience he shows, this car is going to be really nice! That engine maybe orange, but I will see "Green", from envy!!!! Keep up the good work!
Ooooooh.... I can not wait to see this beast running!!!
That new block is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
At this rate you guys are going to have to put studs in the slicks for traction in the snow......LOL! Seriously, having done this sort of thing things don't ever roll out on the timeline you figure for them.....Good Luck Guys! We'll be cheering for ya!
Thank you Tony for always reminding me to never settle for " good enough"
The only channel I have notifications for on the entire RUclips 🔥
This is going to be a fantastic build. Nice to see it being done right and taking the time to make sure its right. Will be a very nice survivor/driver quality car, and in this old wrenches opinion the best way. Cars were built for people to drive not polish with a diaper and drink mimosa's...lol. Keep up the great content.
I’m digging the HEMI series. The info and intricacies are cool Tony.
Welcome to Uncle Tony's Garage
HEMI corner !!
AMERICA!!!
I think he used a time machine to get that block. LOL
That statement is just ignorant.
@@toverturf9097 Wow.. hey Bud, ah Douche Bag Much?!!
Be you do...
No worries.. bit your Awesome.. 👍😉
@@AtZero138 zero your name says it all, sorry for you bud.
Nice score on them dinosaur eggs ya'll found that's like finding a needle in a haystack unmolested HEMI parts !!
Nice work Andy you scored some nice original engine parts for your 426 Hemi. I cost some green but man well worth it you hit the 🎯
Man that's a great find!..I went with a Bulldog block,Most of the Chrysler blocks I've found where jus too expensive and had been hurt.
Reason # 2 of 763 why I love UTG and this show: There is a new episode almost every day!!!
He is not lying when he says: "see you tomorrow".
@@bwyseymail Exactly!! He says that, and I actually believe him! I take comfort knowing that he WILL be back tomorrow lol.
nice find on that block and heads very hard to find originals in that shape
This uncle tony fell seems like that old mopar head that likes to smoke weed and a fella you could learn a lot from over a few beers. Good guy!
Nice job parts hunting ! That is going to be a nice engine - AND car !
Thumbs up guys. Lots of work.
Love Andy's calm, unflappable demeanor. He's gotta be ex-military.
Nice decision to replace...
I'm sure you'll be MUCH happier.
That’s an awesome find out that block, I think he did the smart thing and got some great parts is going to have a much better car, somebody will buy that old block.
It always takes extra time to do it the correct way.
Speaking of Chrysler, or Chrysler related tech. I was reading about Doug Nash and how he developed a manual transmission for drag racing in the early 70s that could withstand high horsepower cars with sticky tyres launching hard from a standing start. The one breakthrough which could make these transmissions survive (and remember with a manual transmission, you only have 3 or 4 teeth in mesh at one time, liberty made a twin countershaft gearbox, so that doubled the number - but with an auto you dont have that concern as the whole transmission is in mesh all the time which explains their unwavering popularity in the upper ranks of drag racing) But to survive that sudden onset of shock loading, what he did was to have a countershaft, which was just the same gears in mesh with the primary shaft, but what the gears were splined onto was a Torsion Bar and so, what the torsion bar did was to take the initial shock loading in twist instead of being taken out on the gearset was to take that lash or snatch and absorb it in twisting power, and that's exactly what it did - and it helped these top flite manual transmisions live in this environment for the following decades.
Great project love the keep it stock and correct. Look forward to seeing a running video...eventually lol
Yeah, if it's had unknown abuse and damage and crazy fixes I agree with replacement. This happened to me on a rear diff the crap mechanic tried slapping together after it had shattered, it didn't feel right from the start and soon shattered again so I had another shop just swap an entire rear from a 7yr newer truck and good ever since.
YaYYY! It’ll get there and be marvellous.
Great score on the engine! The value of the car will reward you down the line. Plus, you’ve got a spare for parts!
Andy plans to run the car. I couldn't help but worry a bit, when I saw the dual point. Running a dual point, no rev limiter (I presume), and a 426 hemi 4 speed. I am confident you guys will get it setup to run, and get the feeling Andy wants it right and not afraid to make sure of it. And that is how it should be. The worry. I have been running my 340 now for some 35 years, and don't know how many times I have (and still do) abuse it, run WOT through the gears, miss a shift, over rev it - just make some of the mistakes that new cars don't allow. Partly because it is too fun not to play, partly to make sure it is all there and running right. It is simply amazing these cars ever lasted at all. Somehow the driver and car get to know each other and know expectations and limitations. Or, maybe this - the car tolerates the new driver, until the driver becomes educated. Which makes me wonder if this one will last. Nothing against Andy, just I can't imagine someone new stepping into my Barracuda, and having it survive another 'new' driver. Anyway, how much fun can you have, without having too much fun...? I dunno, but I can not wait to here this GTX run, and run hard.
Famous last words the condenser should be good
A bad or failing condenser can make you pull your hair out.
@@davidleonard8369 exactly
@@jamesplotkin4674 Uncle Tony went into this on a video a couple years back. All the new production ignition components are junk and he specifically called out how bad new condensers were. Either new old stock or good original is the only way to go.
One thing critical on older distributors replaced the vacuum advance use a good set of blue streak points or some other high performance points always use the high performance Napa mo3000 rotor makes the rotor Gap closer for a hotter spark to the cap electrodes sending electricity to the spark plug wires that's the Napa MO 3000 rotor tell all your Mopar people about their shoulder it's amazing it's the original way they were made but now that's high performance one
That block is a thing of beauty. It belongs in a museum.
Naww it belongs in a car.
I would love to know how much that thing cost, but people in the car world never want to tell you those things.
Crank ground 20/20 so nitriding is gone? Unless re-nitrided. I'd run it but some might frown.
I'm looking forward to watching uncle Tony build a street hemi, with his years of knowledge.
Yes, Your patience will be rewarded!
I like how Andy is not going let his Gtx sit around as museum piece. Andy is really going to anjoy his car. Also nice to see that Andy want's it done right.👍👍👍👍
What a nice block and head combo
Are y'all gonna flip dem rods and pistons around?
The original owner of my house (and my employer for a few years) was an Industrial Electrician and in the late 40s through the mid/late 1950s he worked for Dodge at their plant in Hamtramck Mi (Dodge Main). Just before he left Dodge to move to Florida he ordered a new Dodge on the Employee purchase plan. Because all the departments wanted the plant service department Electricians to take care of them quickly each department bent over backwards when his car was assembled. The engine department basically built him a balanced and blue printed engine for that car. Every part was hand selected and then the engine was hand assembled by the best assembler in that department.
My old boss said he had never had and engine run as well as that engine did. The rest of the car was shot but the engine still purred like a kitten when he finally replaced the car.
Picking the best of the best surely helps a ton lol. I think tony said that quality control on castings ect was the main issue. One would run like a crippled dog the other like a cat out of hell. Nice to get that employee advantage lol
I’m looking forward to hearing that baby rumble
Good camera work again.
You know where to send the engine for machining in Tennessee, already. That would be Shacklett's. (?) They are in the top 5 shops in the country. Right near you.
Tony, you really have found your groove in that new garage, congratulations! Have you quit the cancer sticks for real?
Really digging this project
Bad to the bone!! Awesome stuff!!!
Awesome guys.
It will be even more reason to give thanks around Thanksgiving.
You're worried about more correct block but not an intake?, it's either correct or not
Intakes are easy to change later, blocks aren't. I believe he said that he plans to drive it for a while.
The intake that came on the old engine was race prepped.
The bare intake is maybe a year newer but is still in street configuration.
Nice looking collection of parts. Pentastar, the Star of Iacocca.
Iacocca was a Ford guy when the Hemis were in production. And the first thing he did when he came to Chrysler was halt all big block production. They even scrapped the big block molds.
@@drippinglass I know all of that, but that was not the era that I was affiliated with.
What about the oil slinger on the old crank. Can it be fixed? or not that big of a deal?
Fascinating story of this engine. Isn't the modified 66 intake more original?
Tell some stories about your youth- early influences, how u got into the game, street racing at Connecting Hiway, or Staten Island escapades during the 70’s and 80’s.
Lots of us old dudes would love to ‘ re-live’ those memories….
Cmon, you’ve got history….
Great video, as always....! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
Us car guys, we all need a Uncle Tony in our lives! 😉🤜🏻🤛🏻🍻
Where in the hell do you source a 426 long block that has got to be just about unobtainium
You have *all* the contacts.
They are around still, especially the Siamese blocks from the 90s I myself went with a Bulldog block.Price of Hemi shit is getting ridiculous.
@@deansmiley8221 I don’t know why it’s so special a six pack engine performs just as good for half the price
@@deundrasingleton4857 You are not taking a 440 to 7 grand won't hold up I have tons of wedge motors Nothing compares to Hemi👍
@@deansmiley8221 if you say so and I’ve never seen one of those Go to that high in rpm maybe six grand