QuoteKaegi I love the LA 318 and LA360 but the poly just has a much wider torque band. Has to do with the way the heads flow. as soon as you let the clutch out the power is on. the blocks are way more HD as well. they can be bored .120 over! all the poly crankshafts are forged also. Thanks for the info. I kind of purchased my truck blindly, but the more research I'm doing the more I s
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QuoteKaegi good job saving another one! I like the small back window much better also. keeps the cab cooler too. the polys are hard to beat for torque and smoothness. Thanks! I'll have to do some research on the polys. I didn't even think about the small window and heat. I'm thinking about polishing the wheels on it, adding nice chrome mirrors, polishing the gas cap, addin
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Old holes getting filled and you can see the back window that will soon be replaced with a small one. I'm trying to preserve the old school paint and make a funky patina out of it by sanding along the way. Also the previous owner, many years ago, cut the dash. I plan to make a custom plate and mount a radio. Also looking at doing bamboo matt for the headliner.
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Thanks! I'll for sure check in on those mirrors. I'd rather support people in the community over anywhere else. How do I become a DTA member? I'd love to get one of those stickers for when it is all done to slap on the back window.
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So, I'm a car guy by nature and it seems I constantly have a project going at all times. I'm not new to MOPAR, but this is my first Dodge truck. For years I've had a 360 motor on an engine stand and have been looking for something to put it in (long story short, I bought it for a Dart and ended up getting a Roadrunner). I recently went did cross country road trip in my 1987 FJ6
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