MerlinsMopars
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Well I was gonna try to get the 71 r/t 4 speed 340 running but it had an intake leak and there was a lot of surface rust in there so I had to pull it. It's almost finished as far as the machine work goes but 1 cyl was .007 out so now its .040 over with the speed pro pistons and scat rods. I went with mainly stock rebuild on the 2.02 j heads. 3 angle valve job and some teflon seals. I got the lunati 703 cam, lifters and spring pkg, a ld340 intake, 750 dbl pump brawler and comp rollers 1.5's. The gears were 3.23 and adding the centerforce dual friction clutch pkg. The firewall is still tx9 black velvet and the whole bay is nice other than a little pitting under the battery tray. I have to finish the rest but started on the worst side. I am gonna shoot it in the original black velvet so thats done for the motor install. Still gotta drop the tank yet and a power wash and fresh undercoat should be all it needs under there. I'll update as I progress. Can't wait to drive this 1.