Project Slantfish nearing completion

[slantfish]

I'm finally closing in on the finish line. This was my dad's that he bought in '73, parked in '87 and I rescued in '14. I tore it apart and did a complete nut and bolt restoration on it, kept the slant 6 (upgraded it though), upgraded the 3spd to a 4spd OD, upgraded to disc brakes, upgraded to an 8.75 sure grip. It should be on the road in time for it's 57th birthday on 8/20

 

[larry4406]

Looks great!

Whose under dash AC system did you use?

 

[MOPARMITCH]

Very Nice !!! Blue over Blue....

 

[Katfish]

Love it, will be looking forward to seeing your 1st drive.

 

[slantfish]

Looks great!

Whose under dash AC system did you use?

I went with Vintage Air, after seeing a lot of other posts it seemed to be the easiest to install with less hassles and minimal mods.

Since I refuse to buy a new car (sick of all the electronic bs, huge ass touchscreens and the new government mandate to allow anyone to remotely shut off your vehicle), this is absolutely going to be my new daily-ish driver, I plan on putting thousands of miles per year on it and need that AC for comfort.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Awesome car!
Love the slanty! A Leaning Tower or Power !

 

[Xcudame]

Very nice! It will serve you well as a daily driver!

 

[Mopar426power]

That is awesome, love it!
I got a 225 on an engine stand in my garage.

 

[E-Body Products]

Looking great!

 

[Chryco Psycho]

Did you mil the head .100 , I did , made a huge difference !

 

[slantfish]

Did you mil the head .100 , I did , made a huge difference !

.030 overbore, .030 off the block, .060 off the head. Head I did a mild port/polish and gasket match, standard size valves but I had them back cut, 340 springs with comp cams retainers - 48cc chambers. Entire assembly balanced (I'm pretty shocked at how much material was removed off towards the front of the crank versus the rear).

Deck clearance .163 with a gasket squish to .02 should put me around 9.25:1

JP billet timing set, Dutra RV10 RDP cam, Flowkooler water pump, rebuilt OE oil pump, Offenhauser 4bbl intake, Edelbrock AVS2 500, Clifford headers, distributor setup for HEI, ARP head and rob bolts. I also did a lot of grinding to remove casting from the water pump area and oil pump passages for better/smoother flow

Today it officially moved on its own.

 

[Katfish]

Nice, so what's the 1st driving impression

 

[slantfish]

Smooth running, starts immediately every time. I installed a 16:1 manual steering box and it's definitely an improvement, but still have to strong arm a 3pt turn a little.