Blown Up 1974 Dodge W100 Gets A 383 Big Block Swap!

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3 ай бұрын

In this video: Big block engine swap components and tips for a 1972-1993 Dodge D100, W100, etc.; How to ID a flywheel for a 318/360, or a neutral balanced engine or external balanced engine; A look at Dodge truck header fitment issues; and much, much more.
This blue 1974 Dodge W100 4x4 pickup has been sitting in the background of every video shot outside my shop for the last year. Long time viewers may recall that I sold this truck, and then bought it back after the original 318 exploded. While I had planned some sort of small block replacement, my friend David (the truck's previous owner) bought it back instead. David seems to have a thing for 383s, so on today's episode, we're going to drop his freshly built big block in the truck and make it do cool stuff. I'm sure that will go perfectly.

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@Mclovingarage 3 ай бұрын

The grin into the camera on initial test drive was priceless! Haha!

@Trex1268 2 ай бұрын

Who needs a radio when you have the Dodge emblem.

@minnesotatomcat 3 ай бұрын

The magic fender holes were so handy! I used to store all kinds of shit down in there, it was a great spot. I kept a gallon of oil and gallon of coolant on one side and a box full of random “in case dodge stuff” on the other side. Nothing ever fell out 👍

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Always the gallon of coolant! Well, a coolant jug… but full of water probably.

@peniscaughtinzipper 2 ай бұрын

I call it the dodge pocket 😂

@joshjesch6000 3 ай бұрын

37 min 18 seconds that initial exhaust tone and your smile are great. I love the exhaust tone of the hornies

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

It sounds amazing!

@drade1820 3 ай бұрын

Most important perk of the BB swap. Now the bird baths won't empty directly onto the distributor

@CarTech1976 3 ай бұрын

Love the longer content! Why is it that every time I watch your videos I seem to want whatever you’re working on!!

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I don’t know, but it’s probably the same biological force that makes me want to buy every single thing Tom brings home 😅

@danwoods315 3 ай бұрын

My favorite car is my next one! Maybe you have that same affliction

@rennkafer13 3 ай бұрын

@@DeadDodgeGarageya, that seems to be a common affliction that we share. My version doesn't just apply to Mopars though.

@fixinonitgarage 2 ай бұрын

@@DeadDodgeGarage Does that mean a dog is right around the corner?

@DeadDodgeGarage 2 ай бұрын

@@fixinonitgarage we’ve got three dogs, is that not enough?

@moparedtn 3 ай бұрын

My dad had a 2wd ClubCab in green (of course) that I converted to an automatic for him in the 80's. It was a nice truck, albeit with probably the only B&M StarShifter equipped A904 in existence. Great old 318, never missed a beat. I'd love to have that truck back now. Better yet, I'd love to have *him* back now, come to think of it. - Ed on the Ridge

@derekstone355 3 ай бұрын

My dad had a blue and white 73 club cab that we put a 383 in. I was probably about 10. The 318 was bad but rebuilt later when I was 16 and put in my grandmas old Duster that was donated to me for my birthday. Thanks for the memories.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I’ll be damned! That’s awesome.

@fixinonitgarage 2 ай бұрын

Dude, that ratchet strap stuff got a good laugh as it's near and dear to my heart since I work alone. I was doing a Ranger V8 swap and you had to spin that drivetrain around like a yoga instructor who be stripping in the evenings. Cheap ratchet came undone and smacked me right in the hand, at I least I caught it on video.

@user-pf7gs8dd8t 3 ай бұрын

Brings back memories of when I chopped off a perfectly good flowmaster system and bolted some 3" hornies onto my monte carlo lol. Loud AF and drug on anything taller than a pebble. Ah, those were the days.

@parrishpatterson6780 3 ай бұрын

Yay! Big Block! I had a '76 with a 383. Fun!

@Daniel-fd3wp 3 ай бұрын

Jamie , Sanford and Son would be jealous with all the Great Dodge Junk you have. Engine blocks parts etc…😂

@jamesonpace726 3 ай бұрын

Dunno why watching you "work" somehow relaxes me....

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

…because you are reminded it could always be worse? 😅

@chrisfreemesser5707 3 ай бұрын

The awesome Arthur Brown impersonation + the Stupid Pet Tricks reference at the end = YOU WIN THE INTERNETZ TODAY

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I humbly accept my internet award. Haha.

@allanperryman388 3 ай бұрын

It's all about the adventure! I have the 66 dart slant 6 that's been parked for ten years that " ran when parked." I am so excited to get her back on the road.

@nathanmccree2217 2 ай бұрын

Love old dodge trucks

@retirednavychief6983 3 ай бұрын

Spent years in Burlington. Always loved finding old trucks around there to tinker with! Keep up the good work.

@darrenbutler1938 2 ай бұрын

That's bin my goal for my 74 d100 to put a 383 in it maybe one day but you can't beat the sound of a big block

@allanperryman388 3 ай бұрын

That sounds awesome!

@PaulSteinberg-il4tw 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video, full of useful info for everybody.

@craigbowley6783 3 ай бұрын

It sounds great 👍

@michaelnault5905 3 ай бұрын

First of all, the first gear is extremely useful! Next, you guys did everything right, but if you listen closely. The truck is snickering :⁠-⁠) They do that sometimes.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

It’s great if you need to be able to walk next to your truck as it crawls through the field, or if you need to drag your neighbor’s house off the foundation!

@noberet 3 ай бұрын

Looks like an adventure!

@Anthony-nw5zv 3 ай бұрын

Sounds awesome 😎! It's alive!

@lessharratt8719 3 ай бұрын

I had exactly the same truck...except, 360 aotomagic. 33's on alloys. New paint. I miss it. A lot.

@1954saltydog 3 ай бұрын

Great video, keeps me motivated for my 74’

@tonyb3864 3 ай бұрын

Good video. Great Job. Anymore these days I would stick with stock exhaust manifolds. Yeah headers look great but only slightly increase hp on street engines. The clearance benefits are real.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t say these look great either. Haha. He said he wanted headers, I had headers… so we took off the perfectly good truck manifolds and bolted them on with purple hornies. This solution is not permanent, but it sure sounds awesome.

@jimgee2676 3 ай бұрын

my buddy sold his old camaro and when at dmv the lady asked him what color is the car he replied red she said the registrations said white he said it started off white then turned red rust color after 25 years of sitting outside

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

😅

@MikeTheSlacker 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations

@user-ro1ct9cc9p 3 ай бұрын

This is.a good truck

@fubarmodelyard1392 2 ай бұрын

Bout as fun as swapping a 95 magnum 360 in my 78.

@dominickserignese8837 3 ай бұрын

The ratchet strap trick was pure genius!👍

@user-hi2ev7ug4l 3 ай бұрын

Good stuff....and thanks👍

@Wayfarer001 3 ай бұрын

Like a fine beer,just keeps getting better & better. I had to rewind back to the part I missed while not being a troll on YT. Best page on my list.

@charlieb308 2 ай бұрын

Nice video

@andrewbutton5580 3 ай бұрын

This vehicle takes me back to when people drove real vehicles. Love it ! The was never a bad 70s Dodge truck ever made.

@22vx 3 ай бұрын

Very cool vid bro 😎 thanx for sharing 👍

@michaelfoster1453 3 ай бұрын

and at 34:43 we can finally watch the Dodge leaving its nest as it hauls out the garbage parts. Fabulous! :D

@barryrussell4106 2 ай бұрын

Good trucks

@derrickstewart8814 3 ай бұрын

Those old power wagons are gems there hard to find and were well made and plus that one being a club cab aka extended cab makes it even more ware amazing work keep up the great vids can't wait to see to see this ol beauty done and back on the road

@rennkafer13 3 ай бұрын

That gearbox sounds just like the T98a in my '67 International... "1st" is good for all of about 8mph.

@glennandrus8448 3 ай бұрын

I agree w/ MrMopar71: Fan shroud contact is related to engine mount "offset".

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Definitely.

@martind701 3 ай бұрын

As an owner of many 383's I heartily agree.

@Wayfarer001 3 ай бұрын

Yes son,the answer is always headers.

@francoisbouchard602 2 ай бұрын

Good.job Nice truck Dodge good show 😃👏👏👏👍👍👍

@robertspence831 3 ай бұрын

I like it!

@subarute9304 3 ай бұрын

A suspension lift is always the solution

@EarlwithanE 3 ай бұрын

Jamie said he needed to get Dave’s truck running to get it out of there because he needs the space. What Jamie means. He’s bought another project off Marketplace 😂😂😂

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Not true! What I mean is I’m GOING to buy another project off Marketplace.

@cbobmonster 3 ай бұрын

Great now I want a big block swap my 75 D100 😂😂good video

@sayrerowan734 3 ай бұрын

That thing makes a great noise

@pcbullets8726 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha, that truck sounds like it's ready to party! Awesome!

@jeffhutchins7048 3 ай бұрын

Yep, that brake light is shining like a BEACON!!!

@EarlwithanE 3 ай бұрын

Jamie: Your asking the wrong question. It’s not how many trucks does someone need. It’s how many truck do you want? 😂😂

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I just want them all, it seems reasonable enough 😅

@jimmybaps 3 ай бұрын

Another rusty old dodge truck, MY FAVORITE!

@Sidewayz455 3 ай бұрын

Weather forecast; The sky is... Up.

@SE-me2pt 3 ай бұрын

Soul Sounds...vol 22 wow that's lots of soul, as for "Fire" da da da....Arthur Brown was a maniac, recently found "the crazy world of Arthur Brown" lp for a buck in mint condition at an antique mall. His video for "nightmare" showed up on my YT feed while I was in the hospital last year and his antics totally fit my mental state during chemotherapy. Crazy is right on....

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Oh hell yeah! I’m not familiar with any more of his work, but Fire is just phenomenal.

@butcher390 3 ай бұрын

That Dodge Power Wagon Has got great potential !! Love the patina !! I love ❤ how you read off The OEM factory option list 👌 8 track ?? Loctite offers a spicy blend ??!! Jesus Chrysler !! That wratchet strap is definitely , not OSHA compliant 🤫 I'm actually impressed with your new phones , hubble telescope , Zoom feature "Greatest or disappointment" ...... LMAO !! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 My old high-school job Had a '70 Dodge Power Wagon 1st gear was geared so low , It was below the equator Love the Club Cab Frankenstein Power Wagon creation ❤ I'm digging that Live in cab footage of the Clutch popping Big block reving Tire squealing Gear jamming Kidney rattling Sensation

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I really liked that shot. The lack of a headliner in these trucks finally comes good! But it did kinda give me motion sickness. Haha. I’m going to write OSHA APPROVED on my rather strap

@stuckinmygarage6220 3 ай бұрын

@37:20. Money shot!

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I’m proud of that. Haha.

@HamJamming 3 ай бұрын

Jamie, I will be most interested in seeing you put a 440 V8 into your van. I have a B200 camper with a 360, but I've never seen the elusive 440 V8-equipped "B" van.

@rodrocket8216 3 ай бұрын

Cool ute.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

It’s like a ute, but bigger!

@mexicanspec 3 ай бұрын

There is a US Spec 1976 Power Wagon regular cab long bed 2 hours from me for sale. It has a 360 4 speed. It is a solid truck for a pretty decent price. The front drive shaft is missing and it has 8 lug wheels. It says 200 Adventurer on the side. It does need paint though.

@auteurfiddler8706 2 ай бұрын

I have a 75 Club cab W100 short bed version. B5 blue with white roof. It is AT, full time NP 203. Any early club cab W truck is rare, and the short beds are super rare. The only place to look this up is the Standard Guide to American Truck.

@auteurfiddler8706 2 ай бұрын

I recommend Club Cab for my patients that chew gum and drive first gen Dodges and are over 5 ft 8 since the bench seats are bolt upright in the standard cab version to try to make up for the lack of length of the cab. For Second Gen Dodge pickups,, standard cab is fine.

@auteurfiddler8706 2 ай бұрын

Oh, the steering wheel back in those days was so big in diameter, I put on a Grant wheel with adapter. The factory wheels were big for people that might possibly buy the truck with manual steering. I have a factory steering column can for factory Tuff wheel, rim blow, or E body two spoke but the can won't fit on W series steering columns. Normally, I avoid aftermarket "kitsch" car parts. I notice you had the factory wheel on your 70 Satellite. The same one that came on my 70 GTX. Not a bad looking wheel, though the horn button sections doesn't stay tight, but the diameter was more than I wanted. I put on my can and used the three wheels mentioned above.

@user-cg1ki9gt4p 3 ай бұрын

dudes there is a green smoke commercial on your show. can tell you are wa.state. made me laugh. cool.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Haaahaha. Impressive. I don’t get to pick or see the commercials so that’s good to know.

@stuckinmygarage6220 3 ай бұрын

Haha. We get español car commercials, south of y'all.

@auteurfiddler8706 2 ай бұрын

An older lady acquaintance showed me her 2018 Ram ProMaster, which is an American version of a European delivery van. That is, Fiat. She likes it because it has room for her big dogs in the back. But I had never seen or heard of it. She didn't even know if it was front wheel drive (it is). It has a Chrysler V6, the same one you got in a Challenger, that has 280 hp net. The same as my first and all time favorite Mopar, the 72 Road Runner GTX. That's kind of humbling. So, I'd like to see you get a hold one of those and wring it out. It doesn't have a lot of style , so I have to guess five year old ones aren't in much demand. There are heavier duty versions with taller roofs and longer wheel bases, but I'd bet even the smallest one would at least match in capacity , say , an old B series van and even the strongest of the Voyager and Town and Country mini vans.

@DeadDodgeGarage 2 ай бұрын

I personally think the ProMaster is hideous… but I do really like the V6. I have been trying really hard not to buy a 2018 V6 Challenger at my local used lot.

@auteurfiddler8706 2 ай бұрын

@@DeadDodgeGarage I read that you thought that the ProMaster is "hilarious" and I thought you put your finger right on it, and agreed, but then I saw I'd read it wrong. I totally agree on the Challenger being hard to resist. I live in so cal, so they are not affordable in any trim level, though. I dream of having a big tire small wheel Challenger. No 20in's for me. 20's. What were they thinking??? I once commented on a C body board "The Crossfire is so cool, I'd get one even without an engine." "Spoken like a true C Body guy." was one response.

@BigfootsnMopars 3 ай бұрын

I’m about to do the same swap (318-440) on my crew cab long box tin grille 4x4. Good to know about the headers!!! …And the z bar !!!! I am using an NP435 big block bell housing. I bought transdapt engine mounts from small t big block, haven’t got far enough to see if they help.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

We looked at the swap mounts and they were essentially the same as what we had, but with another slot further back for a different style frame. We needed the forward slot. I’m still not sure why wouldn’t get the engine leveled, but I really now that it was the cause of our scraping fan problem. The z bar thing was fun. But it all worked out.

@1954saltydog 3 ай бұрын

Y’all gotta see the homemade mounts on our BB swapped 74' 😮

@NatPeterson.89_ 3 ай бұрын

i love fire too

@RustyFuel 3 ай бұрын

Obviously you need more Power Wagon projects

@The_Painter31 3 ай бұрын

I would start buying PowerMaster Alts, the TuffStuff ones have always been junk. I have a CD Ignition and I have to run mine as a 3 wire otherwise it keeps running but the low rpm output is really much nicer than factory and its internally regulated.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I use remanufactured factory alternators. Or, even more often than that, I grab a good used one from my pile. I don’t need that fancy expensive newfangled stuff. Haha. With some basic circuit improvements, the charging at idle issue can be solved.

@WhiteTrashMotorsports 3 ай бұрын

Every 435 truck I have owned I would start in 2nd under normal driving. I don't know the engines history but have had thrust bearing issues causing noise from crank walk when depressing the clutch

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Crank walk is what I was checking for with that camera shot. I didn’t see anything discernible so I moved on. I’ve had super worn thrust bearings that didn’t make that kind of sound. I used to always take off in first with the 435. It seemed to me that less clutch slip was better. But I got over that eventually. The other factor is that the two trucks I had were powered by a super worn out 360 and a crappy running slant. With this torquey 383 and whatever rear end is in this thing, first is entirely useless.

@knote4958 2 ай бұрын

See you and I are a bit different. I like the 74-76 grill but prefer the 77-78

@jeffhutchins7048 3 ай бұрын

Love '74s for the Divorced NP 205 transfer case and locking hubs, hate them for the front drums......I just don't like drum brakes.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I really don’t mind them at all - as long as I’ve also got a manual transmission.

@jeffhutchins7048 3 ай бұрын

@DeadDodgeGarage Yeah, that helps. I like to find a First Gen Cummins "shell" that someone robbed the engine out, of and swap the master cylinder and axles out. Even the early 3:08 gears work well with the manual transmission if you don't put giant tires on it. Plus, you can't hardly break anything with a sock V-8, NP 205 and Dana 60 and 70 combination. A big block, 4 speed and 3:08 gears give a good cruising speed. I'm not a rock crawler for the 1.96:1 gear reduction is totally adequate.

@drade1820 3 ай бұрын

After I sold the truck I sold the d44 disc brake set up. Now I get to find another again.

@13coyote13 3 ай бұрын

It was the whole motor that was moving, if you watch the block while you rev it up it's moving.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Yes I know it is moving in that direction. I was looking for the crank pulley moving in and out. Didn’t see it doing so.

@toddbob55 2 ай бұрын

I feel bad DODGE is your choice junnnnnnnnnk

@DeadDodgeGarage 2 ай бұрын

And what the hell is your choice that’s so much better, then?

@klapaucius77 3 ай бұрын

It has good bones and a 383, what else do you really need?

@dantupper1784 3 ай бұрын

Needs some 33's- will be pulling some rpm's headed home on I-5

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Oh… it’s going home on a trailer. But I agree

@drade1820 3 ай бұрын

Everyone wants me to drive it home but that is alot of rpm for a very long time. I'm chicken

@dantupper1784 3 ай бұрын

@@drade1820 I agree. Gotta be able to do 80mph in the slow lane to keep up on the freeway in WA nowadays. There is no slower secondary highway parallel to I-5 from north of Vancouver to near Olympia like Hwy 99 is in Oregon.

@bryanglover3217 3 ай бұрын

I got doors fenders axles engines 360 318 Springs drivelines Transmissions glass mirrors smartsville Timbuktu

@user-cl5gd4xv9m 3 ай бұрын

No return spring on clutch pedal? That 360 was well done.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

It has the fork return spring but no over center. It’s got a diaphragm clutch so it shouldn’t need one.

@Mr.mopar71 3 ай бұрын

If you can fab or buy a taller passenger mount it'll solve the fan and header issues

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

It would take a lot to get us clear of the driveshaft. Like… a lot. And then even if we’re clear of it at rest, at suspension compression we’d be back in it. But I do think we could get the fan centered there with some shimming. I’m sure Dave will be looking at that.

@Mr.mopar71 3 ай бұрын

@@DeadDodgeGarage very good.

@bryanglover3217 3 ай бұрын

What are the two pieces of 2 inch angle iron underneath the core support on the bottom of the frame turn on inside of the frame rails and they got one hole in them I got the same truck I'm wondering what the heck they're for

@drade1820 3 ай бұрын

I don't know but they made a good step

@mexicanspec 3 ай бұрын

Did you go with headers because you didn't have the stock exhaust manifolds?

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

No it’s way dumber than that. We had stock manifolds and he started to put them on, but he said he wanted to run headers and I had a set, plus the bolt on mufflers. So then we bought Remflex gaskets and put a bunch of time and effort into learning the hard way that they are the wrong headers.

@minnesotatomcat 3 ай бұрын

Headers sound great but other than that they suck, they’re always in the way of something, rather everything.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Oh… I know. I’m sure you’ve seen enough of my videos to know I’m not a fan. Haha.

@charlieb308 2 ай бұрын

A classic car dealership in NY called basil classic cars has a 69 charger for sale, I would love it if you could take a look at it for me. It’s green with an orange 340, very odd engine

@DeadDodgeGarage 2 ай бұрын

That appears to be a good bit of car for the money… I don’t like the red stripe at all, and it’s missing the behind grille black out. I didn’t decode the vin but I’m 100% sure it’s a 318 car someone upgraded with a 340. If you ask me, it’s pretty dang cool. It’s very green… but from what I can see it looks well done. Now, it’s been fully repainted, so I would be looking very, very closely for rust repairs. It’s likely not a case of if it has any, but how extensive they were. If the work was done well it doesn’t bother me at all. That purple car that I drove back from Chicago was bought by a dealer who is trying to get $69k for it. Compared to that, this looks like a fairly decent buy.

@charlieb308 2 ай бұрын

@@DeadDodgeGarage thank you for checking it out for me, a pre-inspection by a professional, I’m going to look at it and see if it’s as nice in person, first thing I would do is get a heat gun and remove that stripe it’s ugly. These guys always price the cars sky high and then they always come down in price so I’m sure they could move down from that 62 or 63,000. I have a Monte Carlo SS for trade in and they sell those cars for over 20 grand. After removing the strip I would drop it off to you for a 440 swap, of course payment would be made in gold bars and a mint 340 engine. Is this charger power steering?

@ericwilson2585 3 ай бұрын

Was unaware that you can use a 318 flywheel on a 383.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

We all learned something today!

@mikego18753 3 ай бұрын

Thumb#19,i hope it,s worth it!lol. Thanks.

@cowthedestroyer 3 ай бұрын

Jammie can you like not tempt me with doing a big block swap of my own. Hmmm there is a 440 and trans up for grabs for $800 must resist

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Sorry. Lol. I might be a bad influence

@JeffMiletich 3 ай бұрын

With the engine not being perfectly level does that make it a "slant V8"?

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Hmmmm… 🤔 yes!

@Roosters_Restos 3 ай бұрын

4" lift and a set of 33s and it's a party. 383s in trucks are torque monsters over 440s in my humble opinion and I have had both. You got a bad throw out bearing. I have had new ones act stupid like that. It goes away or will start to squeal at some point but not your problem 😂 if you would have dropped the clutch it would melt the tires btw. May want to test that out. It's a u joint test lol oh and I had a truck with a weird rub noise once and the water pump pulley was hitting the crank pulley. Just a thought. See you and me seem to sell one and 2 emerge. Hellboy reference samil. Purple hornies are cool but loud as fuk. I have a set somewhere

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I’d be worried about the lil driveshaft between the transmission and the case leaving the party on the clutch drop. I’ve heard that happens…

@Roosters_Restos 3 ай бұрын

@DeadDodgeGarage that one is hard to break if it's good but the rear goes bye bye

@drade1820 3 ай бұрын

My belvedere does that same thing. I spaced the power steering pump out a bit. I was going to do it here but this was thrash mode.

@drade1820 3 ай бұрын

All of the joints are new and solid good spicers. If they brake I will be surprised.

@Roosters_Restos 3 ай бұрын

@drade1820 well lay the coals to that fun toy and enjoy lol

@msweat 3 ай бұрын

You need to work on those classic vans!

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Oh, it’s on the list…

@edkellogg2421 2 ай бұрын

Take the frickin hood off!!! Makes life much easier.

@DeadDodgeGarage 2 ай бұрын

Sure, but then you have to take the hood off - and later, you have to put it back on…meanwhile I’ve done countless engine installs with the hood in place. It’s the way I prefer to operate.

@stannelson2582 3 ай бұрын

Wait Sunday is your brother’s day.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Only when he has a video. Haha. He’s in Missouri or something right now so we won’t be seeing anything from him for a bit.

@bod7468 3 ай бұрын

Summit has plastic bags to put over your car if it has to stay outside some times and they are not that expensive.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Huh. How do they stand up to wind? Lol

@bod7468 3 ай бұрын

Not great but they will work get the med. size that will work on a Charger they have a elastic band around the bottom that you could bungy to the bottom of the car some were. Leaving that Charger out in the rain is a sin.

@MrTonyPiscatelle 3 ай бұрын

Why did you say the 383 is an easier fit than a 440 ? Aren't they basically the same block with deck height exception. I thought they would both fit the same. Please elaborate.

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

The lower deck height means the 383 is shorter vertically, the valve covers are closer to the crankshaft, and the engine is also narrower overall. The brake booster interference problem is therefore much worse on a 440. In a car, the simple act of changing spark plugs is much easier on the 383 because you can get around the engine more easily. To me it’s just a nicer package overall.

@MrTonyPiscatelle 3 ай бұрын

@@DeadDodgeGarage Was curious owned many 383 never a 440

@rustandmagic 3 ай бұрын

Are seasoned blocks more expensive to buy ?

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I don’t know, but they’re easy to make at home. Haha.

@rustandmagic 3 ай бұрын

@@DeadDodgeGarage I tried that but the blocks kind of sink into the lawn, PITA to get them out of there after a wet winter

@cjm5002 3 ай бұрын

5:40 i uh.. know a guy who will take that stepside that doesn't um... "suit your needs". Ya know, if ya dont need it or anything >.>

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Find me a bed that actually fits my ‘64 Power Wagon and is kinda sorta decent (and ideally turquoise) and we can talk 😁

@cjm5002 3 ай бұрын

@@DeadDodgeGarage i know a guy who has MOST of one?! Its on a junk trailer that he uses for holding garbage going to the landfill. I woudnt wish that thing on anyone.

@craigbowley6783 3 ай бұрын

Why did Dave have to leave to get water? Do you not have water at your house?

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

No water at the shop. He had to go get water from the house. It’s a bit of a walk. Haha.

@googleusername5587 3 ай бұрын

Wait, no burnout? Three pedal big block and no burnout?

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I probably should have tested it more thoroughly…

@Mauscmkwk 3 ай бұрын

Needs 440

@DeadDodgeGarage 3 ай бұрын

…did you not hear the 383?

@robertlacob8831 2 ай бұрын

Jamie, I love your videos but don't understand how you guys can operate in such a confused and cluttered shop!!! get rid of some of that crap! Junk is junk, man! Just keep what you need and make some money.

@DeadDodgeGarage 2 ай бұрын

What is it inside the shop that you think is junk, though? My Dodge Hemis? My 340? My 360? The other 340? My 440s?! My speed parts collection? My ‘69 Charger? Ok, yeah, it’s junk - but still. I sell, junk and scrap stuff that is extra and needs to go all the time. I have had a couple other people working in the shop lately and end up with a huge tool and garbage mess. I collect, clean, and reset tools as often as I can. But no matter what I do, the shop is still cluttered. It kinda looks like the inside of my head does. Anyway, I’m actually working on new storage solutions and a fresh work bench area right now. Can’t hurt.