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New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:27 am
by Motorhead369
Hi all, joined the group to gather information for my build. Acquired the project from my father in law as a gift. Was used at an air base in Florida in its beginning years, then migrated to Michigan after a few years of use and many years of storing. Always ran every now and then. Day one pictures look like I pulled it out of a grave yard. Would like to do some minor body work and focus most of my money on the motor, transmission, and brakes. 318 LA was just recently pulled and acquired a 440 out of an old interceptor with a 727 to go with it. Excited to get get this going. 318 ran OK but lots of small leaks and could tell I could run the old gas out of it no matter how much rec fuel I diluted it with and valve seals, head gaskets, it all made me decided to do a full tear down. In conversations with co-workers the 440 came at a good deal. Will keep a patina look until I build up the funds to tear it down a little more and do a panel or two a week. Pictures to follow once I get on the computer. Keeps saying files are to big to attach. Hope to meet some good people and learn a thing or two!

Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 7:28 am
by LPSewptline
Welcome. Free is a good deal. Looking forward to seeing some pics of it :Thumbsup

Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:35 am
by Hobcobble
Welcome to the site. :welcome :usa I'm sure you'll meet plenty of good people here.

John

Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:31 pm
by Motorhead369
Looks like I got some pictures converted using an image compression app.
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Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:35 pm
by Motorhead369
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Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:36 pm
by Motorhead369
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Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:36 pm
by Motorhead369
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Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:37 pm
by Motorhead369
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Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:38 pm
by Motorhead369
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Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:51 pm
by olypopper
Any updates on your project? I’ve been using this damn quarantine time to work on my 66.

Re: New member 1971 d100 318 LA to 440

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:56 am
by Jim100
That's a good looking truck. Good swap project.
Port Austin looks sweet. I'm in Kalamazoo and have no knowledge of the upper thumb.