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03-07-2008, 03:45 AM
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just picked up christine car..
I just purchased a barn find 57 plymouth 2dr (i have no idea why
 )just thought it was cool and was real cheap for a solid examlpe of one, its red with white side stripe like christine only she was a 58 i beleive..What cool things can u do to these cars ??I think its a 318?but iam not sure..  
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03-07-2008, 03:58 AM
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Re: just picked up christine car..
It won't run like christine with that 318 in it. To be "period correct" you could build an old 392 hemi for it. If it were mine I would put a stroked 440 in it with an automatic over drive. It's gonna take a ton of torque to get that thing moving. Any pictures?
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03-07-2008, 05:01 AM
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Re: just picked up christine car..
The 318 he's talking about would be the polyspherical cylinder head 318, which was seen in certains forms with dual four barrels. It is not the small block 318 of the late 60's and seventies.
Post a photo of the engine and we'll see if we can tell you what it is.
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03-07-2008, 05:27 AM
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03-07-2008, 08:12 AM
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Re: just picked up christine car..
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[/ QUOTE ] And the AD said; RustFree 
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03-07-2008, 09:28 AM
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Re: just picked up christine car..
I dont think there's much weight difference between an old 318 poly engine and a 440 especially if you throw in a later aluminum torqueflite. 57 and 58 both weigh in around 3500 to 3600 or so. 400 B blocks can be made into 500 inchers too.
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