Budget Big Block For The Slaghammer

[@oldtimerf7602]

I am guessing this KZbin channel, with the "new" shop, the projects being done by pals, the visits with other shops... the play all day vibe... This is the most fun Tony has had in his whole career.

[@strokermaverick]

I'm, 50 years old. I grew up, the son of a car dealer. The, 383 earned my respect, many years ago! They just perform, in-stock trim!

[@weshawkins7165]

I built a 383 from a 66 Newport and installed it in my 71 Swinger. 440 source aluminum heads, 20 overbore and the .486 lift 268 duration camshaft. Edlebrock performer intake and Edlebrock 750 carb.

[@stevenbaker673]

Thats the same joint i got yay

[@charger19691]

I’ve always loved the 383 big block Mopar engine. Any 383 powered car that I drove or that I was a passenger in just always put a grin on my face. I just love this mill.

[@strattuner]

superior design,oil pump replaceable in about 30 minutes,dry intake,balanced to within 3 grams from the factory,most of them came 9,6 to 10.10 to one compression stock,will buzz to 7200 with the right valves springs and cam,i have one my 1969 d100 custom,17 mpg,my favorite mopar engine,then the 331 hemi

[@TheWhatman21]

In real engines 383 is a small block bored over

[@bcbloc02]

That dude doing the bodywork on slag hammer is hardcore. Just looking at all that sheetmetal work makes me hurt.

[@michaelbaka4777]

I am SOOO glad I subbed to this channel YEARS ago. Tony is a Mopar genius!!! Truly, he's forgotten more about building engines than I ever knew. Experience has made this man a treasure. AND he's entertaining to boot! I can't wait to see how this engine turns out; hope it hits his goals.

[@ChiruStone]

THANK YOU, for making a 383 build. Im going to set everything up to follow the recipe.

[@chriswhite2151]

I love how slamming the door sounds like a grenade inside a gold mine! It echoes for ten minutes!

[@428eliminator3]

That guy has been putting in the work on Slaghamme!

[@jessefincham8899]

383 69 dart 2 door hard top. 488’s. We Out here.

[@bikenraider99]

Digging it uncle T. I have a 383 truck engine I picked up complete for $150 years ago out of a Fleetside truck. I took it apart several years ago and found it had overheated. It's been sitting in an engine cradle since coming back good on not being cracked. The 383 is a good engine to build; cheaper and more plentiful in my neck of the woods than a 440. Good luck on the build.

[@Dr_Reason]

You can always knurl the skirts of the pistons. It takes up some of the overbore and it holds oil on the piston.

[@albertgaspar627]

an easy tilt-forward apparatus is from any pre-General Motors SAAB in a junkyard, or those FWD Buick park avenues from the 1980's. Lift up, pull forward, and tilt forward. use seat belt retractors if you want to keep it from going too far. Meanwhile, to offer an armchair, monday morning quarterback post to the comment section...i think by the time all that work goes into the door conversion, its worth making it an altered-wheelbase throwback car--from the sound of the door closing, that unibody may want a full cage to keep the 383 from popping any welds :)

[@robertwells6454]

I think You Guys should make a plexiglass see through scoop for the street-freek Slag Hammer. 🤟😎

[@simoncochran9824]

It's not plexiglass it's lexan

[@johnwilburn]

That looks good for about a day of it lives outside, LOL.

[@simoncochran9824]

That's right imitate flip

[@captainjohnh9405]

Tony, take if from me: being a little warped isn't a bad thing.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I represent that remark

[@derekbowbrick6233]

I resemble that remark.

[@abeld.4008]

I think therefore I’m a little warped.

[@daverosinski3663]

Brother !!!

[@davsaltego]

The only way to deal with this warped world is to be more warped

[@A-BONEpickup]

you could hike up the rear fenders like the 68 hemi dart, and cut out some of that 1/4 panel damage.

[@mattjohnson2988]

Uncle Tony you are the man so glad your showing the 383 some love, its nice to soak in some of this helpful information such as the magnum pistons thats awesome, love watching you guys cant wait to see whats up with the junk yard jet 5.9 magnum its gunna be kool these kids will have a blast

[@leonardwilson980]

I'm glad to see you building an old 383. Back in the mid to late 70's I had a 70 Challenger 383. I had to rebuild it in about 78. I had the crank turned 10 and clearance. Oil ports enlarged. My heads had been milled 35 a year earlier. I used the old /new at the time Crane Purple shaft, 510 lift and 308 duration with anti-float lifters . Zoom Clutch and pressure plate. New 600 Holley carb. I don't remember the brand of headers, But they had 2 1/8" header tubes going into 4 1/2" collector tubes (man it was loud). Nobody in my area had a dino at that time so I don't know what the HP was. All I know is it would pull the wheels when I hit 2nd gear. When I would race some of the four wheel drives(race trucks) red light to red light. After I beat 2 or 3 of them , nobody wanted to race. It was my everyday driver and it got around 19-20 mpg on leaded 89 gas. Man I wish I had it back!!!!!!!

[@stuborowski5301]

The build we have all been waiting for! Thanks UT!

[@novaguy8419]

It is tough not to warp with flux core. Good job guys 😎👍

[@herbiederby3394]

Slaghammer going to be one of my favorite ride of the punch....its coming along well ut....✌

[@eriksjostrom89]

So exited for a 383 build!! 👍🤩

[@chipps1066]

I'd love to see this motor on the dyno when you get it built.

[@simoncochran9824]

That would be nice but he's not going to put it on the dyno

[@raywagner8016]

I've installed the bigger exhaust valve in 516 heads before. They do work excellent with stock pistons. Some have enough meat in the seat area for hard seat installation and some don't. Kind of a crap shoot. I love the tunnel ram idea. Might have to drag out my old MP unit and give it a go for shits and giggles.

[@johnq.customer8027]

Ha ha UT. LMAO. Back in the day I had the same hood scoop from Ford on my 71 Gremlin X. Awesome car! Started out with a 304 and a 3 speed and finished out with a 401 and an automatic out of a 74 Ambassador North Dakota highway patrol car. Oh yeah, and it was purple in color. Oh how I miss the 70's.

[@brocluno01]

66 closed chamber heads are good. Had a 66 Polara 383 TQFyte back in the day. So much fun to watch that speedo sweep up to 80+ leaving a light :) That's the motor that made me a 383 believer. Happy, happy motor and what a street engine. Just like the 283 and the 327, it was a motor that was hard to kill and very happy to run, and run hard :)

[@stev3548]

66 polara master race. Hell yeah.

[@edc6333]

You could use Duze fasteners to lock the front clip too, they make it look clean rather then a pin to latch it.

[@mopartron3030]

Might want to check the straightness of the decks before doing a quench build, getting the block properly square-decked adds to the shop costs

[@abeld.4008]

The awesome “see you tomorrow” stare ending is back!!! Tough ending on the last video.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yeah talk about ruining everything sacred , rip Direct Connection

[@strokermaverick]

Uncle Tony, you were blessed, to get the slaghammer man!

[@JSki-kb8vf]

Rustzilla, the world's heaviest gasser...gives new meaning to ground pounder...

[@dbc105]

Been waiting on this 383 build, glad you are getting to it.

[@DisabilityExams]

Need to build a 4WD dragster, with one slant 6 per wheel

[@jamesblair9614]

You mention the piston to deck height. My limited experience disassembling and measuring core engines, most everything was always within factory specifications, with the exception of the piston heights, which were always significantly lower than called for.

[@danieljohnson8020]

I just love what you're doing with the sledgehammer. I can picture this car with a big set of side pipes and a plexiglass or lexan hood scoop.... Maybe a motorcycle gas tank as a hood scoop🤔 either way I can't wait to see the finished product. Great job to you and the crew Tony 🎉

[@broncomcbane6382]

Bout time ww delve into the 383. I wanna see someone build a B block 440 usimg a 383. A 440 is typically an RB but you can stroke a 383 until forever to make a 440 as well.

[@GLF426]

The B 400 can go to around 512 inches with minor block modifications.

[@GLF426]

@jon dough I'm biased cause I've got one in my drag car. 6.14 in a 3200 lb car with a stock-ish block and no power adders is impressive. 400 B block for the win.

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

@@GLF426 ive got a stock comp, stock stroke 400 with motorhome heads, headers, a 500 lift cam, and headers in my dart, and it is a revvy little SHIT.

[@GLF426]

@@frigglebiscuit7484 they are stout little suckers for sure

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I wonder how many complete engines Tony could build out of stuff he has laying around 🤔

[@johnelliott7375]

Too many too list. LOL!

[@kramnull8962]

I wonder how many Buick motors that Dallas could build. Dude has blocks and heads all through his shop.

[@ScottKenny1978]

Many.

[@albertgaspar627]

I don't have my GTO any longer, but still pick up Pontiac drivetrain parts when they're too cheap to pass up. The Ls craze is a big factor in this, but so long as someone has the storage space, its worth buying up the stuff not made anymore--i just picked up an edelbrock version of the carter carb for $45 since i might do a mope one day and already have an edelbrock LA intake lying around someplace. I can say, the engines built from "garage art" lying around won't be dyno kings, but they'll get a car down the road...too bad i live in the rust belt, tho. the only solid (ie, no hole you can put your fist thru) mopar metal around that's affordable is truck stuff--and i'm not a dakota fan.

[@lordsauto]

None

[@williamsanders468]

Nah, screw it Tony hog it the hell out and make as much power as possible with that big block.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I would get the hood scoop welded on before cutting the hole. Less chance of warping

[@k5ren]

I do hope that you continue to make some more content on the 383. You did once say that it's your favorite Mopar engine and It's mine as well. I have a /6 in my '70 Belvedere wagon and a 383 in my '65 Sport Fury (Hell yeah Austin, Great car!). I've gotten a LOT of good info on your love and content for the Slants and have made some upgrades on mine from your advice. The 383 is "under reconstruction" and I need some advice on the heads. The block is stock 330hp '65 with the 516 heads. Cam is Edlebrock's #7194 (238 int./246 exh. @ .050" - 0.480 int./0.495 exh lift), Intake is Edlebrock DP4B and carb is Holley 3310. Unfortunately, I still have the stock log exhaust manifolds to choke the flow but hope to find some Magnum manifolds or shorty headers in the near future. As it is it wraps up fast and runs like a banshee with the 516 heads! I recently acquired a good pair of 452 heads. *My Question is: Would I be better off using the 452's (larger 1.74" exh valves & hardened seats) or staying with the closed chamber (higher compression but smaller 1.60" exh valves) 915's? I'm on a severe budget and can't afford the machine work of installing the 1.74 valves in the 516's. I could use some input from the fellow 383 Mopar crew out there on the pros & cons between the two heads.

[@dennisford2000]

True that on ten over , hell we put first over in a 220 d Mercedes with a bore that should have been bored o/s and would have taken second os . Ran great and a diesel covered the slap . Car was rusted out but it sold to a guy who loved it.

[@rossracing6433]

Slaghammer would make a great name for a raunchy party rock band.

[@tvdroid22]

He's right. They're out there. I was picking up a 440 recently and the guy offered me a complete 383 short block for free. Said he couldn't sell it. Nobody wanted it. Now I need something to put it in.

[@kennethcohagen3539]

.010” over pistons and rings were readily available back in the 70’s. It was important to have them for engines like the 340, which is a for inch bore casting punched out to .040 at the factory. A lot of guys wouldn’t go past .020” overbore in order to maintain decent cylinder wall thickness, and they would probably have the block sonic checked to make sure there was no adverse cors shift. In a 383, it’s not as important,but a lot of racers wanted thicker cylinder walls in a motor that was capable of high rpm. I would have pistons made for use with 440 Rb rods or even longer Hemi rods. The He I rods would give you about 2-1 rod length to stroke ratio!

[@moderateextremist7344]

It will run good, BTW you can fit 2:14 and 1:81 in those heads, leave the cone on the exhaust to stop reversion, it will still flow well, and right at immediate EVO. .... You should go super old school and knurl the piston skirts, makes up the clearances and holds oil where you need it ... plus the know it all's will lose their mind in the comments sections lol :)

[@weylandlavasseur3818]

I just built a 383😃

[@datasailor8132]

Cool. Congrats.

[@adamturner2507]

I've been made a believer about the pandemic of faulty lifters my 460 ford bone stock motor lost one lifter so we replaced all of them with brand news I checked one and it looked perfect so I soaked them in oil over night we put it together and it went together fine ran fine but started to develop a knock and one rocker arm was loose so we tore it all back down just to find that one of our brand new lifters was a 1/8" to short

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

i use howards lifters.

[@adamturner2507]

@@frigglebiscuit7484 we used melling lifters

[@jerryjordan1448]

My 383 is 40 over stock 906 h beam rods kb piston With two borge warner S 400 turbos runs strong no issues at 15 pounds of boots.

[@Piledriver.]

That Ford Truck scoop you mentioned was also borrowed by Pontiac for use on their Super Duty drag cars around 1963. The price seems to double depending on if it’s called a Pontiac scoop or a Ford scoop..

[@connorwilson8696]

yes big block content! building a 400 over the winter.. would like to put a 440 crank in it

[@vincerencher9128]

Great Progress!

[@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666]

Right back at you, Uncle Tony!

[@roadrunner4404]

By chance do you have one of those old solid , mushroom lifter cans? My buddy had one in a 383 tunnel ram challenger. 4.56 gears. It truly came alive when he put a 9 in tci converter in it

[@duffman1241]

Uncle Tony you rock

[@gcaprice406]

A video on shrinking metal dents would be awesome. I feel your pain with warpage l, I just did new quarters, entire floor pan and inner and outer rockers on my Nova… Pain in the ass for an amateur body man.

[@sunnyray7819]

Perfect name for this project... Can we save the patina as much as possible? Pressure wash and clear maybe? I love the yellow red fender.. Even if it is primered in the rear, I think it would clean up to look cool..

[@iseeconspiracies9579]

I had 516 heads on my 440. Came out of a 66 new Yorker. It went into my 69 charger. Didn't realize they were closed chamber.

[@boivin69]

Uncle Tony, had a similar build in my old chrysler, still have the 2- 600s

[@barryrussell4106]

I want to see a detailed video on setting up those carbs

[@kevinmccreary3123]

Love your channel and you knowledge. Any thoughts on doing something on the push button shifter. MOPAR was ahead of there time and love to hear your insights.

[@OSUCharger]

"It's got a tunnel ram for chrissakes." Haha

[@cashthestampede6629]

A 383 build! Yesss!

[@jamesstoy8967]

Or use a set up Q-Jet's hooked together in synch. Since the vehicle this engine is going in is going to be drove a bunch on the street, the small primaries with good tuning would help out the MPG's. Fun to drive, no fun to need too refuel every 100 miles.

[@FrankBullitt390]

If racing it in SEGA Gasser their rules are 1967 gasser rules, and they are VERY strict about that. Quain wouldnt even let Gene Fulton run the Willys he built. A valiant on a ramcharger frame isn't gonna be allowed

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

fuck SEGA. hypocritical pos. tube frame cars, aluminum heads, non period stroker motors, non period trans, etc....

[@stevenbean9706]

The 383 to a 496 stroker has become a popular set up

[@lordsauto]

Do u ever do anything?? Jw

[@ruggyshorey60]

Awesome looking good 👍

[@pghgeo816]

Find a quarter panel for that car PLEASE!

[@waynee1357]

Bottle Rocket!!!!!!

[@MoparMan-ff8fb]

Tony i know your using holleys but that big block would look cool with dual thermoquads on top of that tunnel ram intake and tge sound of 2 thermoquads opening up would be great 😎🏁

[@jimmiller4667]

Tony, you kept cam and lifters but I’ve found even running a lifter on the same lobe won’t necessarily protect it due to core shift. Unless you bush the lifter bores, but if you’re doing that it’s not a budget build. Had some work, had some eat a lobe, just throwing it out there.

[@nhra7110]

Nice job on this Al!

[@guyderagisch4964]

Reducing quench increases throttle response. That 383 may just light off with a tap of the throttle.

[@lautburns4829]

Love all the projects!

[@ScottKenny1978]

Happy Thanksgiving, Uncle Tony and clan!

[@TheProchargedmopar]

Big Block MOPAR!!!!!! 👍💪

[@hotwheel6663]

383s are so underated

[@AtZero138]

SLAGHAMMER

[@HansensSpeedShop]

You can't go wrong with that tunnel ram

[@mikeoswald15]

I want that 383 when you decide to use a different one. If it's an hp stamped block, I would put it in my 68 rr. My orig block is cracked all the way down one cylinder

[@5am278]

383 magnum for President 2024🇺🇸

[@jontrudell7529]

CULT LEADER UTG!!!

[@jamesstoy8967]

On the carbs for that intake. Why not use two Holley 4160's? Hook them together to run synch. Would be pretty good set I would think.

[@johnnydodge]

Uncle Gary always says to me Boy were building a worn out brand new engine.

[@allankwiatkowski9086]

how about using some carter 4759s on that tunnel ram

[@AtZero138]

Mopar A Bodies Forever!!! @∅

[@fostercathead]

Did you quit smoking?

[@bobqzzi]

So the plan is to use standard pistons in a .010" overbore?

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

Yay!!! Big block time!!!👍👍😁

[@conniekahl8015]

Someone makes 3 inch spacers for that tunnel ram. If your building a street freak tail is the look! I put a Offy 340 tunnel ram top with 1 inch adapter to my 6-71. plus 2inch dual stage plate N20 by I.C.E. Holley carbs with gold stacks. buddy that made 6-71 adapter also remade Dyer intake adding another 11/2 to it's height! Was total insanity for my 69 383 SuperBee in1980! I sold Eng. Blower and built 727 to a close friend.. Then like a month ago I found out a ass bag I had worked for named Jeff Nelson of Cedar Rapids Ia. stole all of it! What a waste of human flesh!

[@DavidStirm]

390 HP and you be doing good. With nitrous close to 500 depending. But just my opinion. Great video awesome stuff 👍

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

itll make more than that...

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

nevermind, just saw the stock piston in .010 overbore....its gonna rattle and snap a skirt like a early 90s jeep 4.0....

[@DavidStirm]

@@frigglebiscuit7484 no it won't.

[@DavidStirm]

@@frigglebiscuit7484 no it won't. It probably have a little HP gain from the +10

[@cj7laredo1]

Make a “low profile grump lump” for the scoop

[@richardturk7162]

Use a low ramchargers scoop like on the 426 wedge cars

[@mikehagen3785]

Hemi Dart scoops are awesome, but this is Slaghammer... f it, run a Grump lump and cut the rear wheel wells like the 68 Hemi Dart, I'd say Hilborns but I know no one wants mess with mechanical injection and UTG wouldn't convert them to EFI... not his style..

[@seth1793]

Wheres the miata?!?

[@ericd3434]

I think UT needs to call out the guys at roadkill and challenge them to a drag race on a budget say 5 grand that has to include the car ,they always knocks his old school go fast secrets it would be great to see them get wooped in a race...but you have to watch them because they say they only paid 500 for a car and you damn well know it was 2500 or more...oh and no big tech companies can help with free stuff..

[@hillbill5448]

[@RealSteelFabrications]

Hey Tony, great video! I was curious what you would say the pro and cons are of a small block 360 would be compared to the 383.

[@illegalmachine]

You had me at 383.

[@2000freefuel]

MAIL BOX SCOOP!