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- Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:18 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Webers on a Desoto hemi
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11626
The Webber conversion is a perfact thing to do. You should make your self a new baseplate and then the spread for the webbers. I have a friend in Florida who made an adaptor plate for such an occasion back in the mid 70s'. it tok him about six months to fassion such a beast. Four duce side drafts. T...
- Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:45 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: 315 HEMI-Can anyone give me a value? pics attached
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12032
Any hemi that is all in one piece is worth a small fortune. Yes it does take twice as much then a Chevy small block to build. But lets face the facts, old iron hemis' are worth their weight in gold. If all you need is a bearing or two, I would just go ahead and replace everything internally. You hav...
- Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:48 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Over-boreing a 330????
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5090
The Bore Job
:D First off, welcome newbie...lol...your not the first to have that big blank stare in the garage.....I was in your place 3 years ago when I picked up my first old iron hemi. Well here is the answer to your fog storm......If you want to make your old hemi reliable....and you know how the Chevy bloc...
- Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:28 am
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: Is the aggravation worth it???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11380
The Desoto
You know it all is worth every bit of time spent. First off, the Desoto can generate more then $1000.00 in parts for others across the country. If I was your neighbor, or better yet, someone who lived close to this womans home, I would not wait for you to make up your mind of being so iffy! There ar...
- Sun May 21, 2006 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Hemi Discussion
- Topic: tech advice on EARLY HEMI ENGINES
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15471
Old Hemi builds
:o Now we are getting somewhere. I belong to two other forums that are really good sites. This is by far the bewst hemi site on the web. I have a 1954 Desotto 276ci. I needs plenty of work and the main shops want a grundle of that green stuff just because it is a hemi. I never thought the machine wo...
- Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:32 pm
- Forum: Decode My Hemi
- Topic: Found in a Barn.....Okay a garage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4429
Re: Found in a Barn.....Okay a garage
I could use it if your not going to pick it up!
I only have a baby hemi on my roadster.
I only have a baby hemi on my roadster.
- Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:16 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: After Market Intakes
- Replies: 46
- Views: 46964
Re: After Market Intakes
:D Count me in to! I have a 54 Desoto 276 CI Hemi and I have been looking for a good set-up for the top. How about an intake with bungs for a fuel injection set-up? That is my goal in the near future. Other wise I would like a 4 bb or 3 x 2. That would work too, anything is better then an old cast i...
- Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:09 pm
- Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
- Topic: I need a Hemi
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4761
Re: I need a Hemi
Hello Nik, Glad you want a Hemi! There is a trucker in Missouri who has been collecting hemi motors for some time now. He needs to get rid of the whole bunch soon. I was on the "HotHeads Hemi Forum last week when this was posted. He has somewhere in t he neighborhood of 25 or 30 hemi's and a bu...