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I would disagree about the Holley...Holleys and Mopars don't usually go well together. I had a Holley 750 double-pumper in my Charger and that thing was a POS that would never stay in tune. I ignored my mechanic buddy's advice when I bought that carb, and I paid for it in "I told you so's". Finally yarded it out and sold it to a guy who put it on his '69 Chevelle 396 and it ran perfect.

The best carbs for the old Chryslers were the Carter AFB's & ThermoQuads, they were very easy to tune and made good performance. They were later bought out by Edelbrock though, and their Performer carbs are practically identical to the old Carter AFB design. That design by Carter was so good it hardly needed any improvement. They're so easy to tune, and STAY in tune.

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive/mc/carburetors

When I fired up my 383 Magnum a few summers ago for the first time after sitting nearly 12 years without being turned over, it hardly took any adjustment to get my Performer carb tuned and the car running nicely again. I highly recommend that over a Holley, most Mopar guys will tell you similar advice. A 750 cfm carb would be ideal.

http://www.rc10talk.com/download/file.php?id=66515&mode=view

It's been a long time since I've had any updates, but we got the block, heads and crank back from the machine shop. And we got three new pistons to replace the damaged ones. My dad has them soaking in tubs filled with some mystery liquid so it doesn't happen again.

And I finally finished up the grill medallion. I used some Tamiya clear red paint to match the original color and it turned out really good.

I was wonder how this was coming along? The medallion looks great and the Tamiya paint you used looks perfect. I do see a finger print in the center though. Is that on top or bottom?

SFC K wrote:I was wonder how this was coming along? The medallion looks great and the Tamiya paint you used looks perfect. I do see a finger print in the center though. Is that on top or bottom?

Shhhh! I know, the red paint literally took days to dry, but the print is in the silver behind it. So I'd have to strip the whole thing and start over.

No one will see it at 100 MPH anyway, right?

LTO_Dave wrote:

SFC K wrote:I was wonder how this was coming along? The medallion looks great and the Tamiya paint you used looks perfect. I do see a finger print in the center though. Is that on top or bottom?

Shhhh! I know, the red paint literally took days to dry, but the print is in the silver behind it. So I'd have to strip the whole thing and start over.

No one will see it at 100 MPH anyway, right?

LOL, your right. You won't even notice it when it is mounted on the car. I should not have pointed it out...

I'm not a fan of Edelbrock carbs, but Cole is right, Holleys and Mopars usually don't go well together for some reason.