440 Source Heads On A 361 Mopar Big Block | Restoring A 1973 Dodge Charger Part 5 | Mopar Monday |

Today is finally the day that we start putting the old mopar 361 big block back together. Last week we took the little engine down to the bare short block and in this last week we managed to install a brand new set of 440 source alluminum heads, Although I was not too impressed with the specs of the heads, the fact of the matter is that they WILL make more power, run cooler and lighten up the car by over 50lbs on the front nose of the car. I'm happy that we were able to bring this mopar big block back to 2022 with a more modern head design than the one it had before and it has all of the common upgrades needed to make this a reliable engine. In the next episode we will finish assembling the engine and hopefully it will be road worthy by then so stay tuned for more big block action next monday!

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440 Source Heads On A 361 Mopar Big Block | Restoring A 1973 Dodge Charger Part 5 | Mopar Monday |

In this weeks episode we will be tearing into the Mopar 361 big block before we take it to the dyno to get a baseline run. This 361 is from 1962 which means it did not come with factory hardened valve seats. Because of that, running that engine with unleaded fuel could cause the valves to sink into the head and begin to cause serious damage. Because of that, I will be swapping to a different set of heads that will allow me to retain the performance of the close chamber 361 heads but with the modern upgrades of the newer 440 heads. I will go through what it takes to make the transition as well as the problems that you might have when building an older big block mopar.

Today will be trying to start the big block mopar in my 1973 Dodge charger. This is part 4 of my build and I've finally put some actual time into making this thing run. After realizing that the car did not have a battery or carburetor I had to borrow a battery from my 1975 Dodge W100 as well as do a quick refresh on a newer holley 750 vacuum secondary carburetor. After I was able to get the nessesary parts installed, I managed to pour some fuel down the throat and attempt to get it started. That car did not take too much to get it going and soon it was alive and well. In the next episode I will be tearing down the 361 and get it ready for the races.

Today we will be going through all the different options when it comes to building up the 361 mopar. I also go into detail as to why I would like to build the 361 instead of the bigger 440. Your comments and concerns are welcome! As of right now I am looking at just building up the 361 with just replacing as much as I can, with aluminum parts. Doing so will do 2 things, lighten up the front end and also make it run cooler. Aside from that I would like to run a roller can and lifters but we will take this one step at a time

Today we will be going through the entire build of my 1973 Dodge charger and everything that has been done to it so far. Quick run down on whats been taken care of. New balljoints, steering linkage, transmissions, tune up parts, ignition and wiring. This is supposed to be a very simple and basic build so we will see how crazy we can get it!

we will be looking over my 1973 Dodge charger. This car was given to me by my dad over 20 years ago and we have put very little time and effort into it. Its about time I actually start getting serious about this build and restore it to its former glory. This car came equip with a factory 400 big block but the motor ended up seizing up and my dad replaced it with a random big block that he found at the junkyard. Thinking that he had scored a 383 or 440, the engine in question was actually a mopar 361 big block from the early 60s. The 361 is the smallest of the mopar big block family and its has sat unmolested for almost 20 years. Now, its time to actually get this car road worthy and ready to hit the track.

Today we will be going over all the different engine/transmission options before we start tearing things apart, its so easy to just start removing the engine or transmission and have big plans but if you dont know exactly where you are going, it could cost you some big mistakes. We will be going over some options like the mopar big block 361, 383, 400, 413 and 440 as well as the stroker 413 and 451 combos as well. We also decide what the general game plan is going to be and going over the goals for the build.

Its time for the second installment of restoring my 1973 Dodge charger. Today I basically recap everything that I have done to the car up to this point, which is basically not much at all. As soon as you guys are caught up, I'll be able to get some real progress done on it!

Today is the first installment of Mopar Monday! I'll be spending the next couple of weeks spending a little bit of time on my old 1973 Dodge Charger SE. This car is outfitted with a 361 big block as well as a 727 automatic transmission. I'll be going through all the steps in getting this vehicle road worthy again!