My guess is those MH versions, especially the left, exhaust manifolds would be a better fit than what I'm using now. But the welding has been done so I am where I am! But don't ever throw away B-RB Dodge stuff, they ain't makin' no more! My kids are all at friends houses tonight so I'll be rebuilding my driveshaft with any luck and no distractions... I'll take care and check runout while on the lathe this time!!! Duh.
Yes, the tailshaft on these 727s are long, the short ones hard to find and I didn't want to do a transfer case swap too. The auto is another reason for the swap, so I can sip a barley-pop and drive through the woods at the same time without rowing the stick... A 'B' motor might be a little narrower (I know the int. manifolds are different) but this whole thing is an exercise in using what I have in my toybox (junkpile?) and not hunting parts all over the countryside. I'm shooting for a quiet, self-shifting duece for low speed operation on rolling hills type timberland trails and firebreaks of our land in NW Florida and L.A. (Lower Alabama)... I even know which picnic table and cooler I'll swipe off the porch to put in the bed!
Whoever mentioned (joked?) about putting a genset on the firewall isn't alone there, it has been suggested I get a mini gas generator for that very location so as to bring a fridge, TV, massage-chair, karoke machine or whatever the heck my buddies think is really needed in the woods! I suspect an inverter would make more sense...
This is the cast crank 440 out of a New Yorker (via my '84 Ram) with a mild cam, Holley and aluminum intake, I figure it will have the torque for the job. I'm afraid any high revving will work on the Duece air-compressor so it will be a low end operation. If I go back into the 440 I might consider degreeing the cam for more torque (advanced I think).
Thanks for all the input so far and BUILD IT WITH WHAT YA GOT!
Benton