Hotrod had a 318 build into a 392 cubic inch monster using magnum heads. The cam was a bit lopey but it was a super street motor. The thing made gobs of torque. Try looking it up as we followed the build to a tee and zero decked the block. It was in a 4 door diplomat and it was one of the fastest cars of that type I ever drove.
I am glad you mentioned the wallet placement and how it can cause back problems. My chiropractor told me to never carry in back pocket for the exact reason you said. Thanks for the police car videos,these are going to be interesting.
DROVE ONE OF THESE AS A TAXI FROM SANTA CRUZ CA TO SOUTHSHORE LAKE TAHOE--ON THE WAY BACK THE DAMN THING WOULD STOP RUNNING EVERY 50 MILES OR SO--WRAPPED A RAG AROUND THE COIL AND POURED WATER ON IT --MADE IT ALL THE WAY BACK--NEVER DID FIND OUT THE REAL CAUSE--NICE CAR TO DRIVE--CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS ONE SCREAM--LOVE THE SHOW --KUDOS
Hey Dylan, that cam and lifters are junk. The pitting you see is metal that has flaked off, so it's not a casting defect. Looks like a fun project, can't wait to see how it turns out.
I was a floor installer for 17 years, after I got burnt out on that I ran 6 tire shops for 10 years. One thing that works pretty good for me is a TENS unit maybe you should try it it has helped me very well.
One thing you quickly learn when pulling any engine is the tensile strength of whatever you forgot to disconnect! I'll be following this project for certain! Concerning the A/C in the car, by all means try to save it! The present refrigerant E134a can be a drop in replacement for the old R12. You will probably have to replace any O rings on the lines with the correct ones for 134...the good ones are identified by being green in color. Having lived in the South most of my life, A/C was a must! I hosted a friend from Michigan one fall, and he thought a four speed with air conditioning was really odd! I thought his black charger 2.2 with no air was one of the poorest choices...each to his own!
This is very nice to follow. I know there already are some new episodes about this car but i will watch them from the beginning. And don’t skip anything
Man I’ve got an 89 Dakota sport 4x4 and I’ve been wanting to 318 swap it for the longest I have no idea where to start tho it’s really encouraging to watch you just jump right in
I've been watching your videos for a while now, I'm truly impressed with all you do-- I'm glad you have the energy and interest in showing this to us. I truly love this stuff!!
i Have been noticing a new edge Mustang in the background of the past few videos and believe i saw the stock wheels to it in this video. cant wait to see what you are doing with that new edge!
Just a word or three of encouragement for the magnum. I bought a ram 1500 a few years ago to do overlanding stuff with and use as a project for articles. Just imagine all the owner abuse possible- popped frost plugs from straight water, bad balancer, cracked heads, etc.. It's a very tough engine. Mine had over 300k miles and still had cross hatching on the cylinders with no ridge. I put a set of eq heads on it and it's now one of the most reliable things I've owned. I've been looking for a rwd car body to put a magnum in just to see what it will do as a good practical long hauler engine. Now I want to buy a Diplomat. haha.
My ol man bought a 83 diplomat with a 318 set up just like the one u have back in 88, here in MN we had to have ur car inspection process done like once a year and that's when my dad was informed that there was like 3 cadillac converter in his dual exhaust system, he would also like to flip the air cover upside down and womp on it and let the 4 barrel do it thing, that was a very fun car back when I was a kid, awesome vid and looking forward to this build u got going on here🤘
Admittedly, I’ve only ever personally looked at a few different sets of LA magnum cylinder heads. But every one I looked at were cracked. I know budget is always an issue, but if I were you I think I’d try to find a different set of heads for that thing. I think it’d save you a bunch of trouble down the road. Even if you don’t go for a set of aftermarket aluminum heads, a set of J’s would be a better option imo. Remember, under boost your head casting isn’t going to matter nearly as much as if it were n/a. Looking forward to seeing this build! 👍
Love the videos bud,been following along for awhile. Your engine has flat tops and in the magnum world means 318 not a 360. Might want to double check cuz I ran into this before myself. I hope this helps you out.
You should be able to run the stock lifters with an aftermarket cam, especially with yours being low miles. I put a 318 magnum in my 68 Dart that had close to 200,000 miles on it, and all I did to it was put new bearings in the bottom end, slap a new cam and timing set in, as well as servicing the heads. The cam I put in was a Comp Cams XR274, it has .534/.538 lift, its been running for about a year now and still runs strong, doesn't even smoke. Magnum small blocks are awesome.
I was a quarry equipment builder in a steel fab shop for around six years. I built large truck beds, and rock crushing plants in Pa. I started there when I was 21 by the time I was 30 I had lower back problems. Today at 57 I still have some back problems but it is not as bad as it was now that I pick things up properly, and don't picl up things that is almost my body weight.
love the video, can't wait to see the build...I do believe that the older style timing cover will fit the magnum block, however I believe you sacrifice the serpentine belt system if you do so...whichever way you go, I'll be interested to see the final result...love these old square body mopars... I'd like to see you get a good ole "C" body.
Would have been interesting to go with one of the 3.5 high output V6s they put in the new chargers as well for this build. Excited to see how it turns out!
I've stripped a pile of magnums and I've seen the factory cams once in a while like that but close inspection of the lifters and make sure the rollers are smooth moving is all.
I'm astonished to learn that police vehicles in 1986 had 318s in them. We had 2 former police cars many years ago. A 1970 Plymouth Fury and a 1973 Plymouth Satellite. They both had 440s in them. Extremely well built cars, they were. I enjoyed the video as always!
Hey Dylan, I love all the cars you've worked on in your videos. It's been a while since I last watched, so I'm rewatching previous videos for a refresher. I am receiving a 1963 Chevrolet C10 short bed stepside pickup and it hasnt run since 2000. This will be my first project vehicle and I was wondering what methods are recommended in order to get the engine to turn over. I hope you have a great time continuing your work
Dylan I would've absolutely have kept that NV4500 trans with the 360 Magnum. That is a very highly sought after combination. I've told you this 103 times now, but I had a 1984 Dodge Ramcharger that had a 360 LA engine with an A727 trans with a NP-208 transfer case. I was dealing with vapor lock through the ThermoQuad until I yanked the whole swap and installed a 360 Magnum. I used the original 727 and transfer case, and I was able to wire it up and install an in-tank fuel pump and it ran great and pulled really hard. It felt more powerful than the LA and more linear powerband, but most importantly, it started every time and ran for hours without vapor locking. Sadly I scrapped it because the body was shot due to rust. Thanks Pennsylvania! I loved that truck. I really wish that I would've taken the time to replace the lower panels and bodyworked them in properly.
Hey Dylan keep up the good work I'll be watching the videos you working on the old dodge police car make it move with the wind and put ac in it I can't wait to see it repainted and looking sweet I like older cop cars there better than today's cop cars be safe and hope you and your family along with everyone else please have a great Thanksgiving and Christmas and a happy new year and God bless
watching you work on that makes me miss my old Plymouth cop car I had I wish I still had the thing but I still have it`s heart sitting in my 1981 short box D100 the thing is still running strong
May edelbrock can send you a proflo 4 efi system with the manifold dist. Wiring t-body injectors rails everything but the pump and get a tank for the dip with the pump built in. Ecm is ready to handle boost and or nos.
The cast just above the cam. The "kidney bean holes" look like they could use a bur bit. That is a nasty cast edge, could the cam "damage" be from that.
Enjoying the show, my grandparents had one of these (non-police version) out of Marion, OH, I should have bought it from them, I think it had a 318 also.
You need to put your winch at the far end of your lift for when you have cars that don't want to pull themselves or don't run to make it easier to get them up the ramp and on the lift, just a suggestion lol
I wish you would finish some of your projects a little more before jumping on to the next one. Is the 58 ever coming back? What happened to the Monaco? Or the big block truck?
Been a fan for long time. Love to see you getting back to regular content. Love your new shop and all the good stuff coming from it. Keep having fun and letting us fans share in it.
I hate to say it but I think you have a magnum 318 there I have never seen a 360 with flat top pistons they usually have a dish piston, unless they arent factory
Yup. The shop crane,aka, the cherry picker. Designed for the express purpose of lifting large, heavy, and bulky items. But frequently and inadvertently used to test the tensile strength of whatever component you neglected to detach prior to lifting.
Going to be fun watching this one come together. I think you should put Hazzard County Police emblems on the doors as a tribute to the Dukes Of Hazzard
You’re doing a outstanding good job really love watch you’re video can’t wait to see the new engine inside the dodge diplomat my father use to own one greetings from Arizona
Be sure to change your rear end gears to something closer to 3.21-1 those things have 2.21 gears back there. That's why they have no guts when you accelerate. Think about it. Or find a good 8.75 rearend.
Excellent video Dylan :) yes you have better luck on new motor also if rad be rebuilt be awesome to if got put new should be not to pricey $ to buy new and rebuilt transmission should go planning too! Looking forward more videos too!
Dylan I am definitely looking forward to this series. It is a nice car I am looking forward to the next episode. This will be a fun build. Keep up the great work I hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving
Hi Dylan, I really enjoy your channel whenever something new is posted. My question for today is, did get any formal schooling or training on what you do?
Case Seal that Plenum Gasket plate on your intake manifold. They blow those gaskets, and your going to need more than a good gasket on a turbo magnum v8
Jake is gone, but Elwood would be thrilled to see their old "blues mobile" back in action. Just make sure that turbo 360 is boosted enough to keep up and hopefully out do their old 440 blues mobile.
Just an FYI, the late Diplomat/Gran Fury squad cars had roller lifters and a different cam as compared to the civilian car version. And with that, some had 2BBLs and others had 4BBLs. They also had 8/14 Sure Grip with 2.90 gears as opposed to 7 1/4 with open 2.20 gears for civilian cars. And the 4bbl cars got a 727 vs the 2bbl cars that got the 904.
Those cop wheels look great on that diplomat. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to see that bad boy run. You're gonna need that AC in the south, and I'm a Louisiana boy from New Orleans, where mosquitoes love singing in your ear, while the sun and humidity love kissing on your neck.
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Hotrod had a 318 build into a 392 cubic inch monster using magnum heads. The cam was a bit lopey but it was a super street motor. The thing made gobs of torque. Try looking it up as we followed the build to a tee and zero decked the block. It was in a 4 door diplomat and it was one of the fastest cars of that type I ever drove.
Only 26?!? Our late brothersnail somehow _unalived_ himself at 26... just a little over 26 years ago... Gah, we be old...
Awesome, just bought one!
I am glad you mentioned the wallet placement and how it can cause back problems. My chiropractor told me to never carry in back pocket for the exact reason you said. Thanks for the police car videos,these are going to be interesting.
I’m so jealous of the guys who could binge watch this in a few months, love the content bro, keep it rollin!
Thank you!
Don't be jealous, it gets to a point where you've seen it all and end up waiting for the new episodes to come out 😄
Broooooo same
To be fair the last 4 videos have been engine videos so just watch one episode because the content has become repetitive.
@@andrewmeadows2596 you do understand what the channel is about don't you?
DROVE ONE OF THESE AS A TAXI FROM SANTA CRUZ CA TO SOUTHSHORE LAKE TAHOE--ON THE WAY BACK THE DAMN THING WOULD STOP RUNNING EVERY 50 MILES OR SO--WRAPPED A RAG AROUND THE COIL AND POURED WATER ON IT --MADE IT ALL THE WAY BACK--NEVER DID FIND OUT THE REAL CAUSE--NICE CAR TO DRIVE--CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS ONE SCREAM--LOVE THE SHOW --KUDOS
Hey Dylan, that cam and lifters are junk. The pitting you see is metal that has flaked off, so it's not a casting defect. Looks like a fun project, can't wait to see how it turns out.
I was a floor installer for 17 years, after I got burnt out on that I ran 6 tire shops for 10 years. One thing that works pretty good for me is a TENS unit maybe you should try it it has helped me very well.
5:10 for some reason I instantly grew some pork chop side burns while that funky music played
My grandpa used to have a diplomat. It was tan with tan interior. Brings back some good ole memories!! Excited about the turbo build.
Keep up the great work Dylan! Can’t wait to see the turbo V8!👍🏻😃
Looking for a4bbl air cleaner single inlet for one of these cars. My 1988 grand fury has a duel snorkel one that got swapped in.
One thing you quickly learn when pulling any engine is the tensile strength of whatever you forgot to disconnect! I'll be following this project for certain! Concerning the A/C in the car, by all means try to save it! The present refrigerant E134a can be a drop in replacement for the old R12. You will probably have to replace any O rings on the lines with the correct ones for 134...the good ones are identified by being green in color. Having lived in the South most of my life, A/C was a must! I hosted a friend from Michigan one fall, and he thought a four speed with air conditioning was really odd! I thought his black charger 2.2 with no air was one of the poorest choices...each to his own!
Now to watch the newest engine install...........great.
This is very nice to follow. I know there already are some new episodes about this car but i will watch them from the beginning. And don’t skip anything
Man I’ve got an 89 Dakota sport 4x4 and I’ve been wanting to 318 swap it for the longest I have no idea where to start tho it’s really encouraging to watch you just jump right in
Dylan, see if you can locate the chrome trim rings for the wheels.
They match the hubcaps perfectly.
I've been watching your videos for a while now, I'm truly impressed with all you do-- I'm glad you have the energy and interest in showing this to us. I truly love this stuff!!
i Have been noticing a new edge Mustang in the background of the past few videos and believe i saw the stock wheels to it in this video. cant wait to see what you are doing with that new edge!
This is gonna be a awesome build
The Police Dodge turbo V8 is a great project, looking forward for coming episodes of it 😃👍
Just a word or three of encouragement for the magnum. I bought a ram 1500 a few years ago to do overlanding stuff with and use as a project for articles. Just imagine all the owner abuse possible- popped frost plugs from straight water, bad balancer, cracked heads, etc.. It's a very tough engine. Mine had over 300k miles and still had cross hatching on the cylinders with no ridge. I put a set of eq heads on it and it's now one of the most reliable things I've owned. I've been looking for a rwd car body to put a magnum in just to see what it will do as a good practical long hauler engine.
Now I want to buy a Diplomat. haha.
thank you for your joy doses, i love watching your series, from Saudi Arabia
Dylan, I can’t believe you have achieved so much in just 26 years! Keep on rocking man. You certainly have a gift.
My ol man bought a 83 diplomat with a 318 set up just like the one u have back in 88, here in MN we had to have ur car inspection process done like once a year and that's when my dad was informed that there was like 3 cadillac converter in his dual exhaust system, he would also like to flip the air cover upside down and womp on it and let the 4 barrel do it thing, that was a very fun car back when I was a kid, awesome vid and looking forward to this build u got going on here🤘
Pretty rare old Mopar worth saving.
Always bringing that good content and those funky jams, keep on Dylan!
Kenny with H&H motors in Loudon TN can make that old motor sing. Now that's a fact. He is awesome and a retired GM mechanic.
That thing is going to be fun
I'm very impressed with the work your doing..👍👍👏👏
Looking like you’re getting it the way you want it. Thank you Dylan for sharing!
Admittedly, I’ve only ever personally looked at a few different sets of LA magnum cylinder heads. But every one I looked at were cracked. I know budget is always an issue, but if I were you I think I’d try to find a different set of heads for that thing. I think it’d save you a bunch of trouble down the road. Even if you don’t go for a set of aftermarket aluminum heads, a set of J’s would be a better option imo. Remember, under boost your head casting isn’t going to matter nearly as much as if it were n/a. Looking forward to seeing this build! 👍
Love the videos bud,been following along for awhile. Your engine has flat tops and in the magnum world means 318 not a 360. Might want to double check cuz I ran into this before myself. I hope this helps you out.
I said same thing lol I ran into this issue as well with 2 of mine
You should be able to run the stock lifters with an aftermarket cam, especially with yours being low miles. I put a 318 magnum in my 68 Dart that had close to 200,000 miles on it, and all I did to it was put new bearings in the bottom end, slap a new cam and timing set in, as well as servicing the heads. The cam I put in was a Comp Cams XR274, it has .534/.538 lift, its been running for about a year now and still runs strong, doesn't even smoke. Magnum small blocks are awesome.
At your age I am bum founded but as a fellow Tennessee boy I am proud of you and LOVE your videos. Son keep it up
I was a quarry equipment builder in a steel fab shop for around six years. I built large truck beds, and rock crushing plants in Pa. I started there when I was 21 by the time I was 30 I had lower back problems. Today at 57 I still have some back problems but it is not as bad as it was now that I pick things up properly, and don't picl up things that is almost my body weight.
love the video, can't wait to see the build...I do believe that the older style timing cover will fit the magnum block, however I believe you sacrifice the serpentine belt system if you do so...whichever way you go, I'll be interested to see the final result...love these old square body mopars... I'd like to see you get a good ole "C" body.
I want that car so much !!! Keep it coming man !!
That looks like a 5.2 not a 5.9 by the pistons. 5.9's had a dishes piston and the 5.2 had flat tops.
I thought the same thing. Balancer looked like a 5.2 as well.
So its just a newer style 318 then?
Would have been interesting to go with one of the 3.5 high output V6s they put in the new chargers as well for this build. Excited to see how it turns out!
Hey Dylan thank you for the video I enjoyed it and look forward to the next one too
very excited to see you finally paint a car
I've stripped a pile of magnums and I've seen the factory cams once in a while like that but close inspection of the lifters and make sure the rollers are smooth moving is all.
I'm astonished to learn that police vehicles in 1986 had 318s in them. We had 2 former police cars many years ago. A 1970 Plymouth Fury and a 1973 Plymouth Satellite. They both had 440s in them. Extremely well built cars, they were. I enjoyed the video as always!
Hey Dylan, I love all the cars you've worked on in your videos. It's been a while since I last watched, so I'm rewatching previous videos for a refresher. I am receiving a 1963 Chevrolet C10 short bed stepside pickup and it hasnt run since 2000. This will be my first project vehicle and I was wondering what methods are recommended in order to get the engine to turn over. I hope you have a great time continuing your work
Happy thanksgiven Dylan
Dylan I would've absolutely have kept that NV4500 trans with the 360 Magnum. That is a very highly sought after combination. I've told you this 103 times now, but I had a 1984 Dodge Ramcharger that had a 360 LA engine with an A727 trans with a NP-208 transfer case. I was dealing with vapor lock through the ThermoQuad until I yanked the whole swap and installed a 360 Magnum. I used the original 727 and transfer case, and I was able to wire it up and install an in-tank fuel pump and it ran great and pulled really hard. It felt more powerful than the LA and more linear powerband, but most importantly, it started every time and ran for hours without vapor locking. Sadly I scrapped it because the body was shot due to rust. Thanks Pennsylvania! I loved that truck. I really wish that I would've taken the time to replace the lower panels and bodyworked them in properly.
That music is just funky enough
Hey Dylan keep up the good work I'll be watching the videos you working on the old dodge police car make it move with the wind and put ac in it I can't wait to see it repainted and looking sweet I like older cop cars there better than today's cop cars be safe and hope you and your family along with everyone else please have a great Thanksgiving and Christmas and a happy new year and God bless
watching you work on that makes me miss my old Plymouth cop car I had I wish I still had the thing but I still have it`s heart sitting in my 1981 short box D100 the thing is still running strong
Love the 70s sound of the music!!😊 great video!
May edelbrock can send you a proflo 4 efi system with the manifold dist. Wiring t-body injectors rails everything but the pump and get a tank for the dip with the pump built in. Ecm is ready to handle boost and or nos.
Looks Clean In The Crankcase👍
Great stuff! Keep it rollin!
Great pick those 360s are absolute work horses.
Thanks Dylan . Loved the Vid. God bless my brother.
8:29
Elwood:
Sh*t.
Jake:
What?
Elwood:
Rollers...
Jake:
No.
Elwood:
Yeah.
Jake:
Sh*t.
Great Job Dylan , It's A Fun Rebuild , Love Your Videos !!!
The cast just above the cam. The "kidney bean holes" look like they could use a bur bit. That is a nasty cast edge, could the cam "damage" be from that.
Another fine job well done
Enjoying the show, my grandparents had one of these (non-police version) out of Marion, OH, I should have bought it from them, I think it had a 318 also.
This dodge police car is gonna be wild!! Can’t wait to see the results!
Amazing car amazing content thank u Dylan mc
Thank you for sharing Dylan
You need to put your winch at the far end of your lift for when you have cars that don't want to pull themselves or don't run to make it easier to get them up the ramp and on the lift, just a suggestion lol
Looking forward to this, always loved these cars
Enjoying the progress, good video
I wish you would finish some of your projects a little more before jumping on to the next one. Is the 58 ever coming back? What happened to the Monaco? Or the big block truck?
Another satisfying video episode Dylan.
Been a fan for long time. Love to see you getting back to regular content. Love your new shop and all the good stuff coming from it. Keep having fun and letting us fans share in it.
Awsome build this going too be😎🔥👌
Enjoying this series👏
This brings back the memories. We had a fleet of that year Dodge. Great car to patrol in.
Ring gaps need to be opened up and head stud upgrade if your going to boost is highly recommended
I hate to say it but I think you have a magnum 318 there I have never seen a 360 with flat top pistons they usually have a dish piston, unless they arent factory
Yup. The shop crane,aka, the cherry picker. Designed for the express purpose of lifting large, heavy, and bulky items. But frequently and inadvertently used to test the tensile strength of whatever component you neglected to detach prior to lifting.
Going to be fun watching this one come together. I think you should put Hazzard County Police emblems on the doors as a tribute to the Dukes Of Hazzard
Good vid, gonna be great watching the next ones
You’re doing a outstanding good job really love watch you’re video can’t wait to see the new engine inside the dodge diplomat my father use to own one greetings from Arizona
Thank you for the feedback
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Love late 70's to early 90's cop cars. Super excited to see this build to the end.
Thank you for the feedback
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Love the build I used to have a 85 fith avenue
This is awesome, Subscribed💯
Love to see thats things💪💪 i can't wait for the episode 2..good luck!!
Be sure to change your rear end gears to something closer to 3.21-1 those things have 2.21 gears back there. That's why they have no guts when you accelerate. Think about it. Or find a good 8.75 rearend.
Getter done that’s awesome!
I love your videos and these old boxy things
Go on man, so interesting to watch! Thank you and stay safe.
Excellent video Dylan :) yes you have better luck on new motor also if rad be rebuilt be awesome to if got put new should be not to pricey $ to buy new and rebuilt transmission should go planning too! Looking forward more videos too!
This is such a cool project. It's going to surprise some people I bet!
Dylan I am definitely looking forward to this series. It is a nice car I am looking forward to the next episode. This will be a fun build.
Keep up the great work I hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving
Hi Dylan, I really enjoy your channel whenever something new is posted. My question for today is, did get any formal schooling or training on what you do?
Case Seal that Plenum Gasket plate on your intake manifold. They blow those gaskets, and your going to need more than a good gasket on a turbo magnum v8
this is gonna be fun
Awesome video, time lapse music reminds me of starsky and hutch lol
Jake is gone, but Elwood would be thrilled to see their old "blues mobile" back in action. Just make sure that turbo 360 is boosted enough to keep up and hopefully out do their old 440 blues mobile.
Man I’ve always wanted one of these and to turbo it. I’m definitely subscribing
Love the 70’s CHIPS rescue music.👍🏾
Just an FYI, the late Diplomat/Gran Fury squad cars had roller lifters and a different cam as compared to the civilian car version. And with that, some had 2BBLs and others had 4BBLs. They also had 8/14 Sure Grip with 2.90 gears as opposed to 7 1/4 with open 2.20 gears for civilian cars. And the 4bbl cars got a 727 vs the 2bbl cars that got the 904.
My 1988 got a a999 tranny . it is the the best a904 with lock up and 4bbl. Ex state troopers car.😊
These videos are always good. Keep it coming..
Little Indiana is to adorable @Dylan McCool
The Diplomat is going to be a slick ride when it's done
I use cat litter mixed with little saw dust free from local saw mill it's a lot cheaper than floor dry and works pretty good
This is going to be epic 👌🏻💥
Those cop wheels look great on that diplomat. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to see that bad boy run. You're gonna need that AC in the south, and I'm a Louisiana boy from New Orleans, where mosquitoes love singing in your ear, while the sun and humidity love kissing on your neck.