Backwards pistons, shaved blocks, and lightened cranks! Just like my buddies dad in high school that taught all of us as much as we were willing to do. Love it!
Hey Uncle Tony, I love the slants. There were plenty here in Australia when I was a kid & there are still a fair few running around today. My dad & had them in all his cars & one in an old Dodge truck he drove for work. I'm so looking forward to this build, the lessons & the simple explanations & reasons why you do it. It's the little tips & secrets that you give & the no bullshit way you present the show that keeps me & I'd say most everyone else coming back. Cheers guys & keep up the excellent work.
I’ve always heard that the AU slants where slightly different than the US slants. Several years ago I had privilege to go to Sidney as we where leaving a grabbed a bunch of car mags at the airport unfortunately they had a bunch of 4cyl stuff in them. But what they where doing to them was insane.
james mendyk hahaha they will have a go at anything. The Ford followers here love the 6 cylinder BARRA motor, they’re pulling big numbers from them. A mate of mine had one in his work ute & it was putting out 550 kilowatts (737.5) hp at wheels. Australians abbreviate every word, a ute is a utility vehicle, his was the size of a late 70’s El Camino. As in the US the LS gets a lot of attention & now the Hemi is finding its way in a lot of older Australian Mopars. Cheers👍🏻
I'm personally glad we replaced it with the Hemi 6. Get the best of both worlds to meet your taste. Plenty of slants still around for those who do love them.
Franc Furian NZ full contact speedway stock cars all used to run slants.We had our share of slant Valiants too.But the Aussie Valiant hemi six was the go.The last great Aussie 6 the Ford Barra.
I gotta tell ya U.T. - I'm liking your projects, and how straight up you are about this stuff. I'm (also) an elder, burp exhaust fumes, built and raced damn near everything with wheels and an engine, and bleed motor oil - and it does me good to see someone keeping the faith! Aces Tony!, you're all about real - not a pretender, well done!
It's great that you show how to build cars without having to spend oneself into oblivion, not only that but also what's really necessary in building a truly fun and usable car.
Probably more in the mopar camp than most. I know talking about this kind of stuff in the chevy world will catch you a ton of flack. Before I had to part out and scrap my f body I had plans for working over the 350 with a few things like ported vortec beads and a slew of secondhand parts, the heads in particular caught me some harsh criticism! I figured I could get them all day for 25 bucks a pop, port them by hand and modify whatever manifold I ended up with to fit. The criticisms started with how dumb that was because for just a bit more than what they thought that would cost I could order fresh tecs online, and for a little more than that I could step up to some iron performance heads and a bit more some basic aluminum heads. Before I knew it I was being told that my budget beater 350 absolutely needed a set of 2000 dollar alloy heads and all the attendant hardware or I might as well sell the car! I don't know about some people, but I do this because I love it. Even if it was noble a few bucks more to have someone send me a box of clean parts the thought of building a car like that leaves me cold.
@@DrewLSsix I was just telling a friend at work about that same thing, cept it was from 20 years ago when I was building a Ford small block. Basically, until you build it to the point you can't drive it on the street anymore because it needs a 4000 RPM stall converter("lol, why would you run a stick? they are sooo slooow") and you can't leave a stop light without the engine going ape and redlineing so it doesn't snub out..... yeah until you hit that point, you are stupid for not spending " just a little more". The internet is so full of good advice! in my situation, i was swapping a 351W into a 302 car. I wanted this for the significant increase in power while still being very smoothly delivered, because I drove the car to work 6 days a week for 8 months of the year. All I got was "that's so stupid, just build the 302.... if you do this this and this it will be even more powerful" yadayadayada until pretty soon I was supposed to put a reverse valve body C4 auto in and a turbo kit 20 posts later as they all fought amongst themselves. I just asked them what kind of drag radials I was supposed to buy for my commuter car and told them thanks for nothing.
@@steelhorsecountry5245 I beg to differ. Look into sloppy mechanics for example. Make great power with largely stock LS based truck engines all day long, very much budget oriented and making alot more power than any NA carb stuff could ever dream of for the HP per dollar. Tons of people are doing it thank to Matt from sloppy among others and doing alot of it at home in their driveway, with second hand parts, oem parts, cheap Chinese parts etc.
@@DrewLSsix I don't know who was criticizing you, but I'm a Chevy guy for over 40 years. And the vortec head is the best flowing pre LS head Chevy ever made. They are idiots for criticizing you, vortecs out flow alot of aftermarket aluminum heads straight out of the junkyard. But now if going fast cheap is all your about the junkyard LS is the way to go. But if you already have a old school 350 block and want a killer cheap street tourqe monster, the vortecs are the only way to go. But personally I only run my old school big block Chevy engines, more smiles to the miles. Build what you want and tell all the hot rod magazine keyboard mechanics to kiss you ass.
This is a bad ass idea! It’s so cool to learn the little tricks and tips even if I never build a slant six the same ideas will apply to anything. It’s also nice to see a project like this that isn’t stupid expensive. I know I’m not the only one who can’t wait for the next episode!
Eagerly awaiting this one! I have had multiple slant sixes over the years. My favorite was a 73 Dart Sport. I used to drool over the parts in the Direct Connection catalog that I couldn't afford (I was just out of high school in 87). I always wanted to build one! This will be an awesome series, UT! The only time I ever got busted street racing was in that car! I was racing a guy with 250 cid straight 6 in a Chevy Nova. According to the cop, I was actually pulling ahead when we passed him! I was super lucky that the trooper ended up being our next door neighbor and he never turned the tickets in! That was close! :D
Just wanna say thanks for sharing all your knowledge/insight on the slant 6. I have my grandfathers 83 d150 with factory 225 slant 6 and I’m gonna be starting a rebuild on it soon despite all the skeptics pushing me to LS swap it but I’m gonna hold strong and stick with my slant 6. Keep putting out info on these engines!
AM Radio I believe it really caught on with the burnout video because the first time I seen it and he neutral dropped it I though this guy must not know much about automatics but then he did it like 8 more times in the video and I though ok this guy is smart and knows a lot about mopars so I started watching his channel all the time Because i always thought neutral drop=broke trans but he just sends it and I was like wow I need to follow this guy on everything It blows my mind about how you can do them 727 torqueflights ive watched 1969 road tests of 69 chargers 440 727 cars and the guy in it neutral dropped it like 4 times so now I’m gonna go get a roadrunner ASAP
It grew fast because it’s good and uncle tony had vast knowledge and experience that all of us can benefit from. The guy has a PhD in mopars, it’s almost inhuman how much he knows about these cars
Thanks for keeping it real Tony. My old man drag raced the Midwest for years. I grew up at the track seeing all the big names. My all time favorite Ted Kramer. He ran a t-bucket alter with a straight six. A bad machine!
Keep up the great work Tony! I've been in the performance industry for most of my life down here in Australia and love the Slant. Looking forward to following this build. I've just purchased a really nice 62 Valiant (equiv to your 60 model), sporting a 225 and plan to do a 250hp street build backed by the factory 904 combo.
Having a Slant6 68 Dart and actually having Canyon road to exploit, was Awesome.. my Girl and I have Twins both Original slant6 Darts but mine is now 318, hers will out corner mine hands down.. And agreed with the other Comment Build it.. peace fellow Nephew
I felt the same way 20 years ago. I’ve always had 318s, 340, and 360s and now wouldn’t mind having a Slant Six because they are cool and I’ve never owned one.
I wish I lived back east near Uncle Tony, I would be hanging out every weekend helping build and wrench and most importantly gain knowledge from that big brain of his. 👍👍
I'm excited abt project. I told you before I love the slant six. I think the most reliable engine ever built. I love the Chevy straight six too. I built those with cams and four barrels. Keep video s coming.
This is the perfect time to show PRE-MACHINE BLOCK TIPS....... Grinding away sharp edges and all the slag. Opening up oil passages and coolant passages. Getting more oil to the crank bearings. Opening up, cleaning and easing the oil pump and it's inlet/outlet. Shaving the block and why. This should be a great series!!!
Always Great Boss.. my Girl friend has been driving her "twin" of mine 68 more door Dart but hers is still Slant6, she asked me, so how do we make my Faster.. I showed her your intake set up.. Your influence is felt Everywhere thanks Always Boss and Oi oi oi
Tony , my last Commute to work car I bought to drive before I retired from the old North Assembly was a 1975 Dart Special edition with the leaning tower of power , Tony I still have her she's been a daily run about for 44 years she's a little rusty but she runs like Sofia Loren at a spaghetti dinner , I think she's going to outlive me . Most underrated engine we ever produced in my time at Chrysler.
I think what you're doing is great. I only knew one other guy back in the day who hopped up a Slant-Six, alot of his hypo stuff was hand-made, manifold for 3 2 barrel carbs, homemade header, his didn't have all the Hemi stuff yours has, and interestingly, his ride was a Dart too. He could never beat any of the traditional hot rods, but he did alright...great stuff!
You should talk to Bob Wright in Manitoba!!! He had Dodge engineers come up here to find out how he was getting such HP. Funny thing is that he told me that he wouldn't tell them.
Tony!........You are a bad ass! I already have mopar coursing through my veins. Literally, Dodge motor oil and metal shavings in my bloodstream. Watch unkle Tony and it gets embedded in your soul! Well done! Existing video and I look forward following this. You CAN run a tank on the slant six. So bottle rocket? DONE if your involved.
How about a Coronet? Drove a late '74 Coronet with the 3 on the tree, non-power steering for a few years, not a bad ride with the after-market air, gas mileage in the upper-mid twenties, lots of room and the 26 gallon tank from a V8 example gave it cruising range out the ass!
this really makes me want to go hot rodding again. I did know anything about the slant six cars until I started watching your videos (although I have owned tons of them back in the day in passenger cars.) The fastest my modified eliminator 4 cylinder car ever went was 11.66. I will be amazed if you can get this thing to even barely dip into the 11's. I also was involved (as a support person) in Pro-stock car and more recently in Pro-Stock motorcycle, but NHRA has become so big time and expensive and serious, it just got to be where it wasn't fun anymore. This really looks like something that could be fun! I have always loved the "oddball" cars. Anything that is way off the beaten path...Thanks for all the interesting videos!
The weight of this thing just blows my mind Tony, a real eye opener, that's a serious diet you put her on, makes my little Datsun with a v6 shoehorned in look like a heavy weight 😂
Can’t wait to see what you end up with! Also excited to see what Bottle Rocket ends up doing. I inherited a motor build, the man doing it passed away. Based on the parts he was on his way to one wicked BBC. I also had two old Ford trucks follow me home the last couple weeks so I’ll have a busy winter if work doesn’t get it the way! Best car channel there is. True blue collar ways without all the clickbait bullshit and throwing daddy’s money at stuff. Keep up the good work! If you ever need another set of experienced hands I’m always looking for an excuse to take time off and I know how to get to TN!
Very cool project. I believe I remember Steve magneto magnante building a 13 second aluminum block duster... Shit, 20 years ago? Maybe? Idk man I'm old. Good luck brother 💪👍👊
@@canabox7112 lol, dude it's been a while. I may have the magazine buried in my stash of hotrod magazine's in my basement though. Either way Steve is awesome. That dude forgot more about classic cars than most people know. And I'm pretty sure he put a little sauce (nitrous)on it to get it to run in the 13's. Still would surprise most people though.
Worked on a ton of those in 60's.............a bit tough to do points but after you get the hang, no problem.......thinking back, that was one tough engine, never had to do a valve job, even pull the head or timing chain..........was one of the most reliable 6 cylinders out there.............wish I had my 68 Chrysler 300....440.....torqueflite......a guy slammed me from behind as I was parking in front of my house, twisted the whole rear body.....parted it out.........loved those big Newport style bodys.........huge engines, huge power, just drop in first gear and hit the pedal to the floor.........tires would spin until you let off..............oh the days back then........
i love the idea and concept growing up in South Florida i spent a lot of time riding inmy Uncls Dodge Stepside pickup with 3 on the Tree a slant 6 and him pulling a 23 foot Aluminum hull boat around surprisingly the setup had enough power eve on the steeper boat ramps although often we move our heavy Scuba gear toward the tailgate to put more weight onthe rear wheels for traction that truck was a early 1970s 2 wheel drive he bought after his tour inVietnam as a Marine and needed a work truck when he came home to Louisianna ! BTW he beat the hell out of that truck and it was rolled over any late nights onhis way home from the bars numerous times but it kept going for over 20 years the only thing i remember being a pain was the shifting linkage jamming up that required some love taps with a ax handle behind the drivers seat LOL
Thanks Uncle Tony. Any Slant 6 build gets my attention. As far as crank weight differences in the 81-87 motors, does that mean faster and higher RPM’s?
I'd like a dime for every slant I rebuilt while at Caterpillar Indust. for forklifts. I loved it when one would come in and compared to other engines Cat used was rare. They, to me, were the best engine for small, medium , and lite/heavy, applications . Also very nice and e-z to convert to natural gas fuel. I always took the most pride in the tipped six over the others.
Listening to the logic you use regarding the attempts at weight reduction and fixing the crank to improve oil slinging I am curious; why not use abrasives to smooth out all of the unmachined cast surfaces?
Even if some strength is lost with the drilling of the holes, the strength to weight ratio is probably higher than stock, since so much weight has been taken out overall.
Slant 6 is a good motor . I remember seeing one on display at a dodge dealerships in the mid 70 d's that came out of a taxi that had 300.000 and no major work done to it but regular maintenance.
I recall a car magazine article on two, I think boxy jacked up Mopars that where street freaks doing 11:50s at the strip. Had to be around 1984ish? But those where big blocks, heh
I've got an old chevy 235/3-spd car. Not a dodge but same formula Tony is using. It's all stock, it's slow as hell. But It's fun in its own way to drive and I love it. I totally dig this build!
Cool man, love to see the hot slant stuff. Know anything about the Aussie Hemi sixes? Always found them fascinating but there is precious little information on them here in the states.
UT. You talked about cleaning up the crank. I hate extra on heads and blocks but I always feel like I'm doing something wrong... if you clean up the crank that won't cause any upset with balance and things like that? Thank you. Big fan. Junior's Auto!
Dude, you and your videos are sweet. I'm currently building a stroker for my mud truck in my back porch. I'm also getting a 64 amc rambler that was my great grandma's. All the things I learn come from guys like you. Thank you!
At my home track in Kearney Nebraska, one of the RMRW tracks, there was a slant 6 dart called the Buzzin Half Dozen that ran very low 12s. He was turning LOTS of RPM with that thing and managed to make it relatively consistent. He raced in Super Pro with the delay boxes, trans brakes, and other electronics, he was definitely having fun
Hi Uncle Tony, see aehy don't know about the USA however here in Australia the Chrysler plant had at minimum option to get every removable part from any Chrysler serial number stamped everything bar the rocker cover(s) and exhaust system see 1 thing always stamped was engine sumps to tell you whether or not the car had been bush-bashed the rocker covers not being stamped is a fishing trip.
I'm surprised it has a passenger side outside door handle at all. Must be a rule to pass tech.... no idea... can't remember. I haven't read a rule book for any class in years.
@@UncleTonysGarage what amuses me most is it's almost as bad as what me and my old man did to his 64 Polara. Stripped it down to a breeze, put back the minimum and then built the motor and trans. The only thing that bugs me is he died about the time i figured out why he was losing power when he first shifted into third (took about 500 to 1000 rpm for the motor to catch up). He never gave me a torque/horsepower sheet so i had to guess at the gears in the auto. I think the third gear was to high. After he passed away i just never had the heart to take it apart and fix it.
Since you talked about 6 cylinders I heard slant 6 was used in combines. So have you heard of the Hemi 6 215, 245 and 265 cubic inch from 1970 to 1981 Chrysler of Australia. Be cool if Hemi 6 head could be modified to fit the slant. The Hemi 245 almost looks like the Jeep 4.0 not sure if the same. Yeah, can't wait to see cool 😎 stuff coming to your channel!!!
Have you considered going to an EFI setup like the Fast EZ or Holley sniper? I don’t think it would add too much weight and on the fly changes would be beneficial.
Backwards pistons, shaved blocks, and lightened cranks! Just like my buddies dad in high school that taught all of us as much as we were willing to do. Love it!
Hey Uncle Tony, I love the slants. There were plenty here in Australia when I was a kid & there are still a fair few running around today. My dad & had them in all his cars & one in an old Dodge truck he drove for work. I'm so looking forward to this build, the lessons & the simple explanations & reasons why you do it. It's the little tips & secrets that you give & the no bullshit way you present the show that keeps me & I'd say most everyone else coming back.
Cheers guys & keep up the excellent work.
I’ve always heard that the AU slants where slightly different than the US slants. Several years ago I had privilege to go to Sidney as we where leaving a grabbed a bunch of car mags at the airport unfortunately they had a bunch of 4cyl stuff in them. But what they where doing to them was insane.
trillrif axegrindor yeah the car is built, I was referring to the new motor.
Cheers👍🏻
james mendyk hahaha they will have a go at anything. The Ford followers here love the 6 cylinder BARRA motor, they’re pulling big numbers from them. A mate of mine had one in his work ute & it was putting out 550 kilowatts (737.5) hp at wheels. Australians abbreviate every word, a ute is a utility vehicle, his was the size of a late 70’s El Camino. As in the US the LS gets a lot of attention & now the Hemi is finding its way in a lot of older Australian Mopars.
Cheers👍🏻
I'm personally glad we replaced it with the Hemi 6. Get the best of both worlds to meet your taste. Plenty of slants still around for those who do love them.
Franc Furian NZ full contact speedway stock cars all used to run slants.We had our share of slant Valiants too.But the Aussie Valiant hemi six was the go.The last great Aussie 6 the Ford Barra.
I had a slant 6 and it would run well in the single digits, but when I really put my foot down, it would get into the double digits, 20, 30, 40, etc.
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Uncle Tony, that's smart building!
Parts strong enough not to break, but not overly large to rob horse power. Very well done. Another great video!
I've always loved the sound of a slant six, it has that mean snarl. Can't wait to see the build up and eventually see that car ripping down the track!
I gotta tell ya U.T. -
I'm liking your projects, and how straight up you are about this stuff.
I'm (also) an elder, burp exhaust fumes, built and raced damn near everything with wheels and an engine, and bleed motor oil - and it does me good to see someone keeping the faith!
Aces Tony!, you're all about real - not a pretender, well done!
It's great that you show how to build cars without having to spend oneself into oblivion, not only that but also what's really necessary in building a truly fun and usable car.
I love the slant six, I have a 1961 R series 4 speed manual 225' 3.7L Plymouth Valiant. Still runs. Really enjoyed this video
Hands down the best how to channel for gear heads out there . No bullshit with Uncle Tony . Cheers
My old 1 barrel stock slant six was lucky to turn in a 30 second quarter mile, but it ran forever.
did you drill speed holes in your frame? lol
@@0xsergy is it considered cheating if you live in the rust belt?
@Motersickle Bum Hahaha.. yes you'll have time to think about, just how fast you thinking of going.. but I love my slant6... peace
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Never had that problem 30 sec is slow that motor was sick it can do better
That's Mopar Madness, nobody does this stuff anymore
Probably more in the mopar camp than most. I know talking about this kind of stuff in the chevy world will catch you a ton of flack. Before I had to part out and scrap my f body I had plans for working over the 350 with a few things like ported vortec beads and a slew of secondhand parts, the heads in particular caught me some harsh criticism! I figured I could get them all day for 25 bucks a pop, port them by hand and modify whatever manifold I ended up with to fit. The criticisms started with how dumb that was because for just a bit more than what they thought that would cost I could order fresh tecs online, and for a little more than that I could step up to some iron performance heads and a bit more some basic aluminum heads. Before I knew it I was being told that my budget beater 350 absolutely needed a set of 2000 dollar alloy heads and all the attendant hardware or I might as well sell the car!
I don't know about some people, but I do this because I love it. Even if it was noble a few bucks more to have someone send me a box of clean parts the thought of building a car like that leaves me cold.
Yeah today young teenagers are missing out on car build ups! It's harder today with these new car vs the old cars from the passed.
@@DrewLSsix I was just telling a friend at work about that same thing, cept it was from 20 years ago when I was building a Ford small block. Basically, until you build it to the point you can't drive it on the street anymore because it needs a 4000 RPM stall converter("lol, why would you run a stick? they are sooo slooow") and you can't leave a stop light without the engine going ape and redlineing so it doesn't snub out..... yeah until you hit that point, you are stupid for not spending " just a little more". The internet is so full of good advice!
in my situation, i was swapping a 351W into a 302 car. I wanted this for the significant increase in power while still being very smoothly delivered, because I drove the car to work 6 days a week for 8 months of the year. All I got was "that's so stupid, just build the 302.... if you do this this and this it will be even more powerful" yadayadayada until pretty soon I was supposed to put a reverse valve body C4 auto in and a turbo kit 20 posts later as they all fought amongst themselves. I just asked them what kind of drag radials I was supposed to buy for my commuter car and told them thanks for nothing.
@@steelhorsecountry5245 I beg to differ. Look into sloppy mechanics for example. Make great power with largely stock LS based truck engines all day long, very much budget oriented and making alot more power than any NA carb stuff could ever dream of for the HP per dollar. Tons of people are doing it thank to Matt from sloppy among others and doing alot of it at home in their driveway, with second hand parts, oem parts, cheap Chinese parts etc.
@@DrewLSsix I don't know who was criticizing you, but I'm a Chevy guy for over 40 years. And the vortec head is the best flowing pre LS head Chevy ever made. They are idiots for criticizing you, vortecs out flow alot of aftermarket aluminum heads straight out of the junkyard. But now if going fast cheap is all your about the junkyard LS is the way to go. But if you already have a old school 350 block and want a killer cheap street tourqe monster, the vortecs are the only way to go. But personally I only run my old school big block Chevy engines, more smiles to the miles. Build what you want and tell all the hot rod magazine keyboard mechanics to kiss you ass.
This is my kind of build. 11 seconds is an incredible number for this engine.
I can't wait.
This is a bad ass idea! It’s so cool to learn the little tricks and tips even if I never build a slant six the same ideas will apply to anything. It’s also nice to see a project like this that isn’t stupid expensive. I know I’m not the only one who can’t wait for the next episode!
Eagerly awaiting this one! I have had multiple slant sixes over the years. My favorite was a 73 Dart Sport. I used to drool over the parts in the Direct Connection catalog that I couldn't afford (I was just out of high school in 87). I always wanted to build one! This will be an awesome series, UT!
The only time I ever got busted street racing was in that car! I was racing a guy with 250 cid straight 6 in a Chevy Nova. According to the cop, I was actually pulling ahead when we passed him! I was super lucky that the trooper ended up being our next door neighbor and he never turned the tickets in! That was close! :D
When I was running Mopars we changed the Direct Connection logo to Correct Direction. I really enjoy your series.
Just wanna say thanks for sharing all your knowledge/insight on the slant 6. I have my grandfathers 83 d150 with factory 225 slant 6 and I’m gonna be starting a rebuild on it soon despite all the skeptics pushing me to LS swap it but I’m gonna hold strong and stick with my slant 6. Keep putting out info on these engines!
I can’t believe how fast this channel grew. Congrats. So close to 100k!
AM Radio I believe it really caught on with the burnout video because the first time I seen it and he neutral dropped it I though this guy must not know much about automatics but then he did it like 8 more times in the video and I though ok this guy is smart and knows a lot about mopars so I started watching his channel all the time
Because i always thought neutral drop=broke trans but he just sends it and I was like wow I need to follow this guy on everything
It blows my mind about how you can do them 727 torqueflights ive watched 1969 road tests of 69 chargers 440 727 cars and the guy in it neutral dropped it like 4 times so now I’m gonna go get a roadrunner ASAP
AM Radio uncle Tony is a interesting d00d 😁 he's always up to something old school
It grew fast because it’s good and uncle tony had vast knowledge and experience that all of us can benefit from. The guy has a PhD in mopars, it’s almost inhuman how much he knows about these cars
Uncle tony also know a lot about Christmas lights
@@swamprat9637 You mean how to hang'm?
Thanks for keeping it real Tony. My old man drag raced the Midwest for years. I grew up at the track seeing all the big names. My all time favorite Ted Kramer. He ran a t-bucket alter with a straight six. A bad machine!
I’m not a molar guy, but I watch every video. When GM information comes on its great.
Thanks for your channel
Bicuspid for you, huh?
Keep up the great work Tony! I've been in the performance industry for most of my life down here in Australia and love the Slant. Looking forward to following this build. I've just purchased a really nice 62 Valiant (equiv to your 60 model), sporting a 225 and plan to do a 250hp street build backed by the factory 904 combo.
I always wanted a Dart with a hopped up slant 6, disc brakes and sway bars!
Build it!
Having a Slant6 68 Dart and actually having Canyon road to exploit, was Awesome.. my Girl and I have Twins both Original slant6 Darts but mine is now 318, hers will out corner mine hands down.. And agreed with the other Comment Build it.. peace fellow Nephew
I felt the same way 20 years ago. I’ve always had 318s, 340, and 360s and now wouldn’t mind having a Slant Six because they are cool and I’ve never owned one.
Where are these slant sixes that travel in the 9 seconds..
Please show us these car Unc Tone...
@@neale.kaufman5168 th-cam.com/video/ZPm0POxQuNk/w-d-xo.html
I'm excited about this. Couple badass builds combined with the culmination of the original. Inspiring.
Easily the Best Mopar channel right now!!!!!!
That’s gonna be a good project Uncle Tony. No big expectations here, just rock n roll. I can’t wait!
“How dedicated are you to going fast?”
*drills holes in control arm*
Leave bolts out of K member, all it does is hold the front end up til launch then drops away like shuttle boosters lol.
I wish I lived back east near Uncle Tony, I would be hanging out every weekend helping build and wrench and most importantly gain knowledge from that big brain of his. 👍👍
Awesome Tony! I'm going to really enjoy following this build, and whatever she can do on the track. Should be loads of fun!
I'm excited abt project. I told you before I love the slant six. I think the most reliable engine ever built. I love the Chevy straight six too. I built those with cams and four barrels. Keep video s coming.
This is the perfect time to show PRE-MACHINE BLOCK TIPS....... Grinding away sharp edges and all the slag. Opening up oil passages and coolant passages. Getting more oil to the crank bearings. Opening up, cleaning and easing the oil pump and it's inlet/outlet. Shaving the block and why. This should be a great series!!!
It is amazing to see someone giving some love to an odd engine. Very cool
Always Great Boss.. my Girl friend has been driving her "twin" of mine 68 more door Dart but hers is still Slant6, she asked me, so how do we make my Faster.. I showed her your intake set up.. Your influence is felt Everywhere thanks Always Boss and Oi oi oi
Now this is going to be fun to watch. I've always thought the slant 6 is a very cool engine
This is going to be another super interesting series of videos I can't wait to see!
Tony , my last Commute to work car I bought to drive before I retired from the old North Assembly was a 1975 Dart Special edition with the leaning tower of power , Tony I still have her she's been a daily run about for 44 years she's a little rusty but she runs like Sofia Loren at a spaghetti dinner , I think she's going to outlive me . Most underrated engine we ever produced in my time at Chrysler.
I think what you're doing is great. I only knew one other guy back in the day who hopped up a Slant-Six, alot of his hypo stuff was hand-made, manifold for 3 2 barrel carbs, homemade header, his didn't have all the Hemi stuff yours has, and interestingly, his ride was a Dart too. He could never beat any of the traditional hot rods, but he did alright...great stuff!
You should talk to Bob Wright in Manitoba!!! He had Dodge engineers come up here to find out how he was getting such HP. Funny thing is that he told me that he wouldn't tell them.
So cool! Thanks for the videos Tony, I always feel like I'm learning watching them!
Thumbs up for the edits you guys are getting good keep up the great work guys
Another nice sharing Tony and Kathy.. an 11 something time ticket with a slant 6 would be something to see. Best Wishes.
Can't wait to hear this engine running, I 6's have such a nice sound to them.
I had two of these, my first cars, both '62 dodge darts. Great engine... thanks Tony
Mr. Horton your mum's cat is wet, fat, and tasty 😋.
Damn it Tony, your gonna make me change my mind about putting a 360 in my 68 cuda. It’s a /6 already and I do have a 83 truck with a /6 and 4speed.
Tony!........You are a bad ass! I already have mopar coursing through my veins. Literally, Dodge motor oil and metal shavings in my bloodstream. Watch unkle Tony and it gets embedded in your soul! Well done! Existing video and I look forward following this. You CAN run a tank on the slant six. So bottle rocket? DONE if your involved.
Damn you UT! You're making me want to build a slant six! I have an 81-87 motor in my '64 Valiant four door. already .
How about a Coronet? Drove a late '74 Coronet with the 3 on the tree, non-power steering for a few years, not a bad ride with the after-market air, gas mileage in the upper-mid twenties, lots of room and the 26 gallon tank from a V8 example gave it cruising range out the ass!
Gonna be an awesome build, great video uncle Tony. Cant wait to get our hands dirty!👍
this really makes me want to go hot rodding again. I did know anything about the slant six cars until I started watching your videos (although I have owned tons of them back in the day in passenger cars.) The fastest my modified eliminator 4 cylinder car ever went was 11.66. I will be amazed if you can get this thing to even barely dip into the 11's. I also was involved (as a support person) in Pro-stock car and more recently in Pro-Stock motorcycle, but NHRA has become so big time and expensive and serious, it just got to be where it wasn't fun anymore. This really looks like something that could be fun! I have always loved the "oddball" cars. Anything that is way off the beaten path...Thanks for all the interesting videos!
Man you are getting very close to the 100K Subscriber level! Nice Job! Keep up the great Content, I am a huge fan over here!
I really great information about how you shave mass out of the engine and rotating assembly
The weight of this thing just blows my mind Tony, a real eye opener, that's a serious diet you put her on, makes my little Datsun with a v6 shoehorned in look like a heavy weight 😂
Freeze plugs. Lug at the steering pump bracket. Love you T and Uncle Kathy
Can’t wait to see what you end up with! Also excited to see what Bottle Rocket ends up doing.
I inherited a motor build, the man doing it passed away. Based on the parts he was on his way to one wicked BBC. I also had two old Ford trucks follow me home the last couple weeks so I’ll have a busy winter if work doesn’t get it the way!
Best car channel there is. True blue collar ways without all the clickbait bullshit and throwing daddy’s money at stuff. Keep up the good work!
If you ever need another set of experienced hands I’m always looking for an excuse to take time off and I know how to get to TN!
Very cool project. I believe I remember Steve magneto magnante building a 13 second aluminum block duster... Shit, 20 years ago? Maybe? Idk man I'm old. Good luck brother 💪👍👊
@@canabox7112 I think it was a low 13 second car. Been a while.
@@canabox7112 lol, dude it's been a while. I may have the magazine buried in my stash of hotrod magazine's in my basement though. Either way Steve is awesome. That dude forgot more about classic cars than most people know. And I'm pretty sure he put a little sauce (nitrous)on it to get it to run in the 13's. Still would surprise most people though.
Ive worked on alot of chevy inlines offerhuaser 4bbl intakes,headers,etc,cant wait to build up a mopar slant 6 though
Excited to see it all done. I just got my self a 63 dart with a 225. Maybe it will be this cool one day.
Worked on a ton of those in 60's.............a bit tough to do points but after you get the hang, no problem.......thinking back, that was one tough engine, never had to do a valve job, even pull the head or timing chain..........was one of the most reliable 6 cylinders out there.............wish I had my 68 Chrysler 300....440.....torqueflite......a guy slammed me from behind as I was parking in front of my house, twisted the whole rear body.....parted it out.........loved those big Newport style bodys.........huge engines, huge power, just drop in first gear and hit the pedal to the floor.........tires would spin until you let off..............oh the days back then........
Looking forward to this project as now it's going to start getting cold here in the Northeast and there's not much to look forward to car related
1973 B100 strong box 225 slant 6 over 100 mph beltway back way to Cockeysville MD Blair witch minor rehabilitation center.
i love the idea and concept growing up in South Florida i spent a lot of time riding inmy Uncls Dodge Stepside pickup with 3 on the Tree a slant 6 and him pulling a 23 foot Aluminum hull boat around surprisingly the setup had enough power eve on the steeper boat ramps although often we move our heavy Scuba gear toward the tailgate to put more weight onthe rear wheels for traction that truck was a early 1970s 2 wheel drive he bought after his tour inVietnam as a Marine and needed a work truck when he came home to Louisianna ! BTW he beat the hell out of that truck and it was rolled over any late nights onhis way home from the bars numerous times but it kept going for over 20 years the only thing i remember being a pain was the shifting linkage jamming up that required some love taps with a ax handle behind the drivers seat LOL
Thanks Uncle Tony. Any Slant 6 build gets my attention. As far as crank weight differences in the 81-87 motors, does that mean faster and higher RPM’s?
Less weight to spin up
After cleaning up the crank. I hope your going to have a shop balance it!!
I'd like a dime for every slant I rebuilt while at Caterpillar Indust. for forklifts. I loved it when one would come in and compared to other engines Cat used was rare. They, to me, were the best engine for small, medium , and lite/heavy, applications . Also very nice and e-z to convert to natural gas fuel. I always took the most pride in the tipped six over the others.
Listening to the logic you use regarding the attempts at weight reduction and fixing the crank to improve oil slinging I am curious; why not use abrasives to smooth out all of the unmachined cast surfaces?
OMG LOL the weight reduction in the drilling of all the Lower chassis! Im really hoping that doesn't weaken the structure
Time to chat with Aussie speed for a long runner manifold
@Phil R I would be more concerned about having a crash with a chassis that looks like Swiss cheese
Even if some strength is lost with the drilling of the holes, the strength to weight ratio is probably higher than stock, since so much weight has been taken out overall.
Is mowpar just Chrysler , just never looked into slant 6,s before, this is all new to me and I love it . The sound the size the torque all amazing
Very cool fall/winter project!
What a great project. Cant wait to see it run.
I saw lots of holes in the engine bay for weight reduction. Looking forward to seeing this all the way through.
Slant 6 is a good motor . I remember seeing one on display at a dodge dealerships in the mid 70 d's that came out of a taxi that had 300.000 and no major work done to it but regular maintenance.
Best auto channel ever. Best TH-cam find ever. Yeeehawww man
I saw a four door Aspen with a slant six that had a cam on it ,at first i thought it was a 318 by the sound.It sounded beautiful.
I love this stuff and it never fails. I learn something new with every video!👍😎
This is the one I’ve been waiting for, cheers mate
I recall a car magazine article on two, I think boxy jacked up Mopars that where street freaks doing 11:50s at the strip. Had to be around 1984ish? But those where big blocks, heh
I loved my super six. I used the Holley 2bbl that came in cruise control cars. My late volare did 110 no problem. Not bad back in the early 90’s.
That's gonna be one nasty slant.
I'm intrigued
I've got an old chevy 235/3-spd car. Not a dodge but same formula Tony is using. It's all stock, it's slow as hell. But It's fun in its own way to drive and I love it. I totally dig this build!
you briefly mentioned “turning the stock pistons around”
Is that to gain more stroke ?
I've heard him mention this a few times, I'm curious to the benefit.
Damn. I need to find the Uncle Tony of the 200 inline 6 Ford! Great video UT, looking forward to this build!
Interesting project. Looking forward to the development.
I enjoy the no bullshit way you present your show good job
Second comment lol I've always loved that car. It's been in the background to other projects and lessons but I've wanted to see that thing fly.
My Mom's 1st car was a 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger
with the slant six.
I went in the service and Mom drove it to the junkyard in 1980.
RIP Sir Lancelot.
Cool man, love to see the hot slant stuff. Know anything about the Aussie Hemi sixes? Always found them fascinating but there is precious little information on them here in the states.
UT. You talked about cleaning up the crank. I hate extra on heads and blocks but I always feel like I'm doing something wrong... if you clean up the crank that won't cause any upset with balance and things like that? Thank you. Big fan. Junior's Auto!
Dude, you and your videos are sweet. I'm currently building a stroker for my mud truck in my back porch. I'm also getting a 64 amc rambler that was my great grandma's. All the things I learn come from guys like you. Thank you!
I can't wait to see more. Thanks my friend.
Such an interesting project glad your channel is doing it different
Lots of knowledge in your videos. Thanks for sharing. Mopar or no car :)
Great build, I can't wait for more.
At my home track in Kearney Nebraska, one of the RMRW tracks, there was a slant 6 dart called the Buzzin Half Dozen that ran very low 12s. He was turning LOTS of RPM with that thing and managed to make it relatively consistent. He raced in Super Pro with the delay boxes, trans brakes, and other electronics, he was definitely having fun
I am really looking forward to seeing this build!!!
Hi Uncle Tony, see aehy don't know about the USA however here in Australia the Chrysler plant had at minimum option to get every removable part from any Chrysler serial number stamped everything bar the rocker cover(s) and exhaust system see 1 thing always stamped was engine sumps to tell you whether or not the car had been bush-bashed the rocker covers not being stamped is a fishing trip.
Uncle Tony,now that is a sweet ride
The door handle cut in half always gets my attention, lots of hours spent on weight loss
You didn't spot the holes drilled through them
I'm surprised it has a passenger side outside door handle at all. Must be a rule to pass tech.... no idea... can't remember. I haven't read a rule book for any class in years.
@@UncleTonysGarage what amuses me most is it's almost as bad as what me and my old man did to his 64 Polara. Stripped it down to a breeze, put back the minimum and then built the motor and trans. The only thing that bugs me is he died about the time i figured out why he was losing power when he first shifted into third (took about 500 to 1000 rpm for the motor to catch up). He never gave me a torque/horsepower sheet so i had to guess at the gears in the auto. I think the third gear was to high. After he passed away i just never had the heart to take it apart and fix it.
Since you talked about 6 cylinders I heard slant 6 was used in combines. So have you heard of the Hemi 6 215, 245 and 265 cubic inch from 1970 to 1981 Chrysler of Australia. Be cool if Hemi 6 head could be modified to fit the slant. The Hemi 245 almost looks like the Jeep 4.0 not sure if the same. Yeah, can't wait to see cool 😎 stuff coming to your channel!!!
Have you considered going to an EFI setup like the Fast EZ or Holley sniper? I don’t think it would add too much weight and on the fly changes would be beneficial.
Great tutorial Tony you and me and Kathy have a great night take care of my friends
“....cuttin’ off chunks...” 😂😂😂
‘UT’ U Never cease to amaze me Sir
Nice Job ,Fun Stuff ,Hot Rod A Slant Six ? Really Cool !!!
Hope to see a lot of track stuff next year!