Thread: 37 Dodge pickup update

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With the 76 Dodge truck done and no other projects to do until I get my new shop built I finally got the little things done and the HEMI for the 37 Dodge PU done and on the engine stand this weekend.

For those that don’t know I bought the 37 several years ago, did the mockup to put the HEMI in and then life threw me a couple of curves. I sold the truck, then bought it back and it went on the back burner while a couple of other projects got done. It’s now still on a holding pattern until I get the new garage done but when that’s up it will be the first major project to be done.

This afternoon I was finally ready to make the engine run…..pumped it twice hit the starter it cranked twice at lit. Does it sound healthy. The cam break in went off with a hitch and the carbs seem to be very close. One of the big things I wanted to see if I could do was to make the race only 6 deuce intake streetable and I think I succeeded. At least on the stand the engine is very responsive running on just the 2 center carbs (it’s progressive linkage), and when I tweek the end carbs they seem to respond well.

It runs right one the thermostat temperature (180 degrees) and carries 20 PSI on a hot idle. The cam selection seems good too with a nice lope and good response.

Specs on the engine are:

1955 Chrysler New Yorker 331.
.060 NOSR JAHNs pistons (341 CI final displacement)
PAW Cam
Adjustable pushrods
Triple 5 heads
Weiand Drag Star Intake
6 Rochester 2GC carbs
Stock dual point distributor converted to Chrysler Electronic
Stainless steel shorty headers
BBC water pump conversion
6 Pac air cleaner (12 pac now I guess)

For now it’s got my spare 833 four speed stuff on it, but I’ll eventually be running a 727 automatic in the 37.

I’ll be getting some more run time in on it over the next few and do a little fine tuning on the carbs but I am very pleased with its first run.

The last picture is the Dodge in mockup a couple of years ago.