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OOPS .... I see that you addressed the radiator situation.

Jim

The torsion bars will hold; in fact lots of racers use Slant Six bars to aid in weight transfer... but I wouldn't want to be caught on a mountain road with anything less than the factory big-block bars up front on a mountain road (all E-body T-bars are the same length, shared with '66-'72 B-car bars).

Without a swaybar, I wouldn't even pull it out of my driveway.

As far as the radiator, I consider a 26" 3-row mandatory... but if you can make a big-block stay cool with a 22", good for you. Too many years in the Atlanta heat taught me that the 22" rad just won't do. My current preference is to cut the core support to accomodate a '78 360/AC truck rad, resto-correct be damned. When using the early big-block water-pump housing, moving the lower outlet is a cake-walk for any competent radiator shop.

Interesting side note on four-row radiators: According to Chrysler factory testing, the fourth row so many hold dear actually picks up heat from the first three rows, and therefore is a complete waste of time. Plus, it adds its own weight as well as that of the extra cooler.

Hey that was some good reading. Thank! I have a 197? 400 so Iam going to check the heads out. Just maybe. Thanks for all the info. It really help to find this stuff out before I go doing something stupid with the block. You guys are like wizards. Thanks alot.
Don