Hey all! New to this forum, found it in researching what to do with a 392 hemi basket case I picked up. Game plan so far is after the build it will go in either a 55 Plymouth or 64 Dart GT, simply because I like the looks of both and they're both kinda light weight.

The build I have in mind is...3/8 stroker, still undecided about which rods to use, although Don Garlits said in an email, (yup he actually responded!) he used stock 392 rods for years in Swamp Rat I at 750 HP blown on nitro so my gas stroker street motor should be OK with stock rods. But I hear diffrent from other sources, so we'll see what it winds up being.

I'd like maybe a sixpack carb setup(4 webers is just TOO $) just for looks mostly but people seem to think a single 4bbl is better for the street. I admit, the way a hemi looks is at least part of the appeal. And with mutiple carbs, it'd look sweet for sure.

The funny thing is, this project got started with a merc grand marquis 4.6L, haha. I was looking into what performance mods people were doing and it finally hit me, WHY would I go thru all that to have a 300hp 4000lb sofa??? The I fondly remembered the 64 Dodge I built up when I was a kid, 354 Hemi, 4spd, 4.56. There were other cars but the 64 was like my first girlfriend, if you know what I mean. So call this my second midlife crisis if you want but I'm forging ahead with it and will have questions for sure.

So hey once again.