1966 Dodge Coronet
last updated 04/16/2012
This is my 1966 Coronet with a 273 engine and an automatic transmission. The small V-8 has gotten the b-body around for this many years but it sure isn't very exciting. I plain on changing that this summer by replacing the engine with a 400 B engine and a couple of 4 barrel Holleys for induction. With that in mind I am going to try and keep the Coronet on a budget and use what I have at hand and with a few purchases from friends and some good deals on ebay.
Time to pull the leaky and a little tired 273 out of the Coronet. I just want to see the car put together with
the new engine in and running so I used the garden hose on the bigger chunks of grease and
started back together with the project. I have made some more progress on the Coronet, now
in need of throttle linkage and air cleaners to finish the top end. Ignition will be a
dual point distributor from Mallory. 
What I
started with was a 400 engine from a 73 Newport. The block was fitted with a set of Keith
Black pistons, forged steel crank from a 383 and the 383 rods. We installed new rod bolts
and had the rotating assembly balanced. The induction will be a Offy 360 dual quad
manifold and I will use 2 1850 holly vacuum secondary 600 cfm carbs. We are going to use a
set of 516 casting heads and install the larger exhaust valves and a new set of valve
springs. The cam shaft installed is the Hemi grind from Mopar performance. 
I dropped the 400 engine where it has long been waiting to go.