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Old 07-06-2011, 07:10 AM   #3
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Default Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

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Originally Posted by goinbroke2 View Post
74 is the best year Alan? figures, I got a 76 and a 79.
How did you get the BB to fit under the stock hood? Did you shim the k-frame? (another question would be, is that legal even if you didn't do it?)
74 was the only year where the big Thermoquad was allowed. It had a D4 part number.This is the same year engine that is popular in Super Stock. However, I have yet to hear of anyone running the combo in Stock.

I used 1 1/2 inch k-frame spacers and custom solid mounts to fit the engine under the hood. Perfectly legal.
As long as the the heads you use are the correct D3 castings and you use a D3 or D4 intake, you can use any year 460 block and crank and make it a legal 1974 deal.
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