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    moparhead replied to the thread Worth it to fix?.
    Im tempted to try to weld the cracks and then have it sleeved. I’m gonna take it to the machine shop and see what they say. Will report back
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    moparhead reacted to 9secRR's post in the thread Worth it to fix? with
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    if your worried about the crack, get it welded then sleeve it.
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    moparhead reacted to Duke5A's post in the thread Worth it to fix? with
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    My only concern would be price. If a machine shop says all it needs is a sleeve, then I wouldn't worry about it.
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    moparhead replied to the thread Worth it to fix?.
    Even with the crack that goes from the hole to the bottom of the cylinder? Do you think that would need more work than just the sleeve?
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    moparhead reacted to 9secRR's post in the thread Worth it to fix? with
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    sleeve it and run it.
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    moparhead replied to the thread The Long Story of the '78 Dodge Diplomat Restoration.
    Very cool! Way to stick with it!! Fun ride
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    moparhead replied to the thread Worth it to fix?.
    Yeah it’s scary looking to me. The 340 motor in and of itself has some nostalgia to it. The last time I had a sleeve done it was like...
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    moparhead posted the thread WANTED 2 door Aspen/Volare in FMJ Body Cars Wanted.
    Looking for something not really worth restoring, but complete enough so I’ll be building it into a race car. Needs to be in AZ, NV...
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    moparhead reacted to 9secRR's post in the thread this is what i'm busy with with
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    i sold my 79 R/T last December and bought this 77 RoadRunner. this is a huge change for me. i'm used to 4000 lbs with my last 2 cars...
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    moparhead posted the thread Worth it to fix? in Classic Mopar Racing Forum.
    Got burned by ‘it ran when pulled’! I’ve had cylinders sleeved due to rust, but never one that’s been windowed. This is a 71 340 block...
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    moparhead replied to the thread Hello from Arizona!.
    Absolutely an expensive hobby! Back in the day I surprised a few big block guys with my iron headed 340 ;) 318s aren’t 340s but I’m...
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    moparhead replied to the thread Hello from Arizona!.
    Yep! That’s why I don’t want to take a car that someone could ‘easily’ restore and cruise. I’m definitely going to make it as light as...
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    moparhead replied to the thread Hello from Arizona!.
    Wow that’s great that there’s so much interest in these old cars. I hear about some going overseas but didn’t know there were that many...
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    moparhead replied to the thread Hello from Arizona!.
    Agreed! High 10s is just my high water mark for this project. My goal is to get into the high 11s using a <gasp> 318 and mostly...
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    moparhead replied to the thread Hello from Arizona!.
    Cool, thanks! Yeah I want to keep it reliable (also relatively cheap lol) so no faster than high 10’s in the quarter. Definitely a trade...
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