Holman Moody prepped 351 for marine use. Idles with burble that is so very distinct, and when you drop the hammer it lets everyone two lakes over know that you are heading out.

If you buy the kit from Converse Conversions

No I had a similar one. If that was mine they would have needed to bend the frame rails near 90 degrees to get it straight again.

It was a hoot to drive and many an unsuspecting car was humiliated. I had used a diesel donor (1985 740) so it had different gearing in the rear end. It would pull like a train up to about 120 but that was about it. Great for third gear pulls on the highway. Big free flowing exhaust always let people know that this…

I was the original owner and all in it was about 10,000$ and my fuel gauge, speedo, and AC never worked right again. I no longer have it due to an unfortunate meeting with a pick up truck that ran a red light. Second time a Volvo save my life.

Because the mileage is awful. Even when I kept my foot out of it I still averaged 11 MPG. Miss that beast. It would eat anything up to 80 MPH.

In my younger, much more foolish days, I used to move some product from a port city to another city about 300 miles away. This meant crossing into another districts jurisdiction and all the while with a third jurisdictions plates on my car. I would purchase the material from a colorful bunch of motorcycle enthusiasts…