318 big block?

[Ghoste]

That's an aftermarket piece?

[Nacho-RT74]

I just noticed on the link I posted, also call it 318 Big Block

[Brock Samson]

 great read,
Two questions:

how would one I.D. one either by opening the hood and looking or from a tag?

and were they installed in C-bodies?..

[hemigeno]

great read,
Two questions:

how would one I.D. one either by opening the hood

The valve covers had 2 or 3 bolts going through the crown/top, and the bottom edge of the valve cover has a scalloped edge (it isn't straight).  Another telltale Poly trait over an LA is that the exhaust ports are arranged in "1 1 1 1" fashion like the Hemi's are.  LA & B/RB engines are set up "1 2 1" like a SBChevy.  I think you can see those details on the pic I posted of my engine.

There are other 50's Mopar engines that can get confusing to tell the difference between.  If you're talking about 60's cars though, those points will let you know it's a Poly318.

[Brock Samson]

 love yur motor pic there geno, looks sharp! interesting motor mount below the water pump what's that about?.. standard issue?..
and why didn't ya paint or finish the spacer below the intake manifold?..
 

[hemigeno]

love yur motor pic there geno, looks sharp! interesting motor mount below the water pump what's that about?.. standard issue?..
and why didn't ya paint or finish the spacer below the intake manifold?..
 

Thanks, Strat,
The motor mount is standard issue, that is if you have a 1960 2-ton truck...  Honestly, a lot of the medium/heavy-duty trucks even into the '70s used that same style of center/front motor mount.  The rear crossmember you see around the bellhousing fits between the framerails of the truck.  No mounting points on the transmission - it just hangs off the bellhousing.

I didn't paint the spacers because they are phenolic, and I wasn't sure they would take paint very well.  They do look a little odd, but I wanted them as much for thermal isolation of the carburetors than anything else. 

[Ghoste]

Yes, they came in C-bodies.