where can i get a 440 motor rebuilding book

[BigBlockSam]

hi guys

i remember that there is a good book on rebuilding big block motors. with all the torque specs and gaps and assembly .

is this it .


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270689670944&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[bobs66440]

That's the one that was recommended to me. I have it and it's pretty well written and illustrated. 

[firefighter3931]

Yep, that's an excellent book....i've had it on the shelf for years. 


Ron

[BigBlockSam]

thanks guys, i'm gonna buy it now

i have a 69 hp motor at my friends machine shop . i've decided to assemble it myself . i've done several but that was a long time ago . i figure the book would be a smart move on my part . 

[bobs66440]

That was/is my plan also. It's good to familiarize yourself before tearing into it   

[A383Wing]

I got the first version of that book I think...came out in the 70's or early 80's....

"How to rebuild big block Mopar engines"

[BigBlockSam]

i just bought it. i remember having a book 20 years ago when i did my last 440 . that motor came out well. my buddy is gonna help me so i should be fine . i'm excited . 

[bobs66440]

i just bought it. i remember having a book 20 years ago when i did my last 440 . that motor came out well. my buddy is gonna help me so i should be fine . i'm excited . 

I'm looking locally for a good core for a build too. I'm in no hurry, mine runs fine...just thought it would be a fun project   

[BigBlockSam]

i got lucky with this motor. i have 6 440 motors in my garage. all hp motors . so i got plenty of cores. then my friend calls me that there knocking down a house and there's a Chrysler  motor in  the garage, do i want it . i ran over there and there was this 69 440 motor sitting on a crappy stand with a piece of wood holding the stand from collapsing . it looked promising . cause it had a lot of hp parts on it  8 quart oil pan mallory dis, chrome valve covers and holley carb. so i grabbed it . when i took it apart it looked brand new inside , i can see the cross hatch marks on the cylinder walls and no cylinder top ridge. all the bearings look  new but its been run . so i gave it to my friend with the machine shop . he's gonna boil the block and check all the internals . then i will reassemble. this has to be a low budget build. cause i have a sixpack motor coming out of the rebuilding shop for my daytona . so i can't sink big bucks into this one. i'm not even sure where this motor will end up .  i just couldn't pass this one by. 

[bobs66440]

Luck find!  Keep us posted 

[BigBlockSam]

Luck find!  cheers Keep us posted  2thumbs

i will . i'm just trying to figure why this motor got pulled out of a car . it must have a problem 

[BigBlockSam]

hey

this motor doesn't have many miles on it . all the bearings look new and the crank looks perfect .even the top of the pistons don't have much carbon on them  .
   i found out why they pulled it. the cam is wiped out . i guess nobody told them that  you have  to break a cam in when you start a new motor.