383 A-body build (help)

[B-A-Body]

Got my engine out of the machine shop. '69 383 .030" over, forged flat-tops, freshened 906's unported small valves, MP .450" cam, and cheapo B-body headers (they fit tight). The car is a '73 Scamp, 8.25" rear with 3.23's, 727 with stock converter.

This has been a long build due to the fact that I put it on hold to get married. Now I'm ready to finish it. The goal is low to mid 13's in the 1/4, which I'm not sure is possible with my mild setup. I'd like to keep it driveable, it may never see more than a few mile of highway cruising though. Price is an issue, probably about $1500 to put into it now. I was thinking maybe switch cams to something around .480-.500", and throw a 2500-2800 rpm converter on there as well as some 3.73 or 3.91 spinners in the rear. Ok, what do you guys think?

[69ROADRUNNER69]

i dont know about the a 8.25 but other than that is sounds good... and yeah that car should do 13s if it hooks up i would stick my money in 391s and sure grip and the SS springs that will make it hook up for sure. i would suggest a biger stall conveter if you plan on going to a bigger cam but yeah a 3000 stall or biger will do for sure and be sure to just keep everything tight..

Good luck

[B-A-Body]

Thanks, I thought I was on the right track there. Nice Scamp by the way. Would you know what the largest tire size that fits in the Scamp wheelwell? I'm curious because I now have to upgrade from the 14x6 rallye wheels.

[Clair]

I've got 8" wheels on my 69 Valiant, you should be able to get that, too. Offset or backspace has to be just right, though. I know that on an 8" wheel, 4.5" of backspace works great with a 245 tire, but you may need to look at 4.25 if you want to go much wider. It's getting close to the outer wheel well at that point.

Clair