1959 – BigBlockMopar

’59 Dodge Big Tire-fitment

January 12, 2014 BigBlockMopar 0

Tried some big tire-fitments on the ’59 Dodge today. I’ve got 2 pairs of tires I like to see ‘fitting’ under the car if possible. One pair are a set of 325/50 tires and the [more … ]

New arrival: ’59 Dodge Coronet

December 4, 2010 BigBlockMopar 4

A new project entered the garage recently in the form of a 1959 Dodge Coronet. I bought the car a year ago in the US but because a lot of it’s chrome was still at [more … ]

Custom bullet grille for the ’57 Chrysler

November 7, 2010 BigBlockMopar 0

Some time ago I bought 5 bullet-cones from Wirth Automotive and mounted them in the grille opening. I thought it looked ‘ok’ from an angle, but downright silly when viewed head-on. The bullets were just [more … ]

1973 Dodge Dart – Fresh paint and Front Spoiler Extention lip

Today I decided the black paint on the Dart had seen better days. Way better days… Instead of that lustrous deep black shine (lol) it once had, the paint was now resembling some kind of [more … ]
1962 Chrysler NewYorker wagon

Pulled the ’62 wagon out of the garage after a long wintersleep, for a way overdue spin around the block and a visit a local meeting called ‘Back to the good times’. The wagon had [more … ]
LED Headlights

Installed a pair of LED (CSP H4 9003 HB2) headlights on my Dart recently to hopefully improve illumination and lessen the load on the car’s electrical system at the same time. At this point I [more … ]
6.1L Hemi intake with Keihin LPG propane injectors

For the 6.1L Hemi engine build I was able to locate a nice 6.1 intake manifold. My Hemi didn’t have one at the time of purchase so I was pleased to find one fairly local [more … ]
LED turnsignal lights

Got another pair of replacement ‘1157’ turnsignal LEDs for the fronts with more LED-elements. While not quite visible in the photo, they emit noticably more light. The longer design with the cooling ribs provides a [more … ]
Odroid XU4 as car-computer

Got myself an ODROID XU4 mini-computer to see how useful this little device could be to install in the ’73 Dart as a permanent car computer. Main purposes for the mini-computer are to use it [more … ]
1973 Dodge Dart – LED lighting

Recently I decided to have a look at improving the lighting on the ’73 Dodge Dart. Starting out slowly with the turnsignal lights, I purchased some LED lightbulbs to test with. I got myself some [more … ]
Mopar 360ci engine on Propane – Throttle response

Made a small video of the Mopar 360ci engine with 11.3:1 compression ratio while playing with the throttle a bit. (As always, videos sound way better with headphones or a good speaker set.)
Happy 2018 New Year to all

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2018 wished from BigBlockMopar.com!
Updated the site with progress posts on the 1960 Chrysler NewYorker

I’ve added a bunch a ‘new’ old progress postings on the 1960 Chrysler NewYorker. These posts show modifications to the car and drivetrain that haven’t been posted earlier. Most of these new posts can be [more … ]