Hello, Thanks for adding me. I have wanted another slant 6 since I sold an old Dart 45 years ago!

I bought an 87' D150 with the 3.7. It is a barely running project. Most of the smog stuff is gone with pieces remaining. The truck will be used on a property and there is no state inspection required.

After I do a compression check to feel reasonably comfortable that the internals are good, I would like to get rid of the smog stuff remaining and clean up the engine compartment.

After scouring the info available, it seems to me that if I went with a different carb/intake manifold as well as an HEI distributer/ignition I may be able to have an "old school" slant 6.

If that is correct, what combination of intake/carb would work? I am looking at this ignition:
https://www.manciniracing.com/marasl6igkit.html

Thanks,
Tom

Better and cheaper ignition system this way.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

That is a great read. I will start looking into it. Any tips on the carb issue? If I do away with the ignition issues, I would sure like to get rid of all those vacuum lines! Half of them are disconnected already!

PM sent re carb.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

You wouldn't have to change the intake manifold to delete the computer ignition.
Different carb and distributor would do it along with either a Mopar ECU or GM. HEI module

Outstanding. I am working on getting the carb now. I will probably put the new carb on and run it on a boat gas tank to rule out bad gas, then start cobbing together the ignition parts.