Found an aspen and the breather says super six (four door car) I can have the head electronic ignition and manifolds for 100 bucks , but when i took the breather off it was a one barrel carb should i bother???? already have several stock manifolds is this one the same???? All my parts are pre 68 so i was thinking the head would be beneficial. Any suggestions?

wtzupdoc@pmcol.com

Keep looking for the two-barrel manifold ( 2 holes ). There were six of them in the local pick-n-pull. They're are pretty common. A couple weeks ago I got one from a '76 pickup which has a different heat choke than others I've seen, but this one has an EGR block-off. I needed the exhaust to replace mine which had cracked. All Super Sixes have a BBD. If think a carb from a 318 would be OK too, make sure you get the linkage.


Tim.Keith@billserv.com

Careful! The top of the carb looks like a 1 barrel, look at the base too.

richard-c@e-d-a.com

IIRC, some 318 carbs WILL NOT work: If the throttle butterfly has two small (1/8" diameter?) holes in it, then your Slant won't idle worth a damn.

Look to see how many nuts/bolts are holding the carb on. 4 bolts - 2-bbl. 2 bolts - 1-bbl.

Matt N.

thanks guys ill look at the base and see i have a valiant with a 318 2 barrel (a real rust bucket) that i bought for the brakes im trying to restore a 64 convertible valiant and wanted to go with disks the doner is a 75 318 auto was a really nice car at one time the 64 is a v200 pushbutton 170 ci it sit for 12 years in a garage and spun a rod bearing cylinders miked 3.404-3.405 all mains were in tolerance and all the rod bearings but the one that spun it was .018 wear and out of round pretty galded cam bearings and journals all miked good too (stock cam) gonna cut the ridge out and clean up the cylinders install new rings and bearings after i get the crank turned. really great site wanna give the old girl some pep and maybe run her at the local 1/8 mile track.... oh yea im in south carolina bout 50 miles to darlington and 55 miles to rockingham lol thanks for the help, appreciate it!!!


wtzupdoc@pmcol.com

yeh, it would be unusual to see the super six pie pan on a 1 barrel. It's probably a 2 barrel.

Tim.Keith@billserv.com

so tim , if it is a 2 barrel, is 100 bucks a fair price? i do have the carb on the 318 i could use. that 100 included the linkage(including the pedal) the head and all the ignition. I was gonna get a pertronix but understand that the mopar is just as good. Thanks for all the help!!!!! This is a great site and resourse for me. Keep up the great work! I'm learning as i go.....I am a machinist by trade but not automotive(paper industry). Sorry about the lack of punctuation marks on my other post, I was never any good at that, lol Thanks again


wtzupdoc@pmcol.com

Marty,

It all depends on supply and demand on these items. I catch about 2 a month at the local junkyards (whenever an Aspen stationwagon dies).
I usually can pick up the whole stack (pie tin,carb,both manifolds,kickdown linkage,vacuum tree & Amplifier) for $30 if carb is hot and exhaust manifold is cracked, to about $50-60 if the car still ran when they junked it. You might look around some more, or check with some other members and see if they have a spare they might part with. I had two spares, but they are already spoken for.
I understand also that pre-72 BBD, and the super six BBD had no holes in the throttle plates and make good substitutes. I have actually gotten away with soldering the holes shut in a 318 BBD but did worry about a backfire destroying my 5 minute "patch".

good luck,

-DusterIdiot


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