HEMI advice?

[MIKE-3137]

Things have a way of finding me when I quit looking for them, Just finally bought a 327 to build for my roadster, when a guy doing some work on my house mentions he has a complete Hemi(industrial) sitting against his house, and he wants it gone asap. Wants me to make an offer, and I really need some info before I decide to jump. I know some of you guys have first hand knowledge and I'd appreciate any advice I can get!

Whats a fair price, assuming its rebuildable? What are the problem areas?

Are the industrials usually 354s or what?.

Will the weight difference and size between it and the SBC be that significant in my little 31 roadster on 32 rails? I know it would look awesome.

I'd planned on a 4 speed behind the 327, how hard is it to come up with a manual trans for one?

The bad news, meaning how much more expensive are they to rebuild as compared to the sbc, which of course is about the cheapest thing going (and most common, which is another reason for the hemi)

Thanks for the input

[Gr8ballsofir]

The size depends on the year and make. Get the motor ID if you can and I could give you an idea of what size it is. Price would depend on condition. It's located in front of the valley cover, right at the top of the timing cover(look for a flat rectangle). A "running" hemi can go from $600 on up (once again depending on size, year & make. A 57 chrysler 392 would be worth more than a 54 Desoto 276...).
The early hemi's weigh about 700 lbs.
adaptors are available...

[MIKE-3137]

Thanks, I'm going to look at it this Saturday and see what the deal is. Heads are off the block, so at least I can see inside. A little concerned about fitting it in the A roadster's engine bay though, I dont plan on hoodsides anyway, so width wont be that big a deal, but I'm concerned about the overall length.

[Kerry]

Here are a couple of posts that have some more info.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=320194&Forum=A ll_Forums&Words=industrial%20hemi&Match=Entire%20P hrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=1year&Main=319809& Search=true#Post320194

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=286436&Forum=A ll_Forums&Words=industrial%20hemi&Match=Entire%20P hrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=1year&Main=285274& Search=true#Post286436

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=267973&Forum=A ll_Forums&Words=HEMIs%20Industrial&Match=Entire%20 Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=1year&Main=267973 &Search=true#Post267973

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/favlinker.php?Cat=&Entry=4775&F_Board=UBB1&Thread= 206469&partnumber=&postmarker=

[Andy]

The industrials came in many sizes and brands. I had a 392 industrial and a 241 Dodge. I look at the bolt pattern on the intake manifold. Considering the cam direction as"down" the Dodge has the bolts in this order. 3dn, 2up, 3dn. The Chrysler= 1dn, 2up, 2dn, 2up, 1dn
The DeSoto =3up, 2dn, 3up. I think, never had a Desoto
Helps when looking at manifolds.