Dodge Cop Car

[85Bowtie]

Well, I thought it was time to work on something "different". It's an '89 Dodge Diplomat AHB, police package, ex TN Hwy patrol car. It's a 318/360 heads, A999 HD transmission, 8 1/4 2.94 gear w/Sure Grip, huge disc brakes with huge finned drums in the rear, front and rear swaybars, external oil/trans/PS coolers and the inside is basic cop look with the 125mph "Certified" speedo.

I was using this as a winter beater, and it's grown on me. I've added an Air Gap intake, 1406 carb, Mopar Performance ignition and blaster coil, it already had the cats removed with a Flowmaster Y pipe that turns 3" and runs into a Turbo muffler. I also made the dual snorkel air cleaner that's on it from a spare that I had laying around and cut the new duct out. It actually pulls pretty nicely, shifts super firm, and handles AWESOME. But, it could use a few 100 extra horsepower...

My plans are:

Fix the little dents and surface rust
Repaint it white
Freshen the interior with carpet, front seats and headliner
Suspension rebuild and go through the entire car for any other problems
For an engine, I'm planning on doing a 390 stroker with the original 318. Basically, a 318 bored .030 over with a 4" crank. Hughes sells the complete kit, rods, pistons, bearings, crank etc for around $1600. Add a set of better heads/Hi-Po "340" style exhaust manifolds and a Voodoo 270ish cam, this thing will be the perfect sleeper.

I see the same cars all the time at car shows. I'm getting burned out on seeing the same stuff over and over. I want to build something different, this is defintely different. I hope somebody here likes it.