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This project has been shelved since, well, pretty much since the last post. What happened was that I unknowingly left the body in 91% alcohol overnight. As you can guess, complete disaster. Last week, I scored a perfect Excel hard top on the bay and received it Saturday. Today I have a beautiful resin copy I cast and am now ready to finish this project.

The blocks have the same dimensions, but other differences. You would also need the poly heads, valve covers and intake. Be patient, you'll get the proper engine for your Dodge truck.

The difference between the image size and stl. outline seen in the front view is due to adjustments made to compensate for resin shrinkage and printer calibration. After the block was printed, it was checked against the 340 LA engine in the 71 Duster. Same size.

Since I knew that the A & LA engines were the same size wise, I used the LA block pic's in the LA folder to LA engine folder as background images to create the stl. file:

So because of this I would bet the 392 block would be pretty close the same length of that Poly is its done right as they were built to interchange! There was only 2 Poly-Head block that were unable to interchange with Hemi Heads, the 277 and the 318..... And there was only ONE Hemi block that Poly Heads weren't made for, and that was the 392...... Just because the deck height of the 392 block was higher and that makes the need to have a different intake! The 277 & 318 Are A engines. My engine is an A engine. Per your on words, the heads won't fit. In creating a usable 3d file, mega research has to be done in order to make it as precise and accurate as you can. Here is the contents of my poly engine folder:

I use Aleene's Tacky Glue. The quick dry sets fast and is easy to disassemble the parts. It just peels off the part also.

The Chrysler 392 hemi is a long engine measuring 30" and won't work. The A engine is inches shorter. To compensate for the shortness of the poly A engine, the heads were designed with the upper most part holding the rocker assembly larger than the deck length of the block. The LA engines are most likely longer. Here are the 318 A engine poly heads: Here is the poly engine using the old poly heads.

I use Apple Barrel a lot. Brush and spray it. Flat and gloss both. Works well for me. The body on this 40 Ford sedan delivery was Apple Barrel sprayed on and coated with Future..

The Christine had the B engine with wedge heads. This is the A engine with poly heads.

Which block are you thinking of using? Tell me so that I can check to see if it will work.

What cad program did you use? Blender If you make a 2-bbl intake for this, put me down for at least 2-3 of these. I'll make the manifold and either Carter ball & ball or DDB carb. Maybe both. Will there be transmission or is the idea to use the 300C unit? I used the 300 trans as it is available now.

I see it a little differently. The big hangup is the creation of the files. The printer I made and use as is the one Joseph of Fire ball Model works use u.v. resin cured by light from a d.l.p. projector. Within the last 2 months, 2 Chinese companies have released a desktop printer using l.e.d light projected through an l.c.d. panel. One retails for $620 and $690 while the other sells for $399. They are however, not plug and play yet. I created this engine out of a need I have for a certain build and because someone else expressed a desire for one. I think people will have a printer and either be able to purchase files on line or have a third party create them. As far as my investment into this particular project, it breaks down as the following. Time spent creating files: 60 - 80 hrs. It take about 10 minutes to load the file into the print program, slice it and start the printer. I don't have to babysit the printer. When it is done, 10 minutes to detach it from the build platform. 5 minutes to put it into a container of water and take it outside for 15 plus minutes of post curing by the sun. 10-15 minutes to bring it back inside and remove and build supports. It takes about 27 hrs of total print time to print this engine. About $25 of u.v. resin was used. I would much rather make the files available than go through creating resin copies. A lot less time consuming and less headache.

Here is the complete engine minus the air cleaners. The are cleaners are 90% complete. I have not sanded some parts such as the bottom of the air cleaners for perfect fit. The AMT Chrysler 300 A488 mates up perfectly. I need to know who is interested in a resin copy of this engine and if so, which intake manifold and carb and which year. There are 20 pcs. to this engine. This is the real deal in a 59 Plymouth.

http://fabresinworks.com/125auto.htm http://www.fireballmodels.info/auto_main.html I'll buy Joseph's.

Your welcome. I hope they help you. That is a fine model you have created.

If we went solely on cost of goods sold, a Picasso or Rembrandt would only be worth the few dollars that went into the paint and canvas You forget one basic economic factor in this statement. Price is somewhat related to supply and demand. Cost of goods sold is a cost accounting figure used to set profit margins and monitor profits. It contains both fixed and variable costs and variable costs can change.

Sorry for the delay. This thing locked up on me and I couldn't post a reply. If you trade, the item you received has a value. That becomes your sale price of the item traded and the profit is that value less the cost of the item you traded. Traded Future liner valued at $165 for items values at $166. Your profit increased $1. If you have a profit margin of $100 and spent 1 hour earning it, you are happy. If you have a profit margin of $100 and spend 20 hrs earning it, your not going to be very happy. At that point you either raise you price or quit.

This was intended for Lysleder. His post was just before mine.

You would do as you did, and a fine job doing it I might add, but exclude your labor and add a comfortable profit margin to reach a desire result. The method of breakdown in cost is very good to prove your point and the inclusion of you labor helps drive home to those who need to see it. The cost accounting method of profit and loss is more realist in my opinion and gives a real picture of p & l. With it, you would not incur a profit until you reach a break even point. I.e. all expenses were recovered and everything over that is profit. If you paid out $k for resin as an example, no profit is realize until that $k and and all other expenses have been earned. It's the risk of doing business and why only 2 to 3 start up small business's survive past the first year or so.

Someone else's labor would be included in c.g.s. A person working for themselves is considered a sole proprietor and thus his labor is not considered in c.g.s. If the producing entity was a corporation, his wages would be included. A corporation is an entity in itself and even though the person may be the sold shareholder in the corporation, they are separate.

Lets set this straight right now. I am, as of the 13th of this month, a 72 year old practicing public account. I have operated my small business accounting practice here in Central Florida for over 25 years. I earned a 4 year degree from an accredited university and majored in both accounting and economics. 4.0 g.p.a. in econ and 3.7 g.p.a. in accounting. People pay me good money for this type of information. Bob, you are so far off base that it's pathetic. Profit margin is the difference between sale price and c.g.s and is earnings. That's why a person goes into business. Interest is a return on investment. Either way, profit margin or r.o.i., it's all one thing. Earnings.

He's not working for free Pete. He has a profit margin in the neighborhood of $65. I wouldn't call that free.

His labor should not be included in the cost of goods sold.

He didn't call them pulls, he called them good shots and used a number of 25 per mold.

I made the heads with the recessed hole for authenticity and just in case I want to use spark plugs. I have also finished one exhaust header