The Jalopy Journal
Rag tires (bias ply) just suck.
Most of the stretch from Reno to Las Vegas is a lonely two lane highway. Thats where it always seemed to happen. Never happened with someone...
16 cylinders of 2500 HP Chrysler goodness.
[ATTACH] Chrysler's first Hemi..
Is that Ray Nichel's Go Fast Factory? Just curious.
Warhorse is alone in the garage again...and he has the engine running with the garage doors closed. Can someone help him out? He's delirious and...
I was born and raised in Santa Monica, California. I moved to the broader horizons (cheaper housing and much more active job market) of Nevada...
I ran a big rig for a couple of years. The trucks were always leased. Nice rigs, big caterpillars in them. But the lease outfit insisted on...
I have like four full sets of engine gaskets for Mopar big blocks.
This. Right here. I do it all the damned time....
I had a BB Challenger when I was just out of high school. Broke the driver's side insulator / mount while putting headers on it. Finished the...
"You just can't build a ton of power with low compression and no quench". Nothing could be further from the truth. I bought a smogger 440 out of...
I don't know that I agree with this. Many of the cars I bought back in the 1980's had Mayblow tires on them from the 1970's. There have been...
It doesn't really matter whether you live in a mild climate or garage keep your car. Old radials are definitely dangerous. I had the BFG radials...
Ok so this thread is old AF, so this undoubtedly won't help the OP, but I find that people often stumble across such threads looking for correct...
Ok. I know this thread is old AF, but I am curious as to what became of the OP's build. There were also some unanswered questions that others...
The Mopar 8 3/4 Sure Grip rear is every bit as strong, if not stronger than a Ford 9. You could also take the road less traveled and find yourself...
I realize that this forum is populated with builders of all types, who build cars from all periods. Perhaps I may have been stating the obvious as...
Once again, Loundbang is absolutely correct. This is far from over and I feel compelled to add that theft is NOT the only issue here. VIN fraud...
Sevenhills, I completely agree with you here. I'm all about building it your way because it's your car, but ive seen many "white elephants"...
Alphabet, if you enjoyed that you should hunt down an old copy of Hot Rod Magazine's October of 1992 issue. They ordered small block crate motors...
Another old thread...but still it merits clarification. Y'all do know that Ma Mopar never put an iron crank into one of her big blocks, right? ALL...
How to make a Chevy go fast and be reliable: put Chrysler mill under the hood.
Nice 55. I've always liked the 55's and 56's. I have a 70 Challenger 'vert. Like you, I graduated HS in the mid 80's (84) and the Challenger is...
1964 Stage III max wedge heads came with 2.08 intake/1.88 exhaust valves. If the heads are original 4 bolt valve cover heads, they can be worth...
If your 413 has a cast crank, it's externally balanced. If it has a forged crank, it's internally balanced. It will fairly apparent what you have...
Since someone mentioned A bodies (Duster)...a member on the A Body forum slapped together a smogger 440 with stuff he had laying around and did...
I also know it's an ancient thread...but I find that many folks browse such threads even years later looking for info. Everyone's suggestions here...
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