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The 400 is the strongest/ best foundation for building a big block mopar. Big bore, smaller main bearings, bigger bulkheads, more compact package....
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I commonly am called on to drill things that have been attempted by others first. As mentioned previously, materials, speed, and heat combine to...
I understand the feeling of going stagnant with a car, but I think the as-is look is a home run hit. If you change it, keep your current combo to...
I believe 1995 is the last year for the RH. I will tell you that if possible, get one from a van. Less likely to be a tow vehicle, and a cake walk...
The A518 is the overdrive version of the 727. Not completely sure if all 518 transmissions have the lockup converter, or if they have lockup at...
The least amount of heat you can use to get it to flow, and use smaller diameter filler material than the base material.
This will be a car that gets replicated years from now. Sort of funny, because it is, in my opinion, loosely based on the two lane blacktop car....
Started working on cars in my parents single car garage as a teenager. I did a lot of work in there. Later in life bought that house from them....
That car just looks so right. In my head, I always go back and forth... would I want a 32, or a 34? A 32 would have to be fenderless, and a 34...
Do you ever get a lean “pop” from the carbs? If not, my guess would be secondary ignition. “Tip in” puts the most stress on secondary ignition...
Wish I knew about that before building my early hemi fixture for the BHJ groove cutter. It works perfectly, but obviously a tremendous amount of...
It says it wants the intake lobe center at 107°. Put it where they recommend, or as close as your timing set allows.
Well, ok. Lets call it redefined
You’re Crazy Steve. It’s like any other “first of” product. The inventor gets a good idea, and someone comes along, fixes the rough edges, and...
I’ll throw a fact in that twists my sense of right and wrong... I say the farthest forward cylinder on any engine should be considered #1, and the...
I 2nd the torque converter opinion.
My lawnmower doesn’t have coolant either. Im a half sissy. Didn’t mean to get you sore, just wanted to put out true info on the topic. I assume...
Yep, water probably would give you issues on that monster.
That does work nice for heads with a heat cross over. The heads shown don’t have heat cross overs. Those are coolant passages.
Yes. Truck block is the same. Im referring to the 354 block. Big bore, short deck, small diameter bearings. Rather have a 354 than a 331, or a 392.
You have the ultimate “score” engine for a performance build. The truck/ industrial heads have great potential for power, and the block is ( in my...
I don’t know how much of the fuel system you have, but knowing the sizes of some of those parts will tell you what power it made (assuming it was...
I like an abrasive cut off wheel for most cutting on the car. I’ve tried air saws. The short stroke and high frequency eats blades. You are only...
X2. Anything that moves the trailing shoe off of the anchor will move the cable. If the brake shoe is within the correct range of adjustment, the...
Yup.
Most cams I’ve seen are etched. Those look like like lobe catalog #s to me. -8 is likely the lsa(108°) So, I would assume intake is cat# 410...
I didn’t take time to read this entire thread, but that pulley is a two piece taper grip type. The threads toward the center have to have the...
Bell- crank coil overs can be installed anywhere. Look at indy car suspension. You can lay them horizontally if you wish.
Get a 46rh trans out of a 90s pickup. Trans will have a small block bell. Cut off the bell and buy an ultrabell for a bb.
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