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273-318 left block mount that the rubber bolts to is wider than the 340-360 mount. 273-318 mounts can be used with spacers on the 340-360 blocks....
I have a 48" National finger break. I have a problem with it and was wondering if anyone has actually adjusted their break. When I bend a 90 with...
341 Desoto hemi with a home built 3 deuce intake
Someone gave me a Mopar 8.25 rearend from an A body. Its under my 39 Plymouth truck. Imagine my surprise to discover a 2.45 gear ratio. It is a...
I doubt medicare would spring for one.:D
A few years ago Team III had a booth at the Streetrod Nats and had their E-T classic on display. It was a 5 on 4 bp. They still have the 5 on 4...
Tractor Supply carries 5 gallon cans of parts wash solvent
Dammit that does suck. You have eyes out here in Texas.
One thing most people don't know about small block mopar is they made water pumps with 2 different sizes of impellers. Most rebuilds you find have...
Maybe I need to get some purple tinted pearl or clear and brush it over the black.
In Florida the tag normally stays with the owner when the car is sold. One exception is antique tags. Kinda makes sence because once a tag is...
Sounds like your kickdown linkage in either not adjusted right or not hooked up at all.
I decided to try to refinish tags for my 39 plymouth truck. I researched for the proper colors and spent a lot of time chasing info. I finally...
Eric I enjoyed meeting you and Bart. Glad the weather cooperated too. It made for a comfortable weekend at the speedway. You two have a safe trip...
I looked at a friend's 40 coupe today. It is not recessed where the hood hinge bolts to the cowl like my 41 is. I also know the trunk hinges...
40 and 41 are close. The reason I say that is the 40 has a gull wing opening hood so no hood hinges on the side of the cowl like the 41s front...
I sure wanted to find a good replacement for my 3/8" ratchet. It had the round head with the fine ratcheting mechanism. I went to Sears at a...
Obviouly I didn't see a problem. Two nites of no sleep i had the judgement of a stumbling drunk. We all think we can get away with doing things...
My neuropathy is classified as idiopathic. No known cause. Also classified as hereditary, mom had it. Damn feet stayed cold all nite. Thats...
Thank God for electric brakes on these cordless drills. Imagine if it had been a regular corded drill with no brake. Last nite was another...
A couple of nites ago I couldn't go to sleep. I did the toss and turn thing thinking I would eventually go to sleep. Part of the problem was I was...
Congrats... No matter if you wanted to be part of it or not you just became part of Speedway's quality control. Gotta love it when the consumer IS...
I was about ready to buy a set of Firepower valve covers like you did when I was lucky enough to fine a set of scriptless Dodge truck Power Giant...
You would think that we would learn our lesson about getting rid of irreplacable cars. The most receint was a little over a year ago. 28 Dodge 3...
I think you may get some sticker shock. I built my 341 Desoto hemi with 2009 dollars. My rebuild kit which included rings bearings and gaskets...
Looking at your pan rail on the block, your block is drill for either the early 331 style pan or the more common 392 style pan. Look at the front...
Someone forgot to mention the most common slant 6...225 never heard of a 232 slant motor. If it is a slant motor. It would be hard to mistake one...
According to the subcourt house in Lake Worth if you bring a car into Texas with an out of state title, to have it titled in Texas someone has to...
Unless I'm mistaken you will have to have the green sheet to transfer the title. Anytime a vehicle is brought in state they want to verify the...
I noticed that your block like mine is actually a poly block. Look at the deck above the cylinder bores and you will see reliefs for the poly...
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