All,

I am trying to finish up my short block and get it all sealed up so that I can move. Anyways. I have a torrington bearing that is a little large to work with my camshaft and I do not think that I like all those small needles inside my engine when the bearing fails. I was thinking of making a brass wear plate to put between the cam and the block to wear down over time so that the block does not. I know cloyes makes a bronze wear plate, but I think that brass might be better as it is low friction and is softer than bronze. What are your thoughts? Anybody hear of a brass wear plate?

What is the agreed upon strength for 440 forged 535 connecting rods? Redline is 6250 and I am using speed pro pistons (trw's). Bonus points is anybody knows the weight of a trw.

So i am doing a 440 rebuild and expecting to be around 550 ft-lbs. I did a quick volumetric calculation for 446 CI at a red line of 6250 assuming 85% volumetric efficiency. 100% put me right at 805 CFM and 85% puts me at 685 CFM. I was thinking about going with the 800 TQ, but figured somebody might have some information as to a good carb selection and CFM requirement.

I am in the process of restoring my charger while still trying to drive it. I just got all new ball joints, and painted everything with por15. This includes the nuckles.

Yesterday i put the car up on the lift and discovered the rear drum seal ruptured. I think it is time to look at the brakes now as i redo the suspension.

I think i am going to keep drums in the rear. Most of the load goes to the front brakes anyways. I think i would like to get bigger drums and maybe a bigger front rotor. I was hoping that there would be some part swap info for mopars. I would like to keep my front spindles the same.

I would also like to test the brakes lines. Can these be pressure tested or should i just replace the lines on a 40 year old vehicle?