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red ram

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:42:09 +0000

my neighbor came down tonite to help on my semi and he ask me if i knew anything about an engine with red ram on it im clueless on this one this guy has a collection of old engines at his dads farm any help on this red ram thing would be apreciated thx

Newbie questions

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:28:21 +0000

I am looking at buying a 1970 dart swinger and wanted to know how hard it is to find replacement parts such as interior and grilles bumpers etc. the car has no motor and trans but I want to put a 360 in it and make around 350 horsepower. I want to go get a complete motor out of another car so I have all the accessories. What would be the best car to pull it from ? maybe the power steering and ac would be easier to hook up. Or would it be better to buy a long block and just replace everything. I would like to keep it on the cheaper side and easier side being this is my first car to ever really rebuild. I know that I will have to find some parts to interchange. But I will have to ask those later. Thanks

1970 swinger rear seat

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:26:12 +0000

hey guys I'm looking for the rear seat back rest for my 1970 swinger. Anybody know where I can find one?

w2 head compression ratio

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:15:30 +0000

ive got either 65cc or 70cc open chamber heads with flat top pistons what would my compression ratio be for both cc's somethin like 10.1 10.5

1970 Dart Custom two door shell

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:45 +0000

1970 Dart Custom two door shell
Has interior but needs to be redone
A/C, Cruise control equipt
blue interior
white exterior originally
back window was smashed out long ago
Disc brake car and its all there
has all the wiring harnesses
does not have the 318 or 904 those are long gone did not get them with the car
Straight body but has dents in the rear quater around the bumper and the front fenders are bowed in a little, doors have little door sag but shut solid
Rust in one floor pan passenger side, rust at the roof seem on both sides, and a little bit in the driver rear quater but not bad.
It's all there minus the motor and tranny, perfect for a bracket car or just retore it to a nice street cruiser.
I have the build sheet or whats left of it at least.
Front bumper is good, rear has a few dents.
I have no title from when i bought it I am in process of getting one

I'm located in Placerville CA I'm 45 min up hwy 50 from sacramento
$1500 OBO

I'll get pics up tomorrow

Slant Six Offy 4bbl intake

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:21 +0000

160.00+ Shipping from 78665. Local pickup is welcomed.

Tubular upper a-arms – Should I be worried?

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:58:56 +0000

Story goes something like this:

Researched upper a-arms for doing a BBP disc conversion on my '69 Dart and found tubular CroMo on eBay for not much more than what people wanted for a set of stock big ball-joint arms. Plus they claimed to improve the caster among other things. So I took the plunge and got them...although not without me trying to negotiate the best deal the vendor could stand. Their response to one of my emails:

"--- On Tue, 2/2/10, wrote:
From:
Subject: Re: Mopar HP Upper Control Arms 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 DART
To:
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 2:26 PM
Hello,

These arms are welded by NASCAR technicians to provide positive geometry in a suspension that badly needs it, and yet they still accept the stock ball joints and bushings. If you can find anything of this quality and convenience for anywhere near that price, be sure to let us know."

(ooooo..."NASCAR techs") Ok so I got them. Now I get around to assembling and installing them... finally. While trying to figure out the totally unmarked arms as to which side they go on, I saw something and asked about it:

"From:
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:18 AM
To:
Subject: Re: Mopar HP Upper Control Arms 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 DART

Hello,
I am now getting around to installing these upper control arms in my Dart. I have noticed some mismatching between passenger and driver side arms. It looks as if the ball joint mounts are off ~1/8" - either one arm is short overall or the other is too long as measured from the bushing centerline. I know your arms improve the caster/camber, but should they not essentially be mirror images of each other?

Thanks,
Nathan"

The vendor's rather prompt response:

"RE: Mopar HP Upper Control Arms 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 DART

Monday, February 6, 2012 7:44 PM

From:
"Customer Service Ebay"
Add sender to Contacts

To:
"'Nathan DeLauder'" <natenaboo@yahoo.com>

Nathan: thanks for emailing us! Glad you are getting the project moving along. You should not have any issues if one is 1/8” off from the other. That can be caused by cooling from the welding process or any number of factors. Definitely have an alignment done and that amount can be adjusted for with the cam bolts.
Thanks again! Keep us posted on how it goes."

Ok. Now static camber might be fixed with the cam bolts, but what about when my suspension compresses? One side will travel a different arc than the other which can give too much or too little camber gain. Or would this show only in very "spirited" cornering? I look at them again and the caster improvement doesn't quite match side to side either, although not by as much as the arm length. Either side is an improvement nonetheless. Thoughts? Is this going to be a nightmare to align with a mishmash of regular and offset bushings?

New member lots of questions

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:46:08 +0000

Ok I got a few questions. I am looking at buy a 1970 dart swinger and wanted to know how hard it is to find parts mainly interior. I am looking at putting a 360 in it what should I get it from the car what year car for the motor. The car has no motor or trans and what should I look for cause I will need Everything power steering all the accessories. I want to make around the 350+ horsepower. What trans should I run. I plan on having the motor built but I need all the accessories and stuff. I have been helping my buddy with an olds 403 and pulleys are a pain to find and buying new ones are pricey. I just want the option to use what I have and I can switch it later. Awesome forum and I am sure I will be asking many questions. Thank you

I guess it had to happen eventually

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:30:41 +0000

Late yesterday, I got a call from my son Aaron who is attending Texas A&M. He first assured me that he was OK, then said that some guy just ran a stop sign and drove his truck over the front end of Aaron's Dart Sport. Ever get that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach?

For those of you who don't know, Aaron and I spent about three and a half years completely restoring his '74 Dart Sport we found in a salvage yard when he was 14 years old. It was his first and only car, being his daily driver for the past six years. Having never done anything like it before, restoring and customizing his car was made so much easier by taking advantage of the wealth of knowledge found here on this site. Many of you have been instrumental in the success and enjoyment of the "Dartster" project (half Dart and half Duster).

Until we get the insurance companies to settle, we won't know the future of the ol' girl. I haven't seen the damage in person, so I don't have a good feel for how bad it is. I'll probably go down this weekend and haul it back home for closer inspection.

I've seen several of you over the years post similar stories about your horror stories. I always sympathized with you for your loss, but never expected to be one who it would happen to. Just goes to show you that no one is safe from idiots.

We'll keep you posted on the outcome. Drive safe everyone.

Jerry

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mopar bumper jack?

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:27:14 +0000

Hey all,

I'm working on a 52' Chevy for my older son, but did own a 72' Plymouth Barracuda when in highschool (85'-86'). We had a class of 12 students and one of my classmates had a 71' with the 440. He would eat my lunch off the line, we were running a 340 with 750 cfm Holley four barrel and .323 gears with the slap shift. From a 10 mph start we were hard to catch though.

I pulled this old bumper jack out of the back of the 52'. From a few hours of internet search, etc. it seems most similar to the Barracuda jacks, but not quite the same. Can anyone offer help? No date codes that I can find.

TIA,

Chris

70 – 72 Plymouth Duster Fiberglass Cowl Hood

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:58:42 +0000

I have a cowl induction hood for a 1970 - 1972 Plymouth Duster. It is a full pin-on, race weight hood, with a 6" cowl induction scoop. I paid $390 from Unlimited Products plus shipping about 3 years ago. I ordered it before I heard all the horror stories about the company. Mine fits GREAT. I even recommended them to my dad, but his didn't fit at all.

It has 4 holes drilled into it for the hold down pins and it is painted blue. It should just need a wet sand and re-paint and possibly a hole relocation if my holes don't line up with the pins on your car.

I am looking to sell my hood for about $300 OBO. I can ship it, but it may take me a while to get the packaging around. Here is a way you can get a quality hood from Unlimited Products at a fraction of the price and none of the poor customer service.

I may be willing to trade for a pin-on or bolt-in hood for a 70-72 plymouth duster with either the six-pack scoop or a some sort of a pro aero scoop.

Send me a PM. I got plenty of pictures with the hood on the car.

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6-71 & Mechanical Fan, and other questions.

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:58:27 +0000

I remember seeing a picture of somebody's a-body that had a Roots Blower, Chrysler Radiator & a Mechanical fan. Please chime in, I'd like to know what you did to fit everything in like that (it was a tight fit, if i remember correctly)

I'm getting ready to put my wallet out of its misery and will be installing a Dyers Roots 6-71 setup on my '74 Duster later this month, and I'd like to do any possible core support mods/radiator relocation mods before I paint the car.

Currently, the car is completely assembled (waiting to be torn down) so now would be the time for me to get any measurements for modifications. (factory 318 A/C car, swapped to a 340 with A/C)

I'll be swapping the RV2 compressor for a York Compressor, since the blower & RV2 will both want to occupy the same space :D

Also, I have a Vacuum Reservoir Tank (about 2 gallons) that I salvaged from a 70's Volvo, can I use just a regular Brake Booster check valve to keep the tank from bleeding off stored vacuum (to run the A/C and Cruise Control)

hubcaps get your hubcaps

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:57:49 +0000

hubcaps any body need hubcaps,i have a complete set plymouth dog bowls off 14" wheels 1 has some minor dings rest look good plus 2 each odd balls fuul cover i dont need em there takinup space 40 for the set of 4.15 for each set of 2 plus ride.have a gtreat day ladies and gentlemen.oops i forgot im in greenup il 62428 and also the last set pictured has adent in one off them the lighting in my garage sucks if ya need em i will get better pics

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Fiberglass?

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:50:16 +0000

I'm in the planing stages for a '72 duster build. This will be a long term build. My plan thus far is to completely update the suspension, most likely alter-k front and triangulated 4 link rear. Stroked small block EFI, possibly disturbitorless ignition. I'm still undecided on transmission all options are open at this point.
As for the interior i'm still up in the air, but leaning tword a bench seat mostly OEM interior. With a completly redisigned dash and instrumunt cluster. I'm sure the dash alone will take the rest of the interior in a completely different direction.
Now to the point of the thread. I'm planing on doing several mods to the body, shaving the drip rails, modern flush door handles, hand built grill, relocating and filling the fuel inlet, redesigned side markers, LED tail and markers, as well as modern HID headlights. My question is are fiberglass body parts worth the cost vs steel replacements in terms of weight savings. I'm planing on replacing the hood, deck lid, and bumpers with fiberglass, and want to know if fenders should be considered as well. I have to replace the right fender for sure, (it has a dart fender on the car now) the left one is useable. Also this will not be a daily driver at all just a fun car for weekends ect.
Also how is durability of fiberglass replacement parts? Obviously I'm talking about quality parts not cheep junk, or racer weight parts. David

WTB SBP trim ring and center

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:43:19 +0000

Hi all,

I am looking for (1) 14'' trim ring and SBP center for 14 x 6 rally wheel. I have a 14'' x 7'' trim ring if you wanna trade. Let me know what you have.

thanks

Storage wars pisses me off

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:30:30 +0000

I F'n hate that Hester clown. He can do NO wrong, according to himself. He throws these estimated values of the crap he gets unloaded to him, like the "networking gear" He said was 300 bucks..On hell! That old crap would get you 25 bucks on Ebay. and all his shit is overpriced like that for the TV audience. Oh snap! He just dropped his "$200-$20,000" little snuff box on the street and broke it!! HAHAHa, its all worth it now..What a chump! Out...

727TF Shifting problems.

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:26:58 +0000

I got a 1970 Swinger with a Automatic 727TF transmission. I have never had a tranny problem till now. Saturday I pulled the car out of the garage and noticed that the tranny was shifting erratically and hard. At 10 mph the tranny shifted so hard that the car literaly stopped on its own.(There is a shift kit installed) I tried to back up and found out I had no reverse. Low gear also seems to be out. I put the car in Neutral and it will not roll backward, only forward. After dropping the Drive shaft, the car rolls freely in both directions. My fluid level is good, and afetr dropping the pan I found no broken parts in the pan. AAMCO says I need a rebuid? Wouldnt I have seen some sort of warning signs like slippage or something? Any ideas would be great!

Engine venting

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:23:25 +0000

Okay, I'm getting ready for the first fire up. and I had a thought, my brand new valve covers didn't have vents in them. do I have to drill the vent holes into them? their MP aluminum covers. Or is there another way for my engine to breath?

how i turned mopar

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:10:28 +0000

no its not about how i turned gay hahaha its how i turned a Mopar guy.
this is just something i was just thinking about and going thought my old pictures and saw the picture that turned me from Chevy or Mopar lol. were like 3 4 years ago before i got my first car(67 4dr valiant sign.) i was more die hard then John McClane about Chevys yea i know i was stupid. i always wanted a 67 Chevy nova ll. dark gray and black rims. yea that was my dream car. well when i was looking for my first car, my gram told me about my step pa's brother was selling a car for 800 bucks, so i asked her what is was. and she told me a 67 Plymouth Valiant. i was like what the freak is that hahaha. well i Googled it and this picture came up. it was a 68 but i feel in love with it more then the cute girl in my math class haha. she didn't tell me if it was a 2 or 4dr so i didn't know that yet but i was hoping it was a 2 dr because the picture oh Google was a blue 2dr with tan/brown inside. it was just sexy all together. were my gram finally told me that it was a "5door" haha she said the trunk was the fifth door lol. well so i was alittle sad but i then Googled 4drs lol and i saw this gray 4dr with tinted windows and i was like yea i can make the 4dr look as good as the 2dr. so i went and looked at the car. at first i said this thing is ugly haha but i needed a car and i knew i could make it nice. so i bought it and if was feb. when i bought it so yea i had to shovel 3feet of snow to get the car out lol but it was my first car and i wanted to drive it that day. so this is how i got into a mopar head :) oh and the last picture is was it looks like now :)

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Brake question

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:53:11 +0000

I have a 69 dart which had power drum brakes.
I have upgraded to all disc brakes.
I added a power booster from a 75 dart and a mopar alum 1 1/32 master cylinder from dr diff.
I can't get fluid from back port of master cylinder.
The front will release fluid but not back.
Am I missing something?
It all went together really well....
Dave

New Medicare Program

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:52:52 +0000

New Medicare Program

You're a sick senior citizen and the government says there is no nursing home available for you. So what do you do?

Our plan gives anyone 65 years or older a gun and 4 bullets. You are allowed to shoot four Politicians.

Of course, this means you will be sent to prison where you will get three meals a day, a roof over your head, central heating, air conditioning and all the health care you need!
Need new teeth? No problem. Need glasses? That's great. Need a new hip, knees, kidney, lungs or heart? They're all covered. As an added bonus, your kids can come and visit you as often as they do now.

And who will be paying for all of this? It's the same government that just told you that you they cannot afford for you to go into a home.

Plus, and because you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any income taxes anymore.

Is this a great country or what?

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small block electric water pump

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:52:46 +0000

Bought a electric water pump and theres no ports for the bypass hose or heater core hoses. I want to run it on the street. Any help?

installed SS springs and pinion angle is at 0

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:42:17 +0000

The trans is -1 and rear pinion is +1 What would you do to fix it. Have the 3" inboard kit but didn't plan on installing it until next year when I can afford wheels and tires.

Hoosier vs Goodyear

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:14 +0000

What do you perfer for drag racing tires?

Front floor pan dart duster valiant scamp 1967-76

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:03 +0000

FRONT FLOOR PAN DART DUSTER VALIANT SCAMP 1967-76

Item condition: New

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Amd vs. Goodmark

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:23:55 +0000

I need to buy quarter panels for my dart in the next couple of days and I saw that Goodmark started making them. They are about $100 cheaper than Amd. Is it because they are not the quality of Amd? Anyone with any experience with the Goodmark quarters?

MOPAR: Barry Grant Demon Carb Throttle Lever Adapter 340 383 440 Dodge Plymouth

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:10:04 +0000

MOPAR: Barry Grant Demon Carb Throttle Lever Adapter 340 383 440 Dodge Plymouth

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Item number: 320841859358

Item location: Hudson Valley of New York

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I’m at that point (Head job vs New Motor)

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:03:32 +0000

Hi all, My latest project has been replacing my head gaskets, since I have had some outer-coolant leakage and random overheating troubling me for some time now, I decided to just tear the top of the motor off and go from there. To my Un-surprise the coolant channels were almost completely clogged, the valves look like shit, and it appears that this motor hasn't been touched in decades.
(Jerk that sold it to my wife said 5k on a rebuild)

My 273 has the odd-angle heads (1964-1965-2465315 casting #) but I do have the Eddy performer intake and carb already on it. I'm at that point where I'm deciding on either just getting a head job (No, not the kind you get in Thailand), and reassemble or getting a new motor. Luckily, All the other cars I have had came with strong motors so I have never priced a head job. My big question is whether it is worth it to get the heads done and reassemble this motor or just get a crate? I use this car as a daily driver, cruiser, random car show attendee and would like an economy small block that runs well.

After reading what I just wrote I realize that I really just want someone to hold me and tell me it will all be ok. Head Job optional. :cheers:

Rally gage cluster w / factory tac

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:56:21 +0000

Hey guys, got here a 69 barracuda rally cluster w/ factory tac, will fit 67 to 69 barracudas correct I believe for 68 and 9 with a thumbwheel radio. Will also fit 67 to 69 darts and 70 and up Dusters Darts Demons and Dartsports but only with rally dash frame. The tac has been upgraded w/ a REAL TIME ENGINEERING digital kit and is dialed in to a 440's RPMs.
I have done extensive detailing on this. ALL GAGES WORK, ALL LIGHTS WORK. I simulated the chrome with an idea I came up with awhile ago, it's not really show but it is deffinately exceptional. One of these recently sold on ebay with no knowledge
of gages working history, gages a mess, lenses need cleaning if possible sold for 288 check it out, this is the
item #360414585577 I 'm asking $400 for mine which is turn key. Warwick, RI

I do not have Pay Pal or any special payments avaiable
PM With Q's Locals are free to come look

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I went to the store to buy ammo today

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:56:09 +0000

And came home with a Smith & Wesson M&P 15. This thing is sweet! Its a perfect match to my .40 cal hand gun. This weekend is gonna be a blast.

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Help with hood latch for Demon clone

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:55:18 +0000

I'm fairly sure the hood latch and it's mount are different on the 71/72 Darts and Demons but not quite sure if I can mod my 73 Duster parts to work. There may be an issue with grille support as well.

Anyone done this or know about it?

rebuilding powerlock rear end

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:46:08 +0000

I have a 68 8 3/4 powerlock, what is the best way to lay the clutches out for street use and what kind of fluid should I be using?

340 Engine Exhaust Manifold Heat Shield

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:38:06 +0000

For Sale:
One (1) Driver's side 340 ci engine exhaust manifold heat shield. This item is brand new, never used, and is stamped with the Pentastar symbol and the part number "2946105".
Asking $100.00 plus shipping.

Here's a better look @ it:

Mopar 340 ci engine exhaust manifold heat shield for Driver's side - YouTube

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looking for old 5.7 hemi head gaskets

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:30:34 +0000

I'm in need of a set of used 5.7 hemi head gaskets if a member has a set lying around let me no

Body Work Tutorial

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:26:26 +0000

I have been asked for a long time to start a body work tutorial page for anyone considering doing the work themselves. I am just doing this to help, I have been doing body work and paint work since I was 18. I have done collision work but for the past 10 years I have worked in the restoration end of the business on and off. I am sure there are many other skilled body men and painters here that can also help, and possibly do things a bit different.. but this is how I do it.

First off I would like to say that I wanted to keep this stuff in order but as I am bouncing back and forth with different operations it's a bit difficult. So I will add things as I go. I am taking photo's for this during different processes at work...

So... here goes!

Here is a car I have brought into the shop today. Sorry about the brand ha ha... As you can tell the car actually looks pretty nice... but alas it's not. The paint is very checked and cracked, lots of bubbles and you can see some rivets and patch work inside the lower quarters. Checking and cracking is usually the result of lacquer based paints and primers being used... if you run into anything that is like this I suggest fully stripping the car as it can come back to bite you later.

It's always a good idea to first look over the car before you dig right in. Sometimes guys will grind wobbly spots, dents or area's that need attention. Grinding them will leave deep grooves so you can see them once the panel is stripped. Here are some pictures of the car on the lift.

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Stock stroke 360 on the dyno

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:18:41 +0000

Just like the title says I'm just finishing up some winter warranty work on a stock stroke hi-perf 360. A little background first. This was an engine I built last summer for a customer, a young guy with a '73 Duster and a very tired 340 under the hood. He wanted a 500 hp small block and at first wanted a stroker but the budget said otherwise. In my experience a stroker bottom end adds anywhere from $1500.00-$2500.00 to any type of small block build. Add to that the cylinder heads that you really need to do justice to the cubes and it just becomes a lose-lose situation IMO. So what I did was build a nice solid 360 bottom end (Magnum block) with Icon flat tops, stock crank ground 10/10 and put the money where it counts--cam and induction. In went a custom Comp hydro-roller 242/244 108 .640" and on went EQ Magnum heads with what I would call a stage II port job. In the interest of keeping his stock hood an RPM Air-Gap went on top and a Holley 650 hp went on top of that. Now it's important to note that I never guaranteed that I would get him his "magical" 500 hp mark, but I did say I would get him close AND keep it civil. Dyno day comes in July and after a handful of pulls the engine is running really nicely and he has a REAL 475 ft/lb and 478 hp @ 6200rpm. I can tell he's bummed but I assure him that it will be more than enough for him for a long time. He takes it home and takes the car and the engine to some Mopar installation "guru" where the car sits in purgatory until late September. A week after he takes delivery of it he calls me up and says it smokes from the breathers like "I'm doing a burnout". I scratch my head and the only reasonable diagnosis I can come up with is a pushed head gasket. I tell him to bring it in and I'll fix it. He brings it in and I pop the intake off and take the heads off without touching the distributor--I love Mopars for that. Sure enough the head gasket is gone between 3 and 5. He claims he did nothing wrong of course and I ask if the timing was played with. He says no the distributor was not touched--I always make a mark on the housing and block when I find best timing and I can clearly see that it is more advanced then where I left it @ 35 degrees.

Now he says I can take as long as I want as he needs it for the spring so while I have the heads off I take this chance to improve them with some of the things I learned while doing the EQ's for my EMC 2011 360. Well there is a lot more to this story but I had the chance to dyno it today and I am impressed with these heads to say the least. Like I said earlier I did not touch the distributor from when I received it back--I fired it up and it ran real choppy and rough and when opening the throttle just a bit it seemed to labor and fight itself. Out comes the timing gun and guess what? I stopped reading it @ 65 degrees total--and that was not all in! I twist it back to my marks and the guns says 35 degrees!! Who knew?? The net result was 470 ft/lbs and 501hp @ 6200 rpm. You guys are the first to know, and did I mention that all I am charging him for are the Cometic head gaskets and the intake gaskets---Nothing else!! Oh I also forgot to mention that this kid takes every opportunity to trash me on Facebook. So now I'm a little worried now that I have put in gaskets that WON'T act like a fuse--I guess I'll hear about it when rods and pistons start flying. Thanks for the therapy--just thought you'd like the results--I do. J.Rob

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BIGBLOCK DC K MEMBER with NICE SPOOL MOUNTS

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:11:03 +0000

Bigblock dc k member with nice spool mounts asking 400.00 plus the ride ..packaged for shipping no pics

5 Speed conversion and floor opinions?

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:57:45 +0000

Right now I have a 74 Dart Sport with a BB 727 combo but in the future I will be swapping in a TKO 5 speed.
The car was originally a 318 4 speed car so the pedals and the floor shifter hump are still in the car.

Knowing that the 5 speed shifter is going to come out in the middle of the floor should I remove and sell the shifter hump or just leave it there? Will it look odd with the original shifter hump left in place?
It has a bench seat right now but it will be getting buckets but no console.

Looking for opinions and pictures with it done both ways so I can decide which is the best way.

Thanks,

Driving home

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:50:24 +0000

From town today. Cruising along, windows down with Ozzy playing on the stereo. Going thru one of the semi blind curves and jogging along the center of the road was a cow.

’67 Barracuda Horn Locations

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:45:44 +0000

Could somebody post a couple pics from under the hood showing factory horns in there locations....

I'm getting ready to install them and I'm not quite sure... It looks to me one goes inside the engine compartment and the other goes out by the grille.

Thanks Jim

scams

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:43:05 +0000

hey got a question here if this has happend to someone else if you buy a product off a website such as ebay and the seller does not send you the product what hoops do you got to go through to get your money back or the product or am i just ganna have to bite the bullet and suffer the loss i have a feeling i got had i will know this thursday or nxt week if i dont recieve my package

rocker molding clips

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:33:27 +0000

Some overpriced restoration parts guy (guess who?) sells "64-5 Rocker molding clips" that are actually either a GTX's or a foreign cars clips modded for our cars for 5 bucks a pop, and we need like 20 of 'em. F that, I just got a tip on some universals that work with just a little trimming, and they are less than 8 bucks for a box for 10! check these guys out http://www.allensfasteners.com/detai...oduct_ID=A8581

Im told they fit just fine when you cut them to size (by design) and cost less than $20 shipped for the entire car. So be smart and stop paying too much for our cars parts!

360 flywheel

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:33:17 +0000

Looking for a 360 flywheel for a magnum engine thanks

Making Smoke – Let’s See Pictures of Your Burnouts!

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:22 +0000

I am sure this type of thread has been started before, but damn if I could find it. So we will start a new one today.

Let's see pictures of you or your friends doing some burnouts.

I will start with my 2005 1500 RAM Hemi burnout. Watched a bunch of hot rods at a friends party doing them and decided to try it for myself. It was a blast!

Ma Snart

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carb issues

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:14:11 +0000

Trying to get my wife's 64 Dart road worthy for the upcoming shows. New spark plugs,valve job,points (set at .20) dist cap. Installed carb kit,idles great,but really no power and uses a hell of alot of gas. The carb has been vatted out 3 times.Went to town and back,around 25 miles and used 1/2 tank of gas!!!It will sometimes pour gas out the top and have to take top of carb off and drain carb. I am not too good at adjusting the floats,but that would probably be my next step. If I can't get this thing running right,can you buy rebuilt ones??? This is a Carter 1 barrel,it is so simple of a carb that I can't believe I can't get the thing to run good. Need some help and thanks Todd:violent1:

Jaclyn Smith

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:11:10 +0000

...just stopped in my store to buy some treats for her dogs. She's always so friendly and still beautiful. That woman just doesn't seem to age...

Spray Chrome

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:53:56 +0000

Is anyone familiar with these sprayable chrome systems that use chemicals and deionized water to operate that can advise me on a good source for these systems, supplies.

Is this just a de-ionizer and pressurized water sprayer and chemicals themselves do all of the magic?

I am looking into doing some side-work and need the ability to make plastic chromed. I'd rather not pay someone else to do this if it is something I can do in-house on my own.

Vin stamp pad

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:53:21 +0000

I have a question about a stamp pad on a 69 340.
The block is stamped EW340 but there is no vin number after that.
isn't the vin number supposed to be on the same pad as the EW340 stamp or am I looking in the wrong spot?
Is it normal for a block NOT to have a vin number stamped on it?
Thanks
Jay

Vin stamp pad

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:46:43 +0000

I have a 69 340 block. Casting numbers show it as a 69 and it is stamped EW340 (also coded as 69) problem is I can not find any vin numbers on the block.
I thought they were supposed to be just off to the side next to the "EW340" but I can not see anything there.
Am I looking in the wrong place?
Thanks
Jay

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admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:37:02 +0000

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