Recent content by 70bigblockdodge

I see your point, people are idiots and obnoxious, the phones just make it worse. Being a truck driver even local the paperwork and dispatch info was always a PITA to get. Someone going by the terminal they wait or you wait to meet up and hand over paperwork so you could get paid. Fuel used to...

Torque to degree is not always torque to yield. Torque to yield is a one time use bolt. Torque to degree is more accurate than ft lb reading because it removes the high load friction variables, valuable in areas such as brake parts that need no lube and are usually rusty. Head bolts and main...

Get your measured compression ratio. MEASURED, not guessed or that's what the factory said it was. For a list of measurements, Summit racing, search for pistons, click on whatever Chevy piston pops up first then scroll all the way down to compression calculator. Once you have that true number...

Weight and shock will kill a 2.94 one wheel peel. Left side cap will break, eventually. Take a cast iron piece and smash it with a sledge hammer it will break, the bigger the hammer (weight) or the harder the hit (5k sidestep the clutch or previous 800hp and trans break on 3800# car) it will...

You can just do whatever days you want, no need to commit for a full week. They have a power tour west, mostly in southwest though.

Norwalk Ohio, September 19,20,21 great racing, car show okay, swap meet is ok. Temperature is much better than Carlisle or the Nats. I like them all. Hot rod power tour is my new favorite. Drive the damn things that's their job not baking in the sun, sitting still all weekend. HRPT also has...

Yes, and yes. You remember my sons Coronet from last year? He had a mishap with it, it will be down for a while. He was busy collecting parts for getting it straight again. Just spent a lot of time in swap meet.

Shimmed tight so it clutches are squeezed at light loads ensuring both wheels are locked up except when turning.

I'd blend that away. You could measure piston height at skirts plus stroke from top of the bore see how far it comes down at that break. With 383 short stroke I think it does not even stick out the bottom of the bore. With that chip out the skirt may only barely get to that.

It's new and shimmed aggressively. Put another bottle of additive in. My son got a sure grip unit from Dr diff and it was never a problem till we headed out on power tour. After hours on highway, stopped for gas turned at the light at bottom of the ramp, and sounded like the rear end was broken...

That multi-orange one is mine. I need to get back on improving it, been wrapped up in a lot of other things.

I've cut loose a couple of "work friends" mostly because of being deadbeats. Always have money problems and conflicts with someone (usually about money, but not presented that way). Just plain tired of hearing the B.S.

No bolts on a big block with stock heads, STUDS. That is probably 3 hours of the work just getting the header back on.

I have American collectors. They are ok. I'm shopping this year around renewal. Just testing waters. You have to do that with insurance, of any kind. Every year is a bump in price, next thing your 5-6 years into a policy and your paying 50% more than if you switch. That usually rattles the...

Family over on Sunday. Just regular days of Sat/Sun, no extra days off. Happy Easter