Recent content by BeatersRus

this picture tells a story. this is always my go to spot,bizarre how many simply ignore it and are hooked by the paint.

you Deffo got the best one there,And it looks to be in way better condition than it did in the barn. Congrats !!

the torch is the answer obiwan,doesnt matter if the engine was in or out of the car,torch is what its gonna take. last year was no joy for me either,finally getting back up to speed myself. Best Wishes. ps...that hole,is exactly like taking lug nuts off a vehicle with alum wheels. it absolutely...

i had no idea this was a year long ordeal,pretty sure it would take me 2 days max for me to solve that scooby doo mystery ;)

pull the column and still use the torch. id pull the hood off too so you have room to angle. sounds like the easiest way out at this point,way easier than pulling the motor. the trick to these is to heat them for Awhile,cherry red plus,then finally hit the oxy/blow the top off the bolt,that way...

with all the other bolts/nuts off,do you have Any wiggle room at all? theres 2 ways to do this. if any space,sawzall the bolt right between the head and manifold,aim for as flat as you can,if you cant then aim for the manifold. if no space,fire up the torches!! torch the head of the bolt...

the number 8 jpg,blow it up. theres a covering? of some sort on the Front of the lower springs,which allows you to count Some of the leafs and see the thickness. now,keeping in mind im on a pc and limited to how far i can blow them up,but it appears to be around 8 leaves on the pass side,and 7...

it looks? like theres 2 sets of springs on each side,along with a lowering block too. stock set is light color,look on Top of those at the thinner black set? those u bolt and shackles look like truck pieces too ?

thats what i said,and,again,pointing out that the weight is Not on the vertors for those motors,its on the Flexplate/flywheel. so no,its not Just like the la 360 and you can get in trouble Quick if you use a 360 vertor with a 360 magnum flexplate if you dont remove that balance weight off the...

save the complete motor, use the other 440 crank,its gonna have to be rebalanced as will the rods/pistons = have them machine the pilot as well. this is gonna let you use the Light pistons for the 400,instead of the slugs,which of course is gonna rev Way faster. im in the same boat,ever since i...

i have to ask,since you are going deep into the motor....have you considered just skipping the crank balancing rethinking the piston choice and going with a stroker 451 setup instead? this is from 451 AR engineerings site,just food for thought?? The 451 is arguably the best BB Mopar engine...

yes,the 5.9 and the 5.2 magnum v8s balance thru that flexplate and must be kept with the motor. yes they have ears for old style motor mounts,and you can also buy motor mount brackets for the specific bodies if you want to. yes the 97 is better because by then they had the headcracking thing...

i actually thought about adding that part in about the better truck ones/92-93 but then hes chasing down yet another set of parts. Great tip tho.

join the FB mopar groups,the dusters and the b bodies. theres something new popping up every day there. also,be Ready with the Cash. the really good deals last about ten minutes after they are posted. Major Edit: be warned,if a deal looks too good to be true,its probably a scammer who stole...

yes sir,sorry i shoulda been clearer there,im old so pardon me. you want the 5.9,and again hear it run before you buy it. 5.2 is gonna be the 318 magnum. the whole point of doing this is to get in the door cheap for mild fun. if you decide you want more power,get another magnum later on and go...