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Here's my mounts. The rears are simple 1/8" aluminum L shape. Didn't know if they would be strong enough at the time they were fabbed. But 13 years and 1250 passes later they are fine. Doug

You want to mount the front pins as far forward as possible. 6" back can allow the front of the hood to bend up at speed. Be aware of the structure under the hood before chosing a location. You dont want to be in a rib stucture. Mount the pins. The surface of the hood may require that the pin be...

Though the new trailer is 46 ft vs 32 ft, 25 ft is living quarters. Going from 32 ft garage to 25 ft took some thought. Everything is on the right side where the car sets. That way you can walk down the left side if needed. The original location of the black cabinet was located above the inner...

I use Ultra Grey on all my dipstick tubes. They all have the holes drilled purposely oversize for slip fit and easy removal. None of them leak. Clean it well with brkeleen and a small round brush. Let it dry a few days before running it. This sealer dries slow. Doug

No, but why wuld you? Doug

A 62-65 valve body will not work in a 66 or later trans. They a 2 cable shift, not linkage. The rooster comb is completely different. A 62-64 doesnt have enough room for a park provision in the casting. I currently have 3 Turbo Action reverse manual push button valve bodies. They are not that...

They will just spring back. But what works really well? Heat the area where the contact occurs. If clearance isn't suffcient to get at the area you can uses a ratchet strap to pull the header away from the torsion bar. When its red pry the header against the torsion bar. The result will be a...

My street car weighs 3885 with me. Runs 11.0's. 4.30 gear with homemade leaf springs using the leaf pac on the stock main leaf from a Hemi GTX. 10.5x28 M/T. Never spins. Now has 9 way adjustables on rear making it quicker in 60ft, 1.53. Doug

The Max Wedge. Doug

My motor using Indy -1 heads, Indy 440-25 crossram, Indy valve covers, 440 Source distributor. I ground the intake, head, and the lip of the distributor cap. It has maybe .060" clearance. You can see here with the intake lid removed. The valve covers come off easily with no distributot removal...

The baffel plate that sets in the bowl may be backwards. If so it will jam the float. It may bend the float and the plate. They can be straightened. Doug

I've held both thin stainless and titainum K frames. Both from Chrysler. Doug

I driven B body convertibles with and without subframe connectors. Connectors help on a H/T. But they really help on a convertible. Totally eliminates cowl shake. A friend of mine had an ex drag car Fury convertible with connectors. I built him a Max wedge style 440 with a 5 speed manual and a...

A ground to the battery would be the best. However these systems ran from the factory with the regulator just screwed to the firewall. So as long as it's bolted clean, tight, and the body has a good ground to the battery (usually right at the core support from the negative cable) it'll function...

That is a 2 wire alternator. I see the one wire has been spliced. One wire should be hot with the key on (factory blue wire). The other is normally green and feeds from the regulator. The regulator should be the flat style with the triangle shaped plug. If the ground at the battery and the...