Recent content by kaj750

This thread has a lot of exclamation marks ! I'm excited !

1969 Charger. Previous owner converted the car from power brakes to manual. Now has A-body front discs/calipers (if that sounds right), stock rear drums (I plan to swap to disc, very soon), and a manual prop valve. I have a receipt for some kinda of "manual brake master cylinder adapter". That's...

Well, I'm not quite to that point yet, but will get to it.

Also, out with the baby radiator, in with Papa radiator.

Welp .. Got started. Looks like the heat crossover thingamajigs definitely were not blocked.

I'm pulling the heads and timing parts today. Starting over so that I know recently what I'm dealing with. Everything is telling my the cam isn't installed right. It's the only thing left. Fingers crossed! I'll report back with my findings.

I use Hiatt on Clovis or Doug Rylee in Fresno. Those are the only two places I go.

I don't have a carburetor, so that makes timing much easier. Car had been tuned multiple times with zero luck.

1969 Charger My car currently has a radiator that measures approximately 22 in across (overall). The car came with a larger radiator that measures approximately 26 1/4" (at the core) that I would like to toss in. It has a shroud on it already. I was told the radiator will fit. I guess I'll...

Pulling the heads next weekend. Will check. Thank you.

Looks like I forgot to reply to your post. All of those suggestions are in this post. Your solution happens to be what I planned to try. I'm going to go ahead and swap heads next weekend. I will check the head gaskets that came with the heads. Maybe I will be lucky and they will be the 0.051"...

Noob question, but with piston at TDC, yes?

I forgot about Chandler. Heck, why not? Maybe it'll get me a chance to drive the crap out of the car before I tear it apart.

Balancer only has paint marks. Adding tape on the reinstall would be simple enough. Not sure I have any airports that small, around me. I'll check, just for the heck of it.

It's kinda hard to hear over the exhaust. https://youtu.be/SwI_EIZBWe4?si=cANIPGbYYz4rEX5J