Recent content by Southernman

Brian, I don't know if you got an answer to your question, but the answer is yes, you can bypass the ballast resistor. No new wiring required. I've done several of these HEI conversions and, to preserve the original appearance, cut the ballasts out of the block, and soldered 14 gauge wire in...

I purchased the first set of Stage V conversion heads in NC nearly 20 years ago using their raised port heads (they're .100 higher than stock), and I also bought an early set of prototype headers that Eric Hanson had on hand at the time. It was a blown, stroker based on the 440 block. Any of you...

No offense taken, and I think you have a cool car there. I'm just not a "true" AFX fan (no offense). More on that below. The 51" bars are correct for an AFX build and have the correct spring rate, hex dimensions, etc, but I didn't have a set, so the C-body Imperial bars, which are 5" shorter...

Wow, so we're being taken to "school" here by someone who is an expert on..."D" body cars. Dude, your expertise is truly inspirational...even though it's a bunch of BS. Here's a pic of a recent AFX built by me, using C-body Imperial bars, since the "ever elusive" D-body Imperial bars you...

Guys, as noted in my first post, FirmFeel makes the 10"over (as in 10" longer than B-BODY cars) bars that will allow for "slip in" installation if any of you are wanting to do an altered wheelbase car. I've done a couple conversions with C-body bars - before FF offered their correct AFX bars...

NO ! Chrysler did not simply use C-body bars in their AF/X cars. As someone who has actually experimented - and built - an AFX conversion, I can tell you Chrysler used a custom (one off) 10 - over set of bars. They DID NOT require you to remove/modify the receiver tubes from the cross member...

Arsonist, I think you have a good plan for that 318. They make great street/strip engines. The only thing I'd question is the choice of heads (assuming you're on a budget); The aluminum Edelbrock heads will flow considerable air over the stock 318's and 360's and they can use more cam than you...

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I have an excellent set of TTI Hemi 2.125 headers for sale. When I purchased them, the guy before me had dented some pipes to clear pwr steering on his E-body, so I had a local muffler shop remove the bad section and smooth the welds. After the above, I sent them to High Performance Coatings...

Guys, I'm looking for some rear brakes from any C-body car. I'm wanting to update my '63 Belvedere with some 11x3 in drums if I can find them. Good, rebuildbable, used parts OK. Let me know what you've got. Thanks ! Southernman

Just for edification, the caliper mounts I'm looking for measure 3.5 inches between the bracket mounting hole and the nearest, adjacent, caliper mounting hole. Again, I'm looking for the "pin" type brackets. Thanks ! Southernman

Headers... Actually, those headers look like a set of 440 truck headers, where the absence of 'shock towers' would allow then to fit without issue. As noted above, I'd mark the pipes and make a few choice cuts to make them usable... I see you're in NC. Where are you located ? I'm in...

Mopar Machine Shops in N Ca. Here's a listing of virtually every Mopar Club (known) across the US. There is a Northern California Mopar Club listed there that is centered around SF, and I'd be willing to bet that a quick query or phone call to them would result in good references - as well as...