Recent content by wasco

Fantastic car! I'm in the same position - my daughter is off to college and I'm freaked out about the student loan stories I've been hearing. Your knowledge of the Hemi conversion on these cars would be worth money to some people..... maybe it's a lucrative side hussle? You certainly have a...

Anyone see the Youtube video of Rust Bros latest auction? A "rust free" roller 68 Charger went for 40k US

Got my brother in law’s 66 Fastback back on the road after nearly 40 years of storage and I followed him over to a Mustang guy to get an appraisal so he can sell it. Naturally, everyone was more excited about my Charger! The kid that parked the black 5.0 Mustang next to it took a picture and...

But the dipstick goes into the block - shouldn’t it read correctly regardless the capacity of the pan?

Pay the money, get full AMD quarters and cut them down as needed. If I had to gamble with a non-AMD skin, get one from whoever has the best return policy.

I have a six quart oil pan on a 383 with headers and high volume oil pump. I’m changing the oil and only 3.5 quarts came out, including most of what was in the filter. I filled the new filter part way before installing (1/3 quart), then put five quarts of oil into the engine. I ran it a few...

This totally worked for me! I put a ground wire on the sender to one of the J bolts and got nothing. Then, I tightened the nuts on the gauges and boom! First time the gas and temp gauges have ever worked. Not sure it’s accurate, but it works!

I have a couple more places to look in my disaster of a garage, but does anyone have a throttle cable bracket to sell for a 1968 big block? Thanks!

The car was originally a 383 four barrel, but everything was missing when I bought the car. I had to rig up a bracket for the throttle cable, but with the carb spacer I might need a taller bracket and maybe a longer throttle cable. Adding the spacer really throws off everything.

I'm running a 1906 with a one inch spacer on my 383 - or at least, I will be, once I get the damn thing running right. No clearance issues under the hood, with a two inch thick aftermarket air filter. But check yours carefully before closing the hood!

I'm looking for a set of 3/8" thick flanges for my 383 with headers and Edelbrock 5090 heads to try to get a little more clearance for spark plug wires. I just got a new set of MSD wires with the bendable boots and before installing I want to make sure they have all the room they need. I also...

I think so! Although I'm just faking a vinyl top with satin paint....

I have them on my ‘68. I like ‘em, though I don’t have anything to compare.

$35 including shipping to the lower 48 for the 36 tooth gear

Update: received a used 31 tooth gear from Brewer’s today, looks pretty good. I asked a few times if they’d buy my 36 tooth gear and they didn’t respond either way.