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I have removed a bunch of broken bolts in my time; the wax and welding tricks are both good methods. But I just about guess the bolt broke because the threads are corroded in the water jacket. When I decide on a method to remove a broken bolt, I never limit myself to one method. I would...

A factory service manual helps, but a great help is a body shop estimate manual if you can find one for your car. Tons of illustrations and pictures showing even the small parts.

Back in my youth a buddy had one of the predator carbs on his 427 chevy in a Chevelle. From my memory it worked very well. We took it to the drag strip, and it turned some respectable times. Throttle response was very quick.

Those cams are so close to same it makes little difference. The Bullet cam says to degree intake to 107 still a 110 center line. So I did the Comp cam at 110 intake center Comp cams peak HP 429 avg hp 300 peak torque 503 avg torque 419 Bullet cam peak HP 424 avg hp 297 peak torque 505 avg...

send me what info you have engine bore stroke what heads etc. just a full list

I am willing to spend my time to help, if you have good numbers to input.

I use performance trends software. Next question is how many good numbers do you have to put in the program? Compression ratio, cylinder head flow, intake runner length and area, header diameter and length, carb size, what kind of accessories, what kind of fuel, remember garbage in garbage...

My family drove mostly mopars as I was growing up. I remember my Dad buying a 6pack on the way home from a trip because our 67 coronet turned 100,000 miles and the valve covers had never come off. Super reliable car. It was replaced with a 71 Fury 383, and it was super reliable as well. My...

I have reduced the noise a lot by mounting the pump on a piece of 3/8 thick rubber attached to the frame.

This shops take on the flat tappet cam issues. seems they just got fed up dealing with it.

Lot of things could cause your issue, but the one that makes most sense is lack of fuel or running lean. I would install a fuel pressure gauge inline tape it to the windshield and do some WOT runs just to make sure supply is good. ON old cars I have had rusty fuel lines and cracking rubber...

I use the AMSOIL Z-ROD® 10W-30 100% SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL In my street car, mild hydraulic flat tappet, and a procharger I don't drive it much and I don't change unless it gets dark, couple years now and it still looks new.

I use an engine software to generate an advance curve, and then recurve the distributor to eliminate detonation. Performance Trends makes the software, and I have a distributor machine, but if you have a buddy and some paper you can have them rev the engine at 200rpm increments and record the...

TransGo shift kit has a new manual valve and a couple modifications that will cure the problem. Or as mentioned just slip it into neutral for a few seconds, fill the converter and then go into gear.

I lost a Huges cam several years ago, before all these issues with cam and lifter quality. When I got the cam and read the spring specs, I called Hughes and flat told them this cam will never live at these spring pressures, they assured me it would work just fine. Cam went flat in three passes...

From what I have seen use jack stands to get it off the ground, if air can get under and around the car it will carry the moisture away. You can wrap with a tarp, but I have seen the wind move a tarp enough to wear off the paint, so you have to be careful with that.

I am not needed perfect restoration, just building a resto-rod 65 coronet with a gen 3 hemi to drive. You guys that have restored your own dashes and small parts using spray paint type chrome what brands did you have the best luck with? I have used a couple but it has been a few years...

Get yourself a good engine program. I use https://www.performancetrends.com/Engine-Simulation.htm If you take the time to input good numbers it will give accurate results. And it will predict a lot of things already discussed, like cranking compression, idle vacuum, will plot an advance...

I watch Nick from time to time. Nick is an old school mechanic, and the best thing about his channel is that he shows when things screw up, doesn't try to look smarter than he is. I built an engine dyno several years ago and his dyno secessions look and feel a lot like the ones I have done...

The collar is to lock the bearing on the axle. Old time mechanics call it a wedding ring. My main advice is that you install the ring correctly, it must be heated, before pushing it on against the bearing. If you don't heat it, it may distort and not hold the bearing in place properly. The...