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you will need to do very little grinding at the bottom of the bores. I just use a die grinder and a black magic marker. I have some used bearings to install the crank, just need front and back. You can slip in two rods and pistons with no rings and mark the bottom of the cylinders, then...

Pressure gauge is your friend, hook one up and see if you get any oil pressure in the 3rd gear circuit, when shifting into 2nd if you do then valvebody is most likely the cause.

main thing is if you take a screwdriver and pry out the shoe to simulate shoe movement and watch the adjuster work.

Radiator shops are a thing of the past. all the radiator shops here have closed, owners got old and nobody wanted to get into the business.

I have done max wedge crossrams and with a little fiddling they work well. You did not list the duration of the cam, which is the most important factor in drivability tuning. But if you can't do it yourself, in my opinion sending a carb off will not get the job done no matter how good the carb...

My son is an engineer for John Deere and for a while he was in charge of designing EV prototype construction equipment. They actually let a couple companies use an electric back hoe, and they found out that the company actually saved operating costs because of all the fuel wasted idling while...

I don't remember the exact name but 1990 vintage ford frontwheel transaxles used a long 5/16 hex shaft to drive the oil pump. With the converter out you can just pull them out. I used to snag them from the core pile at the local salvage yard, gave several to my buddies.

I thought 71 and later 340's used a thermoquad from the factory? I am building a 1971 340 for a customer in my shop right now and he has what he says is the correct manifold for his Cuda and it is a thermoquad. I bought a thermoquad off Ebay number 9055S which is a 1971 with a manual...

Never went to either big event, just too far away. Some of my buddies go. As far as car shows go, looking at the cars is just one part of the event. Getting to see friends, having people look at your car and wanting to talk about it, making connections of parts and knowledge others have...

What are you buying the car for, investment or to have fun? Numbers matching, hauling to shows in a trailer, afraid to drive it because it may get a rock chip, let it sit in the garage all the time equals car for investment. Clone equals having fun, driving the car more, etc. and a good...

I used a scarebird kit on my 69 Cuda about 8 years ago and it worked great. For a while the company was having a hard time keeping stock, as I tried to order a kit for another car a while back and they did not have the parts. But yes a decent price and it works good.

Every OEM Mopar balancer bolt I have taken off I used 1 1/4 six-point socket. And that is a bunch of them. If you go to the hardware store and buy a replacement bolt it will have a 1 1/8 head, at least in my experience. I had a similar experience with a pinion nut the other day, bought a...

Do a little research, Globally, fossil fuel subsidies accounted for about 7% to 7.1% of global GDP in 2022, which is equivalent to $7 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund. In 2023, global public financial support (subsidies) for renewable power, mainly targeting solar and wind...

The thing I like is that electricity is hard to see, not like something mechanical where you can watch it work and figure it out. A scope lets you see the electricity work so you can figure out what is going on. And what makes me sad is very few shops have a scope anymore. And I have offered...

I would like to drive one. Most likely will not buy a different car, not because I am against electric cars but at my age, I see what I currently own lasting me until I die. My buddy bought a Tesla Plaid and another buddy has a Demon, I have driven both cars both are awesome from a performance...

as others mentioned when picking a camshaft cranking compression is important. As the duration increases the dynamic or cranking compression goes down, too much duration on a low compression engine and you get a pig. I have been using hydraulic roller cams because you can go with a shorter...

I have been building engines a long time, the B and RB engines have very little trouble with head gaskets leaking, make sure deck and heads are straight. And may sound simplistic but also check your torque wrench that it is accurate.

I taught automotive at a technical college for many years. The Pico scope was the quickest for the students to learn with. I have used ignition scopes since the late 70's I still use one today and many times on my dyno when an engine doesn't run right a scope quickly diagnoses if the issue is...

While I love driving my old cars, nothing beats the ride and handling of my common 2010 V-6 dodge challenger which gets 29MPG on the highway. Four-wheel independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes, plus a lot better road feel power steering. tried to make it look like a TA challenger. I...

Last year my local small company Drake-Beemont doubled my homeowners, we had a bad hailstorm in the area. I did not have any damage. When I went looking for cheaper insurance could not find any, mainly because they would not insure my home for what Drake-Beemont did, they said it was worth...