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The old cars were easy to work on, but you did have to work on them more often. All the changes to fuel and oil have made owning an old car more difficult unless you either upgrade parts, like exhaust valve seats and maybe roller cams, or use high ZDDP oil and leaded fuel, or additives to the...

Least favorite thing is mice and other insects that attack your car, usually when in winter storage. Wasps built a nest behind my Ram Trucks side view mirror, and mice got in the Charger and looks like they were up in the dash :(

If the rear cam plug is out you can put a dial indicator on the back of the cam to measure end play. might be able to do the same off a cam love with an indicator that measures at an angle? I think the cover gasket is around 0.010" thick? Maybe trim the cam button to where the cover just...

Johnny Mopar, I have been enjoying watching the videos. The videos from 72 Road Runner GTX are really good information too.

Because it was custom built, your best bet is to remove the transmission and count the splines on the transmission input shaft. The 1965 pushbutton transmission would have originally had a 19-spline input shaft, but because you have what sounds like a later cast crank converter, the input shaft...

On the main trans housing they can leak from the pan gasket, selector shaft seal as above, the filler tube O-ring, and the rear band pivot O-ring(s) at the back of the case. Be careful with the oil pan bolts, seems they get stripped out often, not sure if from cross-threading or over-tightening...

I'm still collecting parts for the engine build. Just got rocker arms, and the extra thick oil pan and timing chain cover from 440 Source, plus a bunch of smaller stuff including the 1/5th model of their new 440 block that should be out next year?

If your looking for an EFI system, looks like good prices on the Black Friday deals on Aces EFI. I haven't used the Aces EFI yet, but just ordered the Killshot 2 Pro Top End Kit. I already have an EFI tank and pump, so didn't need those. The Top end kit had the TBI EFI, Distributor and ignition...

Here is what I started with. You can jump towards the end to see how I setup the fusible links and relocated the alternator wire. The insulation on the fusible link wire is really thick so it made inserting the terminal into the bulkhead connector hard. Would have been easier if I used TXL...

Sounds like they are the performer RPM heads that are CNC ported?

Yes. I was trying to describe the original protection design for when there is a short or excessive load on the interior wiring, and that the original 12 AWG wiring was not designed for a high output alternator, or several extra interior loads. With all the wiring questions, and thinking of...

Had the hood off and I did the diagonal measurements from the engine compartment to find the center of the carb stud location and copied the measurements to the hood, but if the hood is on, you could just close it on a long air filter stud to find the center of the hole location. Anyhow...

Wheel chocks are not that expensive. On my truck, I had used wheel chocks, but forgot to also use the emergency brake when I pulled the valve body out of the transmission. Truck still try to roll, but good thing I had the wheel chocks.

RIP Bob. Will pray for you and your family.

One of the biggest issues is when using an alternator that can put out over 40 Amps. I don't have a 1970 factory Service manual, but on my 1969 Coronet, the alternator output wire, and the large wiring to the ammeter is only 12 AWG wires size. The Factory fusible link is on the battery side of...

Maybe they are using BASF Glasurit paint.

I was going to say I have used the MSD chrome cannister coil before with the stock type ECU, but I haven't used a factory electronic ignition in 30 years, and back then I used a Jacobs cannister type ignition coil. I have used that MSD coil with the mallory and ACCel electronic distributors, and...

The cost of automotive paint is crazy. I think they figure insurance money is paying for most repair work to they charge hospital insurance rates too.

Is it rich just when starting and warming up? That is the displays shown. I have a 4-bbl FiTech, not 6 pack. Makes sure you don't have and exhaust leaks, the O2 is good, using unleaded fuel and running with mufflers or long exhaust tubes so the O2 dosen't see extra air in the exhaust. What cam...

They are not that hard to install unless your engine accessories are way different than stock. Actual install time should be less than 20 hours, if not adding options like in dash vents. If the original defroster vents need replacing with repops, then you could plan ahead and have them on hand...