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Posted a long time ago.
About 2006 I purchased MP 440-hemi springs from the local dealer.
Put them on the car and it promptly dropped about 1”. Took it to the dealer. Got a little runaround. They wanted me to show the car to the district representative. After 2 no shows, the Parts Manager...
All kidding aside.....to me that looks like a survivor going by the pictures. If is not, then someone out there is very talented.....it's not the usual "Blow -n-go" re-spray if it ever did get one.
those seems and bolts looks crisp and factory to me - very hard to replicate that look....
whatever I say it's worth,and I expect a tip if you want to talk to me at the front of the lineup next time!
I once did a job that took me approximately 1 min. and only charged $500! When you've got an entire movie crew on site ready for a shot and a kinked garden hose is holding everything up...
As previously said, don't do anything until you assess the engine.
Start with a compression test. That will give you a good idea if the valves and/or rings/cylinders are worth doing anything in the short-term. If compression is uneven, then I'd take the heads off to investigate more.
If...
Intake, carb, headers, recurve distributor.
If you’re feeling ambitious, upgrade the cam to something not too much bigger than stock(something like a comp 268H or XE262).
I’d plan on pulling the heads for a spring upgrade for any cam swap.
Many RV 440’s have rotators and short valve springs on...
Did you get his address? Lots of members who do not have Gold usually have full inboxes. If you didn't get it, you should in the PalPal transaction but I copied it before deleting it.
The one hundred percent preference would be to leave the seals in. You would only risk not running them if you were stuck on an island and had zero choice because there aren't any.
The lock collar would interfere with the seal , not the bearing. ..and it doesn't.