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Swapping from a 400 to 440 is pretty easy. A 400 is a "B" low deck block, and a 440 is a "RB" raised deck block. Most things are shared between the big blocks except the intake manifold, distributor and reciprocating assembly.
A 727 transmission and 8 3/4 rear are...
That'll do a great job deadening sound. :thumbsup:
Since you'll now have some extra pieces, add some to the inside of the door skins and below the rear window. It's a bit difficult to get pieces in through the small opening in the inner door panel, but they don't have to be perfect and you...
One day I'd love to bring my 70 and see your Superbird in person plus get a picture of our two LimeLight cars together...
...but I'm still not gonna race you!!! :lol:
As stated by @hunt2elk please start a "Wanted to Buy" ad. As he states, this will get good exposure and the site strongly prefers these not to be in other threads.
And by the way, nice progress!
I could have sworn I used offset bushing on my 73, but it was a long time ago, and I have installed a few offset bushings in a number of cars - perhaps I got them confused. Apologies.
The below picture isn't necessarily Mopar - I just grabbed it quickly from the internet...
...but the idea is the holes are offset in the bushing. When installing them, the bushing can be installed in an orientation that gives you more caster (which is what you need on your old 74).
They are...
Until the EPA changes MPG rules, you will never see a real compact truck in the USA. Small vehicles (based on wheel base and track width) must have such high fuel mileage that they can't be sold here in the USA. This is why the Ford Ranger, for example, is darn near bigger than a full size truck...
For safety, I wouldn't use either without jack stands. So to me, it becomes a convenience issue. I'm not sure I want to have to drag an air hose to wherever I'm using it. The bottle jack uses no power and a simple handle to pump it up.
Winner for me = bottle jack
On my 73, I just used the original arms and installed offset bushings. Works fine as long as the ball joint threads are good. One of mine had bad threads so a little weld made sure they wouldn't come out!
Mark's lower control arms in the process of being rebuilt by a couple of buttheads in PA. :poke:
First had to press out the old bushings - this was done by welding large washers to them and the pressing them out from the back. It works nicely without hacking up the lower control arms.
Yeah, I agree with you - to a point.
With seatbelts, I don't want any potential of compromised material that could fail in an accident. I'd rather have new for that.
It seems to me that at this point you are guessing and not KNOWING where the problem is.
Did you check AND MEASURE that the intake and head surfaces are parallel like in post 2806178 Intake Manifold Replacement - What Date Code do I need? ?
Did you lay a straight edge across each head surface...