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I have to pull the 727 out my 65 Coronet. Fortunately I have a lift and high trans jack, but I've never pulled a trans with a lift before. How do you support the rear of the engine? On the ground I could put a jack, blocks or whatever is around and will hold the weight. But what do I use...

We recently had a complete brake failure due to a bad master cylinder: http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/brake-failure-is-it-the-mc.134226/ So this has gotten me thinking about the emergency/parking brake. It's one of those things I never thought much about, especially on an...

Had a scary thing happen yesterday. My son was driving his 65 Coronet when the brakes failed. All of them, not just one end. Fortunately, he was almost stopped already at a stop sign when it happened. Pedal went to the floor and the brakes were 95% gone. They provided a little drag so he...

I have a 65 Coronet 4 door that had some severe rust through on the top of the Dutchman panel. I have repaired it but had to remove the rear window to do it. I'm wondering what your thoughts or experiences are on reinstalling this yourself, versus taking it to a glass company. I suppose if...

I just installed a new rear end in my 65 Coronet. I have upgraded from a 2.94 open to a 3.55 Sure-Grip with new parts from Dr Diff. I went to put the driveshaft in and found that on the new yoke, which is a 29 spline, the saddles for the u-joint are farther apart that the original 10 spline...

My first rear end rebuild and first time setting up gears, and I'm not really sure what I'm looking at. I have the backlash set to .007 but I can't really see a pattern like I see in the diagrams. What do you think?

I just finished rebuilding (and upgrading) the engine and transmission on my 65 Coronet, and the last thing I need to do is the rear end. I'm switching from an open 2.94 to a 3.55 Sure Grip. I'm putting it together now and at the point I need to set the pinion depth. I used the trick to get...

I think I already know the answer, but I guess it's worth a try. It's a 65 Coronet sedan. It's a 4 door, but I think this area is the same as the 2 door. I think this is called a Dutchman panel. As you can see, mine has issues. I looked on AMD and Sherman and they don't show them. Anyone...

I have a 65 Coronet with a 318 poly that I have rebuilt. Bought a new engine harness from Year One but it didn't include the fusible link that runs off the starter relay, and they don't have one for a 65. I'm thinking about replacing it with a fuse and holder. Anybody have any idea what...

I'm putting my newly-rebuilt 318 poly back into my 65 Coronet. Somehow, looking through the multitudes of pictures I took before removing the engine, I did not get a good shot of the motor mounts. I have a new set from Schumacher. Can someone tell me if the brackets that attach to the ears on...

Today I hope to start up my just built poly stroker for the first time. It's on a test stand (pics below, because everyone like pics ) I'm down to the last couple of things, and one is the wiring. About all I know about electricity is that it shocks me when I'm stupid. Apparently, I'm...

Hey guys, I have finished building my first engine and transmission. It's a 318 poly stroker (349 c.i.) and 727 with a Transgo TF-2. I am going to break it in on an engine stand. Being my first build, I being realistic that I'll probably have some issue to deal with, even if it's just a...

Hi guys, I rebuilding my first transmission, an early (65) 727. I am to the point of putting the front clutch hub together and I'm having some trouble getting the piston in with the new seals. I'm using Carl Munroe's book and he suggests using a product called Door Ease to lube the outer...

I have a Weiand 7503 aluminum manifold that I'm using on my 65 poly build. I bought it used a couple of years ago and just went to test fit it in the engine. There is a plug in the intake floor below the thermostat housing that someone plugged with what looks like a plumbing pipe plug with a...

I'm building my first engine, a 318 poly stroker (349ci). I'm about to install the heads and I've read about some using a sealant on the gaskets. Some use hi-temp aluminum paint, some copper paint, some Permatex, etc. I'm using the standard blue Fel-Pro gaskets. Do you use a sealant? If...

I have done about just about anything you can do mechanically with a car except rebuild an engine. So I am doing my first one. I am building a 318 poly using a 349 stroker kit. Already gone though some interesting stuff getting the parts machined to work together. Probably should've started with...

I am building my first engine and ran into a situation that I need your opinion on. It is a 318 poly stroker. When I had the initial machine work done, of course part of it was to first clean the block and heads. When I started assembling the short block, I checked the water and oil passages...

Hi folks, I'm putting together a 318 poly stroker (349 c.i). It's the first time I've assembled a short block and I've got a couple of what are probably rookie questions. The pistons are KB Silv-O-Lites. They are flat top with no valve reliefs. They have an arrow shaped notch on the...

Hi all, I'm rebuilding a 318 poly and noticed that none of the four thrust plate bolts have a hole for oil. There is a small galley going from the lifter valley to the right front bolt (viewed from the front) but the bolt is solid. Is that the way these are supposed to be? From the pics...

I'm about to start a poly rebuild and was wondering if the poly distributor and pushrods are the same as the LA? If not, does anyone know a good source for these parts?