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good morning Yesterday i removed my fenders to make my wheel wells look nice and took it bare metal, (regretting doing that now ). Now i need to paint the metal and wanted some opinions. Ive never done any painting but just purchased a gun. Should i use an epoxy primer, chassis primer, rust...

hi b body fam I just purchased new q1a upper contol arms and struts. My question is on my stock control arms my ball joint swivels on the new ones its a solid shaft. Is there something i need to add? Or can in be pressed into the spindle as is. Also i want to upgrade the spindles for disc...

Hey guys Got my car back from in worse condition then it left in from a painter. The thought keeps crossing my mind to attempt the body work and paint job myself with 0 experience. Gota start somewhere.. i started sanding the car with 220 and 80 the bare metal spots that were welded up. Can i...

Hi everyone Watched a video of a guy building an engine and he wiped some oil on the piston walls during his build. I am putting my heads on my la 318 today on a build i started 10 years ago. Would it be a good idea to lube the cylinder walls before installing my heads? Thanks in advance

Hi Hope everyones having a good weekend. Forgive me but i have no experience in paint and body but im looking for some guidance in my mopar build. Looking for suggestions on covering bare metal which type of primer and what to prep it with. Also ive been using a wire wheel on the inside of my...

Hey fellas Im way too deep into this 318 build to turn around now. Flat top pistons , bored over 30 thumper cam. Now i need a set of adjustable rockers. Any rocker sets someone can reccomend? I seen a set for almost 800. Seems steep for what started off as a somewhat budget build...

Hope everyone had a good xmas! Wondering if i could get some help regaurding my head gaskets. Im running flat top pistons on my 318. Had my heads worked on to be able to run a thumper cam.The cylinders are bored out .030. Now its time to throw the heads on and im unsure on if i shoud use a...

Good evening fellas Shuffling though my car parts after a fall out with a painter. Are any od these pieces relevent to a 68 coronet? Thanks in advancw Max

Pulled my carpet and headliner and found things were not as bad as expected but i found alot of what looks like adhesive. Can someone please comfirm this is ot rust on the roof. Also do you paint the floor boards and roof interior to prevent rust?

Purchased dual springs for my 318 #995-16 the inner spring will not fit over the orange seal. Did i purchase the wrong seals? Is there a easy fix for this or do i need to purchase new springs. Reason why i purchased these was because i have a thumper cam and was told i needed to upgrade my...

Hi Considering welding up my molding holes on my 68 coronet. After splitting ways with a paint and body guy i have less then half the holes already welded up. Im not totaly new to mig welding but im not sure if i would leave my car in worse shape after the attempt. Any suggestions? Also what...

After many years of being with a painter who never finished the job my babys back in my possession. She looks super rough but at least shes home. Time to let the courts settle this dispute

Hi! Looking for any information on finding proper push rod lenght for my la 318. I put a thumper cam in it . Now i feel like the push rods may be too long. Has anyone seen any online info on how to properly determine the lenght or even better has anyone seen any youtube vids specific to a stock...

Good morning Unfortunately I'm in a situation where.i need to take someone to.court for not finishing the paint job on my car. Its been a lot of years and the car is jusy sitting half done. The painter took all my interior off out and says that its being stored. Regardless i need to come up...

Good morning Does anyone have a suggestion for a primer for my dash? I bought a cheap harbor freight gun and regulator and trying to gather the courage to paint my dash. Any tips and precautions are more then welcome. Thanks Max

Anyone have any experience with a tm7 intake manifold on a 440 I cannot find any info online . I picked it up for $160. Was wondering if it would give me any more performance over my stock intake

Is the small block and big block k member the same in a 68 coronet?

Hi guys I have a possible trade in the works for a 69 d200 with a 440 and 727 auto . I plan to put it into my 68 coronet which has the small block 318. Will the swap be pretty straight forward. Or will i run into a lot of issues trying to swap the bb into my coronet

Hi everyone looking for some help. I recently got the ball rolling on my 68 coronet. Since the painter has my car i decided to get started on my dash. Its going from green to black ( exterior paint will be octane red) the frame of my dash has.some surace rust and the slightest pitting. Can...

Working with a 318 with stock valvetrain. Had a thumper cam installed when the engine was rebuilt and did not thimk about pushrods and valve springs until it was too late. How do i know which srpings and pushrods i will need for my application?