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If you put the shims between the motor mount and the K member, the angle of the block will change as it goes up in height. It should actually be greater than 1/8 where the steering coupler goes into the steering box. I'm sure you know this but loosen the bolts of the motor mount bracket attached...

And all along I thought " Hoover" referred to the way he sucked back the smoke....

uuh Bob... The engineers were also pot smoking hippies..LOL !!!

Absolutely! Our old Mopars were never supposed to last this long. The manufacturers wanted them replaced every 3 years.

Hey azaustin, Its not that hard , you just have to take your time. Some suggestions if you decide to do it yourself. 1. leave the covers out in the sun for a bit to soften them up. 2. Use some plastic over the foam and slide the covers over the plastic. (got this trick from a professional...

Yup! The welds are ****, especially around the steering box mount. Get in a stock mopar, have someone crank the steering wheel hard left or right and look at the steering box. You can actually see the deflection happening!

Ok, try this. Unbolt the driver's side engine mount. Use a bar or an engine hoist and see if you can move the engine to a position that clears the header tubes. If the headers now clear, maybe you can shim between the motor mount and the K-Frame to get the clearance you need. Your problem is...

Any history of accidents on the car? How do the frame rails look? What engine mounts are you using? Without pics it seems the engine is sitting more to driver side than normal thus reducing clearance.

A quick test is to use a 9 volt battery . Connect leads across gauge terminals and look for full pointer deflection. This is a simple test that will confirm the gauge is working but do not leave the leads connected as it will burn out the gauge. Calibration is another process.

Do you have the gauges out of the cluster?

Hi Alan, My 68 Cuda has the original hood. It may have cutouts in the substructure for them but definitely not in the surface sheetmetal. Here a pic of a 1968 383 Formula S hood.

Alan, the 68 Hood mounted signal indicators were an option so hoods were produced without the holes. I did not know the 67 vent windows were the only year with locks!

Would these be the same transmissions used in The Little Red Wagon Wheel standers?? Mark Worman of Graveyard cars built one packing a bed mounted Hemi.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. After all, Chrysler did put a Hemi on an Air Raid siren

Agree! 68 deluxe interior trim, 1969 console covers, 68-Dash pads, 68 383-S hood callouts, Marker lights etc..etc,.. Major alarm bells on this one!!