Recent content by forphorty

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    intake swap performer loss?

    Bow the hood in the center and adjust the hood up at the hinges so that it sits high in the back.
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    Paint it, Clear it or Let It Rip?

    Sprayed this LD4B in 2016 with SPI black epoxy primer. I didn't get the car on the road until Sept 2020. Pulled the intake off in Dec 2023 to replace with the SM intake posted above . A few chips and scrapes from bolts/washers. Intake pulled off the shelf and pic taken a few moments ago.
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    Paint it, Clear it or Let It Rip?

    Single stage acrylic urethane
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    Paint and Assembly Process Advice

    Expect that there will be a couple of chips by the time you get it all together.
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    Paint and Assembly Process Advice

    I installed engine/trans on k member , then lowered the body on it. Installed suspension and brake lines , then sheetmetal . Put tape on edges to protect. Then it was wiring ,fuel system ,interior etc. Last was glass. If someone wants to paint their car in pieces , I think the key things are ...
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    Paint and Assembly Process Advice

    Finally , I painted everything else. My employer has two paint booths , so I had the shell in one booth and the sheetmetal in another.
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    Paint and Assembly Process Advice

    On another day , I sprayed the hood latch support , door hinges , bolts etc.
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    Paint and Assembly Process Advice

    I sprayed mine completely disassembled. Engine bay and inside trunk.
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    Parting out A-Bodies

    I seriously doubt there are 20,000 people out there needing 64-66 cuda fenders.
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    Doug's headers and mini-starters

    Yes. 1972 318
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    Doug's headers and mini-starters

    This is a DB Electrical SND0088. Says it fits 91-95 Ram 3.9, 5.2, 5.9 .
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    The “Ugly Torquer” intake

    And I can't speak , because I pronounced it ELDERbrock for years.
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    The “Ugly Torquer” intake

    At Edelbrock they don't know how to spell , so it's actually a Torker.
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    Sizing carburetor

    What the all-knowing Bewy does not "seem to get" is that a fifty plus year old magazine road test involving three cars from different manufacturers tells us very little (IMO) about optimum carb sizing. And that 383 Super Bee ? That's the fastest stock one I've ever seen road tested in a...
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    Sizing carburetor

    I wouldn't trust your cam card as far as I can throw it, which means I wouldn't trust the cam either . Either cam lift or valve lift as written are incorrect. Card says 1.5 rocker ratio. 300 x 1.5 =450. 290 x 1.5 = 435 . 300 x 1.6 = 480. 290 x 1.6 = 464.
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