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I believe gm masters were plumbed on the right.

Finding the right guy for the things I can't do myself. For me chrome plating and engine machining is the problem in my area. Its expensive to buy good help.

Nice old truck, It totes aluminum Hemi heads.

Yes going to paint them. Waiting for a dry day to sand blast them outside. I will probably paint the pipes and mufflers also. Cleaning up some old takeoff mufflers and fabricating some hangers now.

That's what I ended up doing. I used a couple lifter gally pipe plugs from the back of a big block. They were 3/8 npt. The cast iron was very easy to drill and tap.

Thanks, one of my never ending projects. Ten years or so ago I decided to put a 440 in it. Then a Dana, then a 4-speed. Time to make it driveable again.

Put my Barracudas on hold again due to no parts money. This is a 56 DeSoto. Been collecting dust for a decade, trying to get a little further on it. Working on the exhaust today.

Thanks guys, I think I'll cut it out and plug it so it won't leak or rattle down the road. New problem, In the top picture you can see the long nuts that hold these on. I am missing two if someone reading this has some spares.

I am working on a car I have decided to use a pair of truck cast iron exhaust manifolds. Mostly because these happen to fit where every header I had laying around wouldn't. My question is pertaining to the spring controlled heat riser thats only on one of the manifolds. It does move free and...

When taking my 68 grill out I found it best to remove the entire header panel. I used a small wire brush in a dremel to clean the threads of the studs before adding some penetrating oil. I still had a couple that broke before turning loose. You can't be to careful when working on these grills.

If the truck hoses are long you may be able to cut them down and have Napa crimp the correct ends back on them?

Ya, I had to put him down with my revolver.

Makes me feel like I'm the only slant killer on this site. I've tossed a rod on every slant I have ever owned. Mopars flat head six's too. Always on the interstates. Just when I'm thinking shes really runnin good, this is the most speed I ever got out of it, is when they let go. I suppose you...

Yes, full radius

I believe it was made special for the bicentennial. Package was dated 1976.