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    [WANTED] STR12 Cross Ram

    Anyone have an STR12 intake manifold to sell? I'm willing to pay good money for an example in the right condition but you'd need to be willing to ship it overseas to Australia.
  2. My 68 Barracuda Fastback

    My 68 Barracuda Fastback

    I purchased the car in Australia in 2000. Original turbine bronze, 318 automatic. Had a 273 in it when purchased although the US title papers that came with the car showed it had a 340 when last titled in California (the 273 was swapped in after coming to Australia and before I bought it). Now...
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    [WANTED] A body power steering shaft

    Anyone have an A body power steering shaft they want to sell? I only need the steering shaft itself with the steering wheel mounting nut and bottom coupling pin (not the coupling itself just the pin). My car is a '68 but I assume all A body steering shafts for various years will be the same. I'm...
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    Hydraulic roller cam valvetrain woes

    Thanks for the tip...will do
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    Hydraulic roller cam valvetrain woes

    I've tried multiple preloads from 1/2 turn (.020) to 2 turns (.080). The greater preload quietened down the lifters that were actually pumping up, but the lifters that wouldn't pump up of course remained noisy. I think I'll just buy a new set of lifters, the ones I had were DNJ (Domestic and...
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    Hydraulic roller cam valvetrain woes

    Thanks, that makes sense in terms of bleed down. But I'm wondering why some of the lifters, even installed wrong/down, didn't pump up in the first place?
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    Hydraulic roller cam valvetrain woes

    Hello All, Been a member here for many years but it's been a long time since I posted. I have a stroked '89 360 roller cam engine which was rebuilt by an engine builder who is now interstate from me (I've moved). I've had nothing but problems with the engine so far - it's been installed and run...
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    Roller cam / pushrods?

    A belated tip, as from personal experience I have learned. With the LA roller blocks if you are not running LA roller heads, but pre roller heads (stock or for example Edelbrock), you will probably encounter problems with pushrod clearance through the heads, due to changed pushrod geometry and...
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    Rear tire width max for 67 Barracuda

    For my 2 cents worth rears should be fine. I run 275/60/15 with 8 inch rims 4.5 backspace and they fit perfectly inside the wheel lip with no rub. But I do also have inset leaf springs using the Dr Diff kit which moves them in I think from vague memory 1/2". 275 rears sure do look good on our cars.
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    [SOLD] '69 a-body upper control arms

    PM sent
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    [FOR SALE] '67-'72 SBJ Upper A Arms

    I'll take them if there's no significant rust/pitting. I'm in Australia though so if you will ship overseas let me know I will of course pay full postage costs.
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    Cragar rims - brake clearance issues

    Hello All, It's been a long time since I've posted here. To cut a long story short I've been separated from my '68 Barracuda for the past 4 years (after moving for work and having to leave the car behind) but in the past week we've been reunited :) So I'm busying myself ironing out a few bugs...
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    '68 Barracuda nearing completion

    just a few pics of the exhaust and underside of my '68 as the car nears completion. It's been a labour of love for the past ten years. In the last 3 years the car has been living away from me in Sydney after I moved a couple of thousand mils way for work, and I have seen it 2 times since then...
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    [FOR SALE] Low tension hood springs for use with bolt-on fiberglass hoods

    Just PM'd you for a pair of these.
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    Hood springs for fibreglass hoods

    Hello all, been a while since I have posted. My '68 cuda is near completion and I've an AAR bolt on hood to put on it. I bought a set of the low tension springs a couple of years back from someone here but I've since lost them so need another pair. Can anyone point me in the right direction...
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