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Interesting. Blueprint Engines builds their 408 strokers on the Magnum 360 block with hyd roller cam. They have an excellent warranty for the build as well. Wonder if they mod the oiling. @JohnnyMac

TC's today are not what they used to be. The need to get the car moving better is exactly why you would use a better one on the street. Gearing is fine to change, but a quality TC will help immensely.

With all the smog garbage on them you could hardly see the engine!

Why do you want to upgrade the rear? Different gears, current rear worn out? If your current rear is in good shape you might want to upgrade your torque converter instead.

I put a 440 into a '68 Valiant once way before swap parts were readily available as they are today. I love the ease of working on big blocks, but in an A body it takes up every bit of space. Changing plugs is easier if you can cut a hole in the inner fender near some plugs. That little engine...

Yeah, when you get too many hands in the pie it's time for a new pie!!!

...and kept falling off. Could not get enough tension on it. Second was the digital gauge setup. To measure caster, you got the vertical bar at 90*, then got the horizontal bar to 0.00. Turn the wheel all the way one way about 20*, zero'd the gauge, then turned the wheel the opposite way 20* and...

Lookin good!

Was going to use strings and measure the difference between front to back distance of the front tires from the strings. I have turn tables.

I agree, but have had mixed results. A lot depends on the guy who does the alignment. The shop I normally use has a guy that did it for a dealership for many years, but he is as flakey as a $3 bill.

I was looking at getting the bubble type of caster/camber gauge to do my own alignment but since I have aluminum wheels with aluminum hub that won't work. What are you guys using?

My son had that problem with his '68 Fury. Found the gas cap was not vented. He took the cap off and wooosh. Glad you found it.

Every time I think of Eddie Murphy I can't help but think of his banana in the tailpipe stunt....

I agree completely about taking a look at the air bleeds first. For me though, I would be too chicken to change them out unless I could stuff a blue towel into the bores before pulling the bleed out to make sure it does not accidently drop into the butterflies... then I somehow jerk the throttle...

My son has an 85 Dodge Ram truck with lots of miles on it. He had tons of play and found that the coupler was the culprit. He bought a kit to replace the parts and when he took the old parts out he could see the wear. The new parts fixed the issue. If/when you replace the parts, be sure to pack...

I would give Peter a call at Bergman Auto Craft 1 (516) 384-6438

I agree completely about taking a look at the air bleeds first. For me though, I would be too chicken to change them out unless I could stuff a blue towel into the bores before pulling the bleed out to make sure it does not accidently drop into the butterflies... then I somehow jerk the throttle...

I bought a 408 from Blueprint engines a couple of years ago. They use a 360 magnum block and modified Edelbrock heads with a hyd roller cam/lifters. At 10:1 it dynoed at 465HP and was a real runner. You can go to their website and look at that build to see what parts they use to get an idea. I...

I had a bad master do that

Hi Mick, so many of the aftermarket fans don't move enough air to do the job. Not only that, but the "shroud" they use impedes the airflow through the radiator while driving too. Hopefully the shroud mod will work for you. Be sure to get a good 7 blade fan too. I used a fan clutch on mine but...

Must be a heck of a tech inspection!!!

When I bought my Dana 60 from Strange, they said to use 85W-140 so I bought bottles of Castrol. My unit only takes 2 quarts while I believe the OE unit takes more. My rear unit came with a 4oz bottle of Motorcraft friction modifier. Some builders have had issues with synthetic oil in the rears...

I got the car like that so will try to modify how the drain hose is routed. Gotta love aftermarket stuff, huh?!

My drain tube actually touches one of the header tubes. When the engine is running, I will sometimes see a puff of smoke from that side of the engine when I have the hood open. When I went looking for the source I saw what was happening.

The Vintage Air system on my car seems to be working Ok, blowing 42 degrees at the middle vent when it is in the 80's outside. When running, the suction line going to the compressor is sweating and is really cold. Is that normal?

My wife bought the car from her mom which was a 69 Dodge Charger 318 automatic. The car was originally a Missouri rental car. It had a 7.25 rear end.

Sounds like the lyrics for a country song...

Power to weight ratio, baby!!!

Beautiful!!!

Call Ken at Oregon Cams and tell him exactly what you're looking for. He will steer you right.