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My 76 Dodge truck was like this at first purchase check over when I got it home. And two fords I worked on, the owners had me not repair them?:rofl::elmer:

Oh He//---you win the grand prize.

Awsome cats Rusty, They say THANK YOU every day just like this.

First off I screwed up in my post, I'm sorry. Big blocks use the left/right offset, LA small blocks use center line rockers. So you are good there. Rusty was spot on for you in his post with the shafts and push rod hole clearance. I checked 3 ways to get this right. Factory 69dart shop manual...

Looking at the first drivers side pictures the rocker arms, 4 left-4 right might not be in the correct place. 1 looks like it is off to one side of the valve tip. The intake rocker pushrod pocket should be offset away from the intake port pair. Same with the exaust. Wrong location with the...

Don't Coronet's just hate lawyers.

Sometimes these forums are a lot more than there basic purpose. IE: share ideas,tech,hobby,ect. They grow. You all know what I am trying to say. You start to get to know each other, help with something small. Then something big, then sometimes meet at the races, a show, road trip passing buy...

I am a retired OEM certified 50+ years heavy truck and automotive mechanic. I have NEVER seen a more deadly engineering F!!!!p than this frame and receiver hitch on anything ever, than what is on one of these so called trucks. Look at my post #20, before this video was out. The TV ad from 1972...

Damn, you all crack me up.LOL! You just click together. As to mufflers, anything with fiberglass I ever ran I burned out. We seem to live now with a bunch of high $$$-junk. Here in New Mexico we have a large car and truck hotrod culture. Every time my wife and I head into town we seem to...

Morning all, There was an add for one of these butch tuff Tesla trucks towing a car trailer with a bare jet engine on it. The next picture was an old 1972 TV ad, 72' Chevy 4x4 3/4ton towing the whole 747. Mustard yellow and white color with a $2500 price tag. I seen this somewhere only about a...

dads bee, Yes that is the way my 67 parts fit together. I think the 68-69s are different. I always thought the factory went about the 67 the hard way. Also not much room for a HV oil pump if any. And the idler arm is just for 67. My 69 dart is D code 273 car. I think it has the original K-frame...

This is why I saved all these parts for 40yrs. I have all the big block parts, engine and everything that it needs to go into a stripped original like this one to preserve/restore it or a clone like yours. K member is complete with all tie rods, quick ratio box, brakes ect. It's like a complete...

68blackbee, I think we need to talk. 40yrs ago I parted out a non saveable 67 383 4 speed FS cuda. Clear title in my name so not stolen. I have everything bell houseing forward matched to title. Engine and K member complete to air cleaner and exaust manifolds. Did you guy's know in 67 the...

HA, My wife got me a candle " BURNING RUBBER AND NITRO METHANE" oh ya, she loves me. But I have to burn it in the shop. <};) Have a nice Christmas all, Rick

Like Rat Bastid said, It could not have the splayed outer 2,3,4, main cap bolts without the filled pan&bulkhead area. The TA block bulkheads were but only to the pan rails if I remember correctly, but hollowed under pan rail edge not able to accept splayed cap bolts. Just parallel cap bolts, the...

You were alway,s safe. I liked your post, a great add to mine. This is what I like, we added more info for others that have not been there. It helps everyone and something to check out if they want to. Thank You, Rick

Not alway's. I have seen it done on both chevy and ford + plus 1 500" caddy early mud bog engine. Look at chevy 348-409. The first time I ran across it being done 35yrs ago, was done like a 409 on there small block. Current you are right on but years ago you could see both way's. It's cool we...

Hi Super Sleeper, A very easy way to check if the block decks are angle milled is you can get a 18"x24" wood working square. The stock decks are 90deg from each other. Lay the square from one deck the other. It will lay flat on each deck surface. A quick check that will show if you need to...

Hi all, One thing not mentioned in this thread. Thermal conductivity. Like antifreeze to rich, won't pick up heat or get rid of it. A couple posts mentioned problems with parts/ Ring & pinion was one of them. 35yrs ago we hit 425degs in a hobby stock rear axle in only a 20 lap 1/2 mile heat with...

RRR, IQ52 ect. Seems you are not directing your posts to me. You have your own thing going with more posts than I have for my question. I am here for my questions, not a bunch of back and forth that does not apply to me, I value your input as you guy's are good builders. I am am being kind here...

Hi IQ52, Some things seem to never change, Comp was that way 35yrs ago along with Edelbrock. Outstanding engineers with both of them from the start. I have pulled out more damaged comp parts in others engines from bad tech than I have installed. Nothing wrong with there parts, good stuff. But...

Hi Yellow Rose, I mostly have lifter examples in pairs going back into the 50s. For doing custom block machining on a Bridgeport like I described a few posts back. Like 40yrs ago on the outlaw sprint GM stuff. I made a custom riser for my mill back then so yes, I can put a 440 on it and even do...

I ran verticle gates and super shifter 3's for years. Sounds like your throw stops are adjusted to tight. That will make a stock tranny drop out of gear. 1 shifter does the other don't. Rick

Hi Yellow Rose, 40yrs ago we sponsered 3 outlaw sprint cars with 350 based engines. Rules then were flat tappet cams and NO mushroom tappets. So we bored the GM blocks on a Bridgeport mill for .904 lifters and then ramped the cams for them. The chevy mushroom lifters were .925. Tech never found...

Hi Yellow rose, I called comp last week and they told me there steel rocker does not oil thru the adjuster cup bolt. They just changed out to the cup bolt. Said I should oil like a chevy. They have steered me wrong before with there tech line. The old set I have here gravity oils. Other...

(Rant)! Yellow Rose- That is the most refreshing, to the point, spot on, my argument, bit of automotive design savvey-savey-savv-owell. I have had the pleasure reading in a very long time. But you missed one very import'nt bit. The 1500+$$$ to teach that valve train the correct valve to open and...

Hi Bewy, Here is why I ruled out the comp rockers. Physics sez fluid goes with gravity, into a cup. You need push rod oil pressure to fill cup upside down, shaft rockers oil push rod with squirt hole. Push rod choices are a non issue with a cut to fit/press in top and adjustable checking rod...

:D Hi Yellow Rose, Thank you for your reply. I have a complete unused Crane premium gold aluminum 1.6 rocker set from when I had my shop 14yrs ago. With there matched thick shafts and HD hold downs and studs. So you think they will last 150,000 miles on a street hyd roller? This engine is going...

The "R" race blocks I believe were the older direct conection/mopar performance non-production small blocks that had the lifter angle changed to 48deg. To better line up with the push rods like the B-RB stock blocks. Better to stablize the valve train at higher rpm. They were 340 bore blocks. I...

Hi everyone, I am looking for real experience, not "these are work'n great in my setup" then find out 6 posts later they have 7000 miles on there high mileage setup.:rolleyes: A bit of background specs on what I have. Springs, 400-450lb @ max lift of .590 to .640, max rpm 6000. Trick Flow 240...