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Hell yeah! I like 2 most door wagons - Vegas, Falcons from the '60s and 150s, Ranch Wagons, etc. from the '50s. Not Pintos though... This one is killer. Big block tunnel ram. I've seen this one at the drags, it goes in the 10s.

Your nephew can obviously interpret things however he chooses and if he wants a 4 door, that's great. For a kid that age to show interest in older vehicles is the best thing for the continuation of the hobby so by all means go for it. However, for the sake of argument, I'm going to respectfully...

Video: How To Break-In A New Engine Without An Engine Dyno I think most of the pro-run stand replies here are fine and if that's what you have then go for it. Just be aware of the difference running an engine on a stand vs. breaking it in a dyno - the run stand will break in the cam (which is...

Not sure what to tell you other than that's what you have to do if you do in fact heed those warnings. Sure it's a pain but it's better than yanking the motor out to re-ring it or ruining your expensive new headers. I know the feeling, I tend to heed those types of cover-your-*** warnings and...

The blurb below is from Mahle, the piston and ring manufacturer. It's directly from their Engine Break In Recommended Procedures literature; ..."A note concerning engine run stands: They should only be used to ensure no leaks, adjust timing and fuel or break-in flat tappet camshafts. An...

Like said above, I agree that working around obstacles like this is what makes the performance of your car so astounding!

Does anyone do the extrude honing anymore?

That car is so quick off the line! No drama, just goes. The 'Vettes are moving off the line too but they are on a different level. Hoping a Chrysler product will be competitive enough to knock them down a rung next year. Saw the green RR at LVD two weeks ago, pretty impressive for what it...

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! Fitting it's Halloween since I have a couple updates. I installed a Kirkey aluminum seat in the Duster today. With the cushion/cover the seat is about 13-14lbs. The seat floor brackets are probably a pound each? To finish the job I will need to install a...

Yeah, Mopars at the Valley has always been well attended in the past but what can you do, just seems par for the course with this kind of thing these days. At least this year’s event was more promising. Mopar Atlantic Nationals at ETown died a long, slow death, it was so lame at the end. Like...

Great day and a good turnout for a re-schedule. These things are so much better when people show up! Probably one of the better ones in the last several years. Always fun to catch up with old friends and new acquaintances too. Looked like it might have been tough to hook early because of the...

I'll be there, looking forward to it.

Thanks. yes, the bench was custom made. I got the table tops (36" x 96")through Grainger at my work. I had to cut the flange along the bottom edges to fit which was a PITA, it' not the best cutting job. I welded square tubing to the bottom so they would sit in the rack beams. the other goal was...

I know it's a bit of a different idea but I made my bench entirely out of pallet racking. The racks above the bench will literally hold tons of weight, it's what they are made for. The racks were a couple hundred bucks off CL. I had them sandblasted and then I spray painted them. I can...

Yeah, sometimes the oddball stuff is fun. Does not get much cooler than the Dragmaster 'Dart 6" from 1963 though. It went in the 10s at around 130 so not nearly as quick as the Holden one but that just shows how far technology has advanced since the early '60s. There were only a handful of...

Unless your 998 is non-lockup, (not likely) that is incorrect. Lockup parts DO NOT interchange with the non-lockup parts. You can convert a lockup unit to a basic non-lockup the way you suggest but the large, 5 clutch drums from the 999 won't fit without the right input shaft and pump. They may...

Right? WTF? Bunch of pedantic nonsense anyway. “Back when I was racing my 440 Hemi 6 pack I would beat all the 396 GTOs with just a flipped air cleaner lid…”

Still plugging away and got a couple things done recently. So the Victor 340 intake I was working on in my last post was a fail. In all honesty, I trashed it. It's not really worth explaining in any great detail other than the fact that I learned what not to do. Essentially there is not enough...

Going to miss it this year unless it gets rained out which seems like a distinct possibility. Current forecast a of 10/10 @ 11:25 AM; Showers early becoming a steady light rain later in the day. High around 55F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.

No one is arguing the fact that the guy can do whatever he wants with his car. I mean come on. To your point - people don’t generally modify unibody cars to such an extent. Nor do they put 1,500 lb drivetrains in 3,400lb. cars. When you start going beyond stuff like frame connectors and torque...

I don't see a problem with calling out ill-advised buffoonery. Maybe no one around him has questioned this idea until now. The OP does seem to be able to handle the criticism just fine though. Posting things online is obviously a choice and it should go without saying that if/when you put...

To the **** show...

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Turbo cars never cease to amaze me, especially this one. It (was) a basic 360 with manifolds. Low buck build up, heavy car. 9 seconds. Different combo now but when it was a turbo small block it was super impressive. Anyway, I really don't get the point of what you're doing. If you answered me...

I'm not really sure what you've been thinking about while planning this for 3-4 years but frankly you should have come to the conclusion pretty quickly that an 1,100 + lb engine in an A body is not a good idea. You can theorize/rationalize/explain this all you want but it's just not a reasonable...

I agree with Kern Dog that this idea is ill advised. Just because something can techniclly be done does not mean it should be done. Putting a Cummins into a D150 or something would be a natural swap but shoehorning one into a smaller passenger car makes little to no sense. It's not a passenger...

Thanks Rob, I appreciate that. Hope you didn't get hit to hard by Helene. To be clear, (and I'm not picking apart your statement) I really tried not to hog it out. Removing too much is what screwed things up for me previously. It was actually my goal to remove as little as possible beyond what...

Thanks. I figure it won't fit. I have a QA1 K frame now, not sure if it allows the engine to sit lower or not but I doubt it. I had this setup which cleared no problem but it's not great on the street.

Does the S.V. clear the hood or did it need to be cut?

Thank you!