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i know some don't like the smaller 'small' blocks but here in the uk none are common so when a free complete 273 was offered up on a forum here and only 50 miles away i had to have it. apparently it's from a 68 a100? will that still have solid lifters and adjustable rockers? it also comes with a...

i've been here a while now and read a lot of threads about fitting a big block (b or rb) to an 'a' body. there's lots of great advice and suggested vendors for swap parts. it's occurred to me it's rare now for anyone to make their own parts, be it mounts, headers or whatever. does nobody either...

as above i've fitted an explorer axle to my valiant. the parking brake is all but useless. i welded the looped end from the ford cables to the A body cables so they hook up to the parking brake levers and that all works fine. the problem is there is virtually no effort, which wouldn't be an...

hi, i'm buying a hurst competition plus shifter with mount plate for my 68 valiant. it's an early 64/5 setup so my question is will i have any issues using this in my 68 car? the car was auto and i've got the amd manual tunnel panel ready to fit. anything else? thanks, neil.

i'm looking at hooker 5208hkr small block fenderwell headers for my 68 valiant. the holley website lists dart/valiant 64-66 and barracuda 64-69. is the barracuda up to 69 a misprint? if so they're for early a bodies. anyone tried/used them on 67 up a bodies? cheers, neil. ps...

an obvious question, unless i'm missing something. i want to use a front motor plate but don't want the hassle of pulley spacing/swapping. so, if i have the plate thickness plus the extra gasket thickness machined off of the water pump gasket face on the timing cover i shouldn't have any issues...

hi all, earlier this year i bought a set of caltracs for my 68 valiant at a swapmeet. i intended using the stock leaves. i've now decided to go with ss springs and bought the 2800lb ones. my question is will i still need the caltracs for anti tramp or will the ss springs be enough? cheers, neil.

i'm guessing this is a no brainer but will the schumaker big block a body headers i have fit a c body with a 440? a mate is struggling with cracked manifolds on his c body and i offered him my headers as i'm not using them now. thanks, neil.

as we both need to lose some weight i've bought dawn a 70's bsa shopper 20. she showed me a hercules her mum used to have which is basically a copy of a raleigh shopper as is the bsa. only £50 and really in very nice condition. the tyres are cracked so i've ordered 2 new ones and while the...

can anyone tell me what this trans is please? the pan looks like a 904 but there's a notch in the bellhousing like you'd have for a flywheel sensor which would make it late, maybe a 4 speed? thanks in advance, neil.

i'm sure this must've been asked before but does anyone currently make LA small block A body fenderwell headers before i have to make some? i have a 68 valiant so the later, wider engine bay. cheers, neil.

someone only went and bought my oil drum bench seat i made for the garden dawn said ''what am i going to sit on out there now then?'' so this afternoon i made number 1 of a set of chairs for her. ''don't put these on ebay'' she said sternly once i'd finished it. ''course not'' i said i...

hi all, can anyone tell me what trans this is please? i'm assuming 4 speed as it has 3 shift levers and it looks to be bolted to a slant six bellhousing. i'm looking for a 4 speed to put behind a mild 318 (with the right bellhousing of course), would this be ok? thanks in advance, neil.

i removed the rocker assembly from one of the heads on my 383 which came from a '71 jensen. i've looked online but can't find a match for the casting number. it's 2843963, the 9 could be an 8 but it looks to be a 9. did jensen big blocks have odd non mainstream casting numbers? cheers, neil.

hi all, i'm struggling to find a tunnel ram for my 383 for reasonable money here in the uk. i've got a lead on one for a 440 so if i get it the plan is to narrow the base (cut a section out of the middle, lengthways), weld it back together then adapt the top back on. the ally welding isn't an...

i'm making a start on pulling the motor and trans today. i'll get the motor out first so i can slide the trans out without removing the trans crossmember. that way i won't need to slacken the torsion bars off (not my first mopar rodeo ;) ). the motor is a 383 originally from a '70 jensen...

sad day today. Honey our 15 year old cocker spaniel had to be put to sleep. she couldn't stand or do anything over the last 24 hours and it was not fair for her. dawn is in bits as she is her baby here she is a few years ago with some of the cats and our yorkie Dolly. we'll miss her greatly.

hi, i'm new posting here but i've looked in now and again. i've had a few mopars among other makes etc and right now i have a 68 valiant signet 2 door sedan. it has a slant six/auto which will stay for this year while i build the new motor. the car is pretty well specc'ed with a/c p/steering and...