Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
Good morning folks. It's taco Tuesday..
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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Well look who came up for air...hey Ben.
Morning
Frozen crud here this morning. 44 for the high. A mess.
Welder gas conversion kit I ordered last night from Summit is on its way. That Ohio warehouse is too handy. Usually 2 day delivery. It'll be here tomorrow
When I was looking for non NOS parts always checked Summitt first. Great service and easy returns.
Had some time got the pop on the lift. Cant really see it but starter nose broke again and the SFI flywheel teeth will work but not! Dam problems with a 500HP RB!
Yeah...made the best mistake of paying for 2 day delivery the first time I ordered... of course, I didn't realize my mistake until my second order, standard delivery, showed up in two days....
Sure but you can find the cars themselves dirt cheap, even in survivor or driver condition. A buddy of mine just bought a 4 dr 68 Fury. Very very nice car. Garage kept survivor. Rust free. With a 440. For 5200 bucks.
It’s because they can’t any to replace them. Plus AMD has stopped stamping early B body stuff and most A body stuff, especially quarter skins.
Have you tried shimming the starter?
So round trip yesterday with the old Cummins, 497.7 miles. Loaded with a 24 ft goose neck weighing 8300 pounds, and a tractor weighing 9600 pounds, 31.3 gallons of diesel. 15.9 miles per gallon. There’s new trucks that can’t get that unloaded
@Mopar Tim
@Mopar Tim
Yes I have just the mini starters have a weak beak! 4th one and everything was quadruple checked. O well another thing to change when I get new heads on it and pull the motor. Might have to have the ignition off when cranking like a stock car. Just one more thing to do. Way to much compression I think is what is going on now. No way I can get a regular Hight torque starter in there. Hey this one lasted a few years!
and 25 miles!
and 25 miles!
5 Gs isn't what i'd call "cheap" that's still a lot of dough
Ever look at the Lift off hood site Rainy? That stuff is insane worse than the E bodies.
My 68 Fury is a 2 door fast top with a big block was 8 hundred in 2018. It does need lower quarters and a trunk floor. Even with putting another 1500 hundred into it to fix those issues and I'm still better off than 5 Gs for a 4 door.
I think overnight, I've turned into an old lady talking about the good ol days 10 -15 years ago lol when darts were under 2 grand all day, nice darts of good years.
I think overnight, I've turned into an old lady talking about the good ol days 10 -15 years ago lol when darts were under 2 grand all day, nice darts of good years.
Not for a running, driving, 440 car rust free and a flawless interior. Put that combo in a 2 B body and that’s a 40-50k car
Exactly. It’s tough to find a rust free beaker A body under 5. Rusty projects are going for 2500 these days. Without engines.
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Seriously. This is listed for $10,500
And the rest of it looks like a rookie driver at Bristol
I have to post some of the "winners" I come across in searches. Pretty funny.
OK any suggestions on a good HD flywheel that will stand up to abuse. RB of course.
There have been a lot of chatter about mini starters breaking nose cones lately. I think on big blocks.
McCleod
There are two styles. On is kind of fluted at the nose and has just ribs and holes some are solid. Biggest thing with them is when hot they like to kick back unless the timing is perfect. Had that for a bit then went full mechanical advance it solved that. Think this is more from the motor barely broken in and the rings are still tight.
Roth IRA statement. Down $1432.66 on $30,000. I figured it would happen. Not a bad ride so far. I started out with $6,000. 
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