Recent content by ESP47

I got a look at a Mitchell emissions book and another book I can't remember the name of today. Answers are still fuzzy but this is what I learned. It goes by year, type of vehicle (truck/van) and gross vehicle weight. 1978 has much less in the way of emissions because Dodge utilized the...

What color and type of paint are you going with? I painted the steelies on my Duster black with Rustoleum's Appliance Epoxy paint and they've held up beyond what I would expect from a rattle can due to how hard the paint dries. But like anything, it doesn't matter how hard the paint dries if...

I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight knowing that people are adjusting their valves with the engine off.

Post this in the electrical section and you'll get a bunch of replies.

Interesting. This is much more complicated than the LRE emissions stickers I've seen. It's looking more and more like the LREs didn't come with a smog pump. Never thought about it that way but it makes total sense.

I'll never understand the business model of risking losing a customer for life and any other customer that they warn about your shop, just so you can try and eek out an extra hundred bucks.

Interesting. I wonder what the emissions stickers looked like on that W150? Had an annoying conversation with a smog shop yesterday. Asked them if they had a book that would let me know what emissions equipment was required so I could come in prepared. He said no but bring it in and they'll...

I have a pension through the state but you can guarantee I'll be out of here as soon as I'm retired. This state talks about climate change like it's an impending doom. They are nearly completing a huge interstate job where they're adding more lanes at a huge pinch point that brings traffic to...

I don't have every Mopar seat upholstery memorized but I certainly can't tell that those aren't factory. Whoever did those seats did a great job.

Had a similar deal where I was looking for hardware bins. Akro-mils was selling these high quality bins for $30 a piece. On Amazon I found them for $30 but instead of 1, it was for 20 of them. I figured it was a mistake and I'd either be notified or only sent one. I wound up getting a message...

You guys are awesome. I wish there were some detailed pics of all this funky smog stuff. It's almost impossible to find since nearly everyone has already ripped it all off. I'm having a difficult time picturing the whole air tube to manifold connection since I can't seem to find any pictures of...

Thanks guys. Do you think that the catalytic converters would be on borrowed time without an air pump? I've read that they need clean air in order to not burn up or clog. Seems weird that Mopar would be forced to add a catalytic converter but leave off the air pump since it's not like the air...

I'm getting serious about buying one in CA and I know CA has/had stricter emissions than the rest of the states but I can't find out for the life of me whether or not an air pump was ever on one of these things. I read some articles that stated that Mopar was able to use some loopholes in...

That's the best modified box I've seen yet. Well done. The glove box they send with the unit obviously doesn't fit at all. I don't even know what they were thinking with that. There's ill fitting and then there's the classic auto air glove box which is in it's own league. Did you tackle the...

This is a 489 case with a new 3.73 ring and pinion and crush sleeve eliminator. Is this pattern saying that I need to add a pinion shim to increase the pinion height? If so, I don't think there's any way I can remove the pinion bearing without destroying it. Is it possible to just add a shim...