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You are correct about the casting. I am painting mine to match the engine. It will look just fine painted red and it will better hide the alterations needed for adding PCV.

If you can suck air through it from the hose side and not easily blow air into the hose side then it is still good. Personally I am going with an offenhauser aluminum valve cover when mine goes back together. Adding baffles for PCV and a small threaded port that will allow me to use a PCV...

I have rielly motorsports uca's on mine and 5 degrees of caster never really bothered me much with manual steering. Run the most caster you can get with the proper amount of camber.

A coworker sent me these links. They are tests on a certain off brand fuse. Keep this in mind anytime you are thinking of buying something electrical that is on ebay or looks good in a catalog. If you don't see the problem in the 2 videos then you should learn some basic electrical before you...

At least it isn't another "barn find" or "survivor"

The standard equipment rear axle ratio on a 65 valiant with 225 and auto is 2.93. That info is straight out of the service manual and my 65 matches the info. Of course in the last 50 years the axle could have been changed. If you haven't ever changed your rear diff fluid you should do so and...

Just putting it out there. In recent years GM has had many issues with their V8 engines. Problems like excessive oil consumption and premature engine failure. I have talked to owners that went through 3 engines in 60K miles. 1 guy noticed his engine burning oil and Gm wouldn't do anything...

Does your mercedes have an independent rear suspension? I have never seen the rubber flex coupler attached to a rear axle that moved with the suspension. I know that if you do a hard reverse launch those couplers go boom and come apart.

If you have 30K to spend I think I would look at swapping in a 3rd hemi with 6 speed trans. It will give you plenty of power and reliability. I would never swap my slant for a small block but I might for a 3rd gen. With the 6 speed you could have steeep rear gears and still cruise at a...

Yes, I recall that post as well. I recall that when told that they didn't have any on hand the poster threatened the company with complaints and a negative review and then they sent him a crappy set in a timely fashion. I have also read that for a "driver" quality car they are perfectly fine...

There is a company out of mexico that sells 64-65 barracuda tail lamp lenses on ebay. I have heard the quality is quite good and the price is reasonable. A new lens won't have the fading or cloudiness common to old lenses...

Realistically you are looking at 20 mpg in town with a very good state of tune. There are factors that would improve upon this such as overdrive manual trans or a lockup auto trans. Using a dollar figure as a comparison in fuel ecomony just plain doesn't work, unless you always buy fuel for...

you mean this part http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=97615.0;attach=189914;image I believe it is still available I have seen someone list it for sale in the last year don't recall who. I think this clamp was factory installed on 80's trucks and vans so you...

There are no factory 5 speed bells. But some of the stranger slant lovers (like me) do have bellhousings with T5 adaptor plates attached to them sitting on shelves. Maybe someone (not me) would part with one if you posted a wanted ad. Mine cost about $250 to have the adaptor and pilot bearing...

This is not a good question for fabo. Post this question or better yet use the search feature at www.slantsix.org and you will have enough info to read for days. The link I am including is just one of the topics I found. I recall sandyinbc posting a large writeup on his 65 valiant several years...

Generally if a part has a number like 010, 020, 030, 040 this is the oversize label. I would bet that your engine has already been bored out .040 over factory bore. I don't recall how much oversize a 273 can take but I think that is around the max.

Nothing to be afraid of as long as the arm has a floor jack supporting it. When you lower the jack the arm will swing down through its travel. This is nowhere near as dangerous as the same job on a coil front spring car(GM) where the only thing holding the spring in place is the arms and the...

Something I would be concerned with on a 65 with a later model engine is the crankshaft to torque convertor fitment. Later crankshaft had a larger diameter hole which allow the 65 torque convertor to float instead being centered. The way to check is to pull the inspection cover and start the...

And where in this fine world do you live? Here in the rustbelt bolts freeze, seize, and weld themselves together. The t-bar adjuster bolts are large fine thread bolts which means a very large amount of contact surface for corrosion. Those strange people that don't get to experience real rust...

You could just skip the step with the adjuster. Unbolt the shock, have a floor jack under the LCA and pop a ball joint loose it will allow the suspension to drop much farther releasing tension from the torsion bar. Once it is unloaded you should be able to pry the adjuster bolt/block out of...

I personally also prefer the floor mounted style to the hanging style

Hook a voltmeter up to the battery and measure how much voltage is available when the car is running. Target voltage at slow idle is around 13V. And please use paragraphs it makes it much easier to read

If it is on the radiator support you should be able to take one from just about any car through the present. It is a very basic system and should be easily adapted.

I could be mistaken but I remember the rod linkage rotation being opposite of engine rotation on early A slants. Meaning when they torque up on a bad mount it closes throttle instead of opening. Unless you are changing to a supersix setup why change what works properly. Even if you are...

I don't see any reason you can't install a 4 speed hump, just put some kind of console on it and no one will ever know. Is the hood latch on the hood or the radiator support on a 1966? I know on my '65 it is on the hood and looks to be a PITA to change to a remote style release.

can you get them without the sequential action?

Since the hood is already trashed it would be a good canidate for a cowl induction style scoop. Should cover the damaged section nicely. So if anyone is thinking of doing such a thing contact the OP he might sell/give you a hood. :)

Hoods are easier to find than good front fenders. At least they don't rot away the way fenders do. I once saw a 70 chrysler 300 burn up at a traffic light, after that I always carry a fire extinguisher in my old cars. Sounds like you got lucky. If your under hood clearance is that low have...

Have you considered bilsteins? About $100 per corner but no one that has them has anything bad to say about them.

I thought one of the big advantages of the 198 rods was that it allowed a much shorter/lighter piston? That might not add power, but it should bring up the revs faster which is good for a turbo motor.