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I have a very low budget 360LA in my bracket car. It was just a junkyard motor that I did some headwork on as well as a cam change and 4bbl intake with holley. The thing is pretty tired now but has been running 7.90's in the 1/8th mile. Here's my question....I see junkyard 5.9 engines available...

I am considering looking for a junkyard 360 for my budget bracket Dart (no street driving). I'll be replacing a really tired '74 360. Except for using my intake, headers, and distributor, plug and play would be ideal. What would be the best year(s) to look for?

I just ordered a master deluxe rebuild kit which has red eagle clutches, kolene steels, a solid eagle band. I also ordered a 4.2 lever and a cheetah reverse manual valve body. Are there any inherently weak points that I should take care of while the trans is down. It is in a drag only car, 2900#...

I have a set of Spitfire headers that a fellow early A body racer is interested in. He offered $300.00. I went through a lot to get these things and I really don't know how to price them. Don't want to take him to the cleaners, but I don't want to short change myself either. The headers that I...

I have a really nice original steel dash that I removed from my '65 Dart race car. No instruments, just the dash. If someone can use it for their project, just come and get it. I am in west Tennessee, north of I-40. No, I don't want to go through the hassle of shipping. Just wanting to help out...

Finally got some new color on the bracket car. Not bad for a cheap, outdoor, enamel job.

There is absolutely no room for kickdown linkage on my race car. I would like the trans to shift automatically and consistently. If I tie the kickdown arm on the trans all the way back (full throttle position) I assume that the upshifts will be controlled by the governor and would be consistent...

I just put M/T N-50X15 Indy profile SS tires on my Dart. Ran at T&T last night with disappointing 60' results, but I did not heat them up first. Anybody else running these tires?

Is there a template that can be accessed for cutting the inner fenders on an early A when using Hooker headers. Hate to cut more than I need to.

Stock exhaust sucks. Thinking about fenderwells for my early Dart. Looks like BIG holes need to be cut in the inner fenders. What about removing the entire inner fenders and installing 1 5/8" mild steel rollbar type tubes from the front of the subframe to the upper part of the firewall on a 1/8"...

Do '65 and '66 Dart trunklids interchange? I know that the tail lights are different. VFN has fiberglass deck lids for '66 but it does not say that they will fit '65. WS racing has made all of my parts so far, but they say that their mold for the deck lid is bad.

I have a decent windshield that I removed from my '65 Dart bracket car. If someone needs one to replace their Broken, cracked, or otherwise unuseable one, come get this. I want to give it to someone who can use it, not to a person who is going to try to make a buck. I am located between Memphis...

Will a steering column from a later A body fit an early A body with manual steering and floor shift?

I just installed an MSD Digital 6 plus ignition controller in my 360 powered bracket car. The controller has provisions for a retard. Because this thing is never used on the street, should I lock out the mechanical advance, set timing at 34 degrees and use the retard feature for ease of...

The rules say that I need a .024 steel or .032 aluminum rear firewall because I have a trunk mounted fuel cell. Can I just make covers for the three speaker openings in the package shelf and then fab a three piece cover for the opening behind the seat or does it need to be one piece? Does it...

I took my '65 Dart to the local track yesterday. I haven't raced for twenty years. A lot has changed. The biggest and most noticeable, there are now no tech inspections. The little car actually did better than I had hoped. It turned an 8.77 on street tires, with mufflers, stock column shift 904...

I have an early (1965) 904 behind a mild 360 in my Dart. It has a 2200 convertor from Pat Blais and an adapter to fit the larger crank register in the 360 along with the correct B&M flex plate. Currently using a reverse pattern manual valve body. Stock 1965 cable operated shifter. My question...

I am in the process of replacing all of the glass (except the rear window) with lexan. Also removing all of the window regulators. If anybody can use this stuff for their early "A" 2dr sedan, I'd like to see it all get a good home. I am located about 85 miles west of Nashville. Don't want to...

I need some intake manifold recomendations for my 360 build. It is a mild bracket car (1/8 mile). No street time at all. 3000#, 2500 RPM convertor. 9.25:1 compression 360 LA motor, Lightly massaged iron heads with 2.02 intake valves, 5.12 gear, 28" DOT tires, Small tube shorty headers, Comp 280H...

After throwing quite a few pension dollars at it, with disappointing results, I have given up on my 273 for the '65 Dart bracket car. Picked up a 1979 low mile truck LA 360. The pistons are .088 down but after milling, the heads spec 52cc. Using the Comp Cams camquest program and reading the...

Can anybody tell me what the volume in cc's is for the stock piston dish for a 1979 360 2bbl engine?

Can anybody tell me the best place to buy the B&M flexplate (10239) required to put a neutral balance 904 convertor behind a 360 LA engine? Jeg's, Summit, and Mancini are exactly the same price.

The waterpumps on our early cars have the water outlet on the opposite side from the later ones. Does anybody make a direct replacement aluminum pump that will work on our early 273's? If anyody has their car apart, can you tell me how much the side glass and regulators weigh? Thinking about...

I see from earlier posts that it is necessary to use a BFM on the pinchwels area of the lower firewall in order to install a 727. Does any other metal work need to be done?

After finally realizing that Harold at spitfire headers will not refund my money or send the headers that I have prepaid him for, I've decided to try my hand at building a set of headers myself. The main question is if there is any reason not to have each side in three separate pieces. In other...

I am used to racing on the old 1/4 mile strips. Is there a mathmatical formula to convert 1/4 mile times to 1/8 mile times and 1/8 to 1/4?

I need to install a 90 degree oil filter adapter on a small block 273. The one I have is cast iron. Obviously, the large paper gasket and the small thick cork gasket from the rebuild gasket set go between the adapter and the block. What goes between the bolt head and the adapter? It seems that a...

Anybody going to the Music City MoPar meet Sept. 26 and 27? It is supposed to be in Lebanon TN, outside of Nashville.

I am building solid motor mounts for my '65 Dart (drag only). If anybody has an early "A" body with a stock 273 sitting on good stock motor mounts, I wonder if you could measure the clearance between the oil pan and the top of the "K" member? Thanks guys.

Been trying to find Mopar Performance 4120094. These are the .024" gaskets with a 4.060" bore for small blocks. They seem to be on back order at Summit, Jeg's, and Mancini. Any other sources? Regular Fel-Pro gaskets lower compression too much in my setup.