Recent content by blackhand

All great advice, thanks guys. I am considering making some sort of buyback arrangement, it's definitely one of the reasons that I want to see the car go to someone that lives and breathes Mopars as much as I do. For those that wanted to know, I'll be attending Emory University in Atlanta...

That's what it comes down to, I know it's the right decision for my family. Thanks 4spd, I'm glad that someone else in the same boat. Well, not glad, but you get the idea.

No doubt! That's what is killing me about it now. I'm just trying to think ahead a few years and hoping that I can find something that I'll be as happy with.

Asking $18,000. Located in Seattle area, would prefer local buyer. Also listed on Seattle Craigslist: http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/4814317565.html 1967 Plymouth Barracuda in excellent restored condition. This car has earned an award in each of the two years it was shown at the...

Well guys, sometimes I surprise myself. I'm moving across the country for graduate school in the spring and I had planned all along to bring the Barracuda with me. Unfortunately, the more I think about it, the more I realize that I have to do the smart thing and let it go. I'm really bummed...

Everything on the engine is new except for the block and rotating assembly. Maybe I'm being overly cautious, but I just don't want to deal with wiped lobe. I'm sure it would be fine though. The cam is the Hughes flat-tappet Whiplash for low deck big blocks. Specs are 0.518" lift with 229*...

Thanks guys, I'm very excited to have it back on the road. I took it for a drive up and down the block last night to make sure everything is working properly before heading out on some real roads. So far so good. Also got the timing fine-tuned and the idle mixture set correctly. It's pulling...

What started as a simple valve spring replacement turned into a rebuild of the entire top end, and then some! It's taken two very long years, but I finally got everything back together and fired it up for the first time yesterday. Everything went beyond smoothly and I'm very pleased with the...

Interesting that you mention this. If you look at the photos on the first page of this thread, it appears that the timing belt would totally interfere with the water pump inlet hose. Not sure that the prototype shown would actually be functional.

I don't mean to rain on your parade, but it seems like there are some problems here that could turn out very badly for you. If you did this with hydraulic lifters, then the lifter was collapsed as you rotated the crank by hand. This effectively reduces the lift at the valve and is not an...

Changing a camshaft is by no means just a simple part swap. If done incorrectly you will end up with serious engine damage. Don't take this the wrong way, but I highly recommend that you get a little more educated before attempting this. "How to Rebuild the Big-Block Mopar" by Arvid Svendsen...

I'll take detailed photos when they arrive and probably do a full review in the exhaust section. It'll probably be a couple more months until I get the engine back in the car and fired up so I won't really know how they fit and perform until then. They're TTI though, so I'm sure they're money...

Thank you much! I'm doing all I can to do this the right way, ultimately I just want an engine I can be proud of.

That's great, I wish I could change the pistons and freshen up the block but it's not in the budget this time around. Good luck with your build, it looks like it was done right. Also, love the white valve covers. Those look killer!

One last thing... new headers are on the way. I had been planning all along to go with Schumacher Tri-Y's. I had long tube headers before and they are a royal pain in the *** to work with so I really wanted to go with shorties this time around. The Tri-Y's are quite expensive though and I live...