Recent content by CPDave

AFAIK. '80's Police cars, Shelby Pickups, Ramchargers, the '68/'69 small chamber 318s with 2Brrls pulled hard. But anybody can bolt a windage tray to any LA, so it's not indicative of anything in particular beyond how that engine was built/modified; at least with out more information like...

Those are the spec's the factory published, I guess they didn't blueprint the heads before they went out the door. Anyone building for performance, however probably should check/correct them.

Here's what I have for LA head spec's up to '86 or so, I'd appreciate it if someone could fill in up to the end of the pre-Magnum engines. LA Small Block Cylinder Head Casting Numbers and Spec's Through 1986 (From How to Rebuild Your Small-Block MOPAR by Dob Taylor & Larry Hofer HPBooks 1987)...

The stripping was a dealer "installed" (paint) option, not actually part of the package per say; you'll find cars with original paint W/O the stripes. Mine's an early '80s repaint, so I have no clue what whether it came with the strips from the dealer. The stripes also differed between '65 and...

Or you can get Bilsteins from Firm Feel for about 50% of what a set is costing on eBey: '62-'76 A-Body Front Bilstein Shocks They also look more correct than what's being offered on eBey: 60-76 Mopar A, 70-74 E/62-72 Dodge B Body Bilstein Front & Rear Shocks | eBay

I did a write up on KYBs over on the corner-carvers forum about 15 years ago, AFAIK nothing has changed since then, I do not like them: 'Good' Shock Tech Copy paste of the original text: "As promised. <RANT> Back when I was much younger (25 or so ) I bought a set of KYB shocks for my ’66...

Meh, locally (DC area) a engine freshen-up, with a cam & intake change by a good shop was running around $8K the last time I did it (over 10 years ago). A complete. run-in engine making over 1 HP per cube from just outside NYC for $10K doesn't seem too bad to me.

Yep, My point was, I was wondering which cam was in those flat-top blocks: Std. 273 2 Brl (8.8:1): Valve Lift: 0.395" 0.395" Duration: 240ø 240ø Opens: 14ø BTDC 58ø BBDC Closes: 46ø ABDC 2ø...

I've had 3 273 Commando's apart, a '65, '66 (out of my Formula S), and a '67, all three had the same bank specific, above the deck, pop-up pistons. I suspect when we see the flat tops appearing, in 273 cars, and keeping in mind how these cars may have been operated by their original owners, we...

So, BID they shifted D-Darts at 7000+ and were turning 8000+ in the traps, but that's drag racing only, and not high mileage hoonage, the stock rods and heavy-ish 10.5:1 pop-ups were the limiting factor; the the forged 273 crank is reputed to be good for regular use spinning to 8300 max, but the...

I'm sure there are photos up thread...

Okay, I''l chime in... As to why a 318, I vintage road race and have a rule book I have to follow: https://svra.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Chrysler_Corp-MoPar_64-66.pdf For me there is a budget, but part of the considerations are operating costs and rebuild frequency. So while I built...

AND you brought it back basically ready to hit the track again without any major thrashing! Outstanding! :)

Well I happen to know that Jari has dug himself out of the snow and is headed to the track shortly with a fresh 273 stuffed under his Dart's hood. In the meantime I've already gotten my first two race weekends in First down at VIR for an SCCA Regional Club Racing double (in a 1980 Pinto, Yeah I...

Really can't help you there, I have only dealt with VFN, and the various other fiberglass component manufactures I've bought from over the years, by phone, I've never actually gotten to watch them making stuff.