Recent content by Dave_J

I never us Helicoils. ThreadCerts are a bit different.

I have always bored my SB rear main hole out to 1/2 inch and then taper it some and do the same to the NEW oil pump. I do use the paper gasket but spray CooperKote sealant on both sides. I then use a flat plate with emory cloth and WD40 to lightly dress the oil pump and caps mating surface. I...

Back in 1992 when I was stationed in Korea you could buy anything and 99.99% were cloned parts. A friend went downtown and bought a Yamaha 5 channel AMP for like $115. I had the same model I had bought in USA for $450. They both sounded the same in the low freq's but his tweeter freq's were...

Since that is just the bolt that holds the oil pump on the main cap I'd maybe CLEAN the crack real well, JB Weld the crack, then drill it oversize and a bit deeper and tap for a ThreadCert. There is not a lot of side loading on those bolts so I'd lock a stud into the ThreadCert.

The 741 has about the same size necked down where the bearing is as the 742 or 489. I pulled a 741 case out of a 1967 US Forestry long bed pickup with a \6 and granny 4 speed that had 5.13:1 open. Had 17 inch split rims. We put a SureGrip on it and it was running strong 25 years ago when I...

All this SpeedMaster stuff pulled off Summit's shelves will be on Ebay in 3 weeks or less.

And all the GM cars used the 5 point MOPAR rivets too. NOPE they are also 6 point, so are AMC. I think my 1989 BMW 635 CSI M6 was also a 6 point rivet..... Was not a Manufacture mandated rivet. It was a FEDERAL mandated rivet.

1965 Barracuda. Has LBP all around so 5 on 4 1/2. 15 inch Cop Car Rallys all around. 235/60 15's front and 275/60 15 rear.

My 1965 Barracuda has a blower motor in the back to blow air on that HUGE glass. No heat, just air. The under dash switch was missing when I rebought the car in 1986 but read "Rear Blower" if I remember. My mom had the dealer install a heater core from a mail order place like JC Whitney and...

Being an open deck, the top of the cylinders would walk around so the head gaskets were very special. One of the plans were to wind 1/4 inch copper tubing around each cylinder and fill the water jackets with high temp epoxy or block cement, then milled flat. The copper would be into the water...

Back in 1999 or so, I sold a 1962 225 aluminum engine to a guy from California for $500. He took it down to Doug Dutra's shop. It came out of a 62 Valiant with a 7 1/4 Suregrip 3.51:1 and a 3 on the tree.

My son does not have a picture of the 273 wrist pins but has notes of when he weighted them. Full floating without the keepers they are 320 grams each. Not sure how much the keepers weigh. 5.64 POUNDS for all 8 The Light weight ones he got for his 318 were from Manley and are Pressed In and...

Nah, its held its breath and is turning blue waiting for a new home. IF it were closer to me, I'd make an offer.

Over 2.4 ounces lighter, EACH??? WOW.

Mike, did you see and maybe take pictures of the 273 wrist pin compared to the Egge setup? I have searched my garage for my 273 pistons/rods in a box but they may be at my sons house. When my son did the 78-318 build with light weight pistons and wrist pins we weighted all 8 of his new wrist...