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    68 Valiant Possible purchase

    could be anything from a loose bolt to a waxed ball joint or broken frame. more than likely it's just something worn out in the front end.
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    Tie rods, steering and disc brakes???

    just make sure you have some shocks that are up to the task for those bad boys!
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    Does it irk you……………

    hey hey now... it's cuz they were all 10's i know mine always had Lagniappe! ;D
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    Does it irk you……………

    you mean squeekers for the flippy flaps to keep the muck off, mate?
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    LA 360?

    it's a magnum front cover
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    Engine is pulled - 273 rebuild or replacement 360 crate?

    look, i don't know what the situation is but homie seems to just want to go against the grain and get a little different with it, which is fine. i like different. different is cool. but 360 crank in a 318 is just GOBS of money in machine work: cut the mains on the crank, skim down the...
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    Engine is pulled - 273 rebuild or replacement 360 crate?

    360 main journals are bigger than 318, so you'll need to cut those down (and ideally heat treat the crank after, or not). you'll also need to trim some of the counterweights to clear the pistons-- which will need to be custom. though you can run stock low compression 318 pistons they'll wind up...
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    5.2 Magnum valve springs ? Stock type replacement ?

    hughes 1199 spring kit. it's a chunk of change but it's the easy button here and will handle pretty much anything you want to throw at it.
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    Engine is pulled - 273 rebuild or replacement 360 crate?

    i'm not trying to insult yours (or anybody's) intelligence, but you know that's not a direct swap, correct?
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    1966 Dodge Dart ‘freebie’ Project

    woof. had a purple shaft.... had as in past tense, as in everything in that motor is past tense. except maybe the 90* filter adapter!
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    Does it irk you……………

    obligatory:
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    Budget Build 5.9 for a 71 Scamp

    honestly, that looks pretty pooched. i'd spring the 50 bucks for a new pump
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    Happy Festivus to all... :)

    a happy seasonal to all whom celebrate. now, onto the airing of grievances! p.s. a donation to the world human fund has been made on your behalf, joe.
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    Does it irk you……………

    .... well then it didn't have the flat u-bolts with the waffle pattern and whoever did the work over torqued it.
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