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(pic = ) Given the rather large vertical dimension between the valve cover and heater hoses, my educated guess says that's a 170. - Erik

Ah, which means you have the seat belts built in to the seat. Very cool. I've heard about them, never seen in person. Heck of a fender washer, I'd say. :) - Erik _________________ Lots of early Valiants and Barracudas have crossed my path. Also a handful of other toys for variety now and then.

OK, I've met some hard-headed people, but really now... :) On a more serious note, I must say I've been watching with great admiration for a couple of years. Your work is top notch, and you're keenly aware of the market. I'm even thinking of ordering some for a future vehicle that's not even...

Only if it's completely dead, which is often not the case. If the needle still moves at all, it must be getting an input voltage from somewhere... and at 40+ years old, that input is usually not reliable, which is why you asked the question in the first place. First, some theory. The old...

You're good. :) We need people like you working behind the counter. It's appalling to discover so many auto parts stores where it's hard to find a clerk (of either gender) who would recognize a ball joint... or most anything else. *sigh* Recently, when I asked which gaskets were included in...

You don't like the Volvo 1800ES sports wagon? It's a little weird looking, but certainly a very fine machine... Come to think of it, that's what I've heard a lot of people say about the early Barracudas. I wouldn't mind one of each of those in my garage. Maybe a Volvo is the car she...

I'm sure you've figured this out by now... if rebalancing a 360 sounds like a pain, then reconfiguring the car to accept a fuel injected Magnum could be the worst nightmare you've ever had. ;) Such a swap might yield a really great result for a lot of reasons, but it's not trivial. When...

http://earlycuda.org/tech/dualmaster.htm You may find it addresses a lot of your questions. - Erik

Chuck, what part of the country is she in? Just wondering which direction to send energy waves... - Erik 64 Valiant, 170 3-spd 82 Volvo wagon, 5.0 5-spd :)

$5k seems like a pretty good price for a car that's as solid as you describe. It does seem to have most of the hi-perf options, even the beefy axle, so it's really curious to me why someone wouldn't have ordered disc brakes... - Erik 64 Valiant, 170 3-spd 82 Volvo wagon, 5.0 5-spd :)

Car ****? ;) - Erik

For what it's worth, I believe the big-bolt pattern corresponds to those with front disc brakes, for those years. Drum brakes continued small bolt pattern and 7¼" rear. - Erik 64 Valiant, 170 3-spd 82 Volvo wagon, 5.0 5-spd :)

A bigger reason would be because rear end collisions are one of the most common (according to OSHA, the most common) form of incident. You've seen enough driver distraction to believe that, I'm sure. A friend of mine bought a brand new Chevy S10 pickup, of the cheapest possible configuration...

That'll probably be awhile... ;) Hey, at least you already have the floor shifter in place, so a swap is relatively easy. Whenever you do finally get tired of the 3-spd, and find a 4-spd or even fabricate mountings for a 5-spd... keep us old 3-on-the-tree lovers in mind (in other words...

Ah, more clues. Telling the doctors everything makes it easier, ya know... ;) Yes, it should have recharged by now, IF it were working properly. On the other hand, an alternator is NOT a battery charger, it's designed to merely top off whatever the starter depleted. Trying to use it to top...