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"Chevy's" After 60,000miles..... Oh''' that top taper :rofl::rofl::lol:

Amanna Radar Range- I think I spelled that right. Got it in the early 70s and was 700watts. Ma used it for almost 40 yrs. Memory's. I do miss those day's, we were tough back then when everyone had a partical accelerator in there living room--TV picture tube--. 1975 Jr High electronics here too...

Cut,weld, grind, rewire, polish, buff, if we put our heads together this can be realy trick.

Look this up, it might help with this project. Oreilly's auto parts. Part # 121g In stock a few months back. Rick

In your list, "stock ignition box". If it is an original old chrysler box it will start rpm limiting around 5000 to 5200 rpm. If it is a stock replacement in the last 25years they start limiting as low as 4200 rpm. They don't hit a wall like a chip they get lazy. With a box from auto zone you...

I have found brand X guy's assemble a mopar roller cam engine with gallery restricters where they don't belong and cause a mess. Another is pickup to pan gap. Had one so tight to bottom of pan it acted like a seal. Did'nt break the drive but would overheat a 3/8 120v drill attempting to prime...

My 76 Dodge truck was like this at first purchase check over when I got it home. And two fords I worked on, the owners had me not repair them?:rofl::elmer:

Oh He//---you win the grand prize.

Awsome cats Rusty, They say THANK YOU every day just like this.

First off I screwed up in my post, I'm sorry. Big blocks use the left/right offset, LA small blocks use center line rockers. So you are good there. Rusty was spot on for you in his post with the shafts and push rod hole clearance. I checked 3 ways to get this right. Factory 69dart shop manual...

Looking at the first drivers side pictures the rocker arms, 4 left-4 right might not be in the correct place. 1 looks like it is off to one side of the valve tip. The intake rocker pushrod pocket should be offset away from the intake port pair. Same with the exaust. Wrong location with the...

Don't Coronet's just hate lawyers.

Sometimes these forums are a lot more than there basic purpose. IE: share ideas,tech,hobby,ect. They grow. You all know what I am trying to say. You start to get to know each other, help with something small. Then something big, then sometimes meet at the races, a show, road trip passing buy...

I am a retired OEM certified 50+ years heavy truck and automotive mechanic. I have NEVER seen a more deadly engineering F!!!!p than this frame and receiver hitch on anything ever, than what is on one of these so called trucks. Look at my post #20, before this video was out. The TV ad from 1972...

Damn, you all crack me up.LOL! You just click together. As to mufflers, anything with fiberglass I ever ran I burned out. We seem to live now with a bunch of high $$$-junk. Here in New Mexico we have a large car and truck hotrod culture. Every time my wife and I head into town we seem to...