Recent content by Outsder

I've never been able to make a trade on this site, but I'll give it one more shot. Have unused 440 + .030 H dome Diamond pistons with around 1.85" comp ht and Chevy pin. Also have lightly used 440 + .060 F top JE SRP with around 2.06 comp ht and Chry pin. Want comparable oversize 440...

Yes if you are going to put it together yourself you will need some reference books and tools. A factory manual for your '73 will be useful for not just the car, but engine and trans questions. And then a performance engine book of some sort, I like the factory published Chrysler Racing...

Good question. So back to racing the last two years, after not racing for 35 plus years. That's a good thing. Running a lot slower car than I used to, but having fun. This year I have noticed a new level of less energy and go, me, not the car, and wondering if that's as to be expected at...

Well there you go, not just a difference from north to south, but different central to the coasts. I went to the ten or so yards left south of Seattle, and the largest Binford's has 13 acres and I don't know how many thousand cars, but few cars more than a dozen years old. When they get...

I recently went to some local yards for the first time in a number of years. Some things have changed quite a bit. And I can imagine it is likely somewhat different up north here compared to the south, but this is what I found. Because of the increased population and the scarcity of land up...

That's some of the stuff I kept, wish I could find someone local to broach them.

Have some left over core parts from a 47 RE trans that were in a '99 Diesel truck trans. 47RE core valve body, small inlet, early sensor, believe '94-'99 applications, but you judge by pics. $125 shipping included to contiguous US states, also have some other 47RE stuff if you need it, PM me...

I think my notes say 3902 9174. I can take another pic if you are interested.

Usually change the brass sychros at rebuild, the teeth on the steels can be dressed once or twice. I like use a Dremel like grinder used to grind chainsaw cutting teeth.

Not sure if anyone restoring will find this of interest, but found it while doing New Year's garage cleaning. Long term stored, looks pretty good shape, some pan bolts properly repaired with helicoils. '72 Torqueflite 340 main case ID PK3515843, book says used for '71 & '72, though VIN which...

A true ground breaker and seemed to be a nice guy every time I talked to him.

Use a timing tape and a pointer where you can see it. Just need to establish and set up while engine shortblock is accessible to verify TDC #1. On a race car I put the tape TDC marking where I can see it easily and get a light on it to verify quickly.

Still love you anyways. Us westerners got to stick together.

Seen a lot of "ok" cars that ran, and then got taken apart to make "perfect," and never made it back together in owner's lifetime.

I'd say those spring pressures probably ideal engineer specs, but by the time they made it off the off the assembly line the numbers were less. I changed cams and springs, and pulled some pretty low milage performance era motor stock springs and checked them with maybe like 30k orig miles and...