Recent content by rr4406pak

So when you've decided to bring your car to a muscle car restoration shop for either a full or partial restoration, what do you guys look for? I mean I am no Jay Leno with unlimited budget and my own mechanics on hand, but I can afford to restore a car or two. That means the super high end...

So how can you tilt the engine back this far with the trans bolted up and mounted to the trans crossmember correctly? Isn't the engine supposed to be level front to back? If not, what should the tilt be? Or does the engine tilt back like this naturally when all bolted up with the trans bolted to...

I should've went with the Schumachers. Bought the ProParts semi-fenderwell headers figuring they were better and had more flow, but have had nothing but problems installing. It's been an absolute depressing nightmare. You're lucky you made the right choice.

I would install the headers when the engine is nice and loose or out altogether. You need all the advantages/space you can get. I've been trying to install big block headers in my 69' Dart and it has been hell. Worst experience ever. Absolute misery.

Engine position results: Measured where my engine position is and it matches the numbers on the reference table perfectly. Engine is sitting where it should be. Dumb ProParts headers still don’t fit. Feel like I’ve wasted so much time and money and beginning to think I just don’t have the...

What’s that big tank in front of the radiator?

These shims look great! I just hope that I can raise the engine enough before the header tubes that curl under the frame actually start to hit the frame. Question: If I shim one side, do I have to shim the other side an equal amount? Or can I shim one side without touching the other?

So, if I measure and the engine is low, what is the proper way to raise the engine?

Yes, the Schumacher Slant 6 to 440 conversion mounts.

The thing is, if the engine needs to go up, how do I do that properly?

So for B, do you have to find the centerline of the K-frame and then find the centerline of the engine to see how far it is offset towards the passenger side?

This chart doesn't make sense. I don't understand B and C.

I'm using the Schumachers on a 6cyl K-Frame as well. How can you shim the mount? You mean go up with the engine by throwing a washer under the motor mount (can you do that? does that weaken the mount?)? I can't do this anyway because the header tubes that wrap around the driver's side frame rail...

Building a 440 for my Dart. Installing a front accessory mounting kit (CVF) which comes with all the brackets and spacers. With the 440 Source alternator I'm using, one tab on the top has a bushing (looks like a giant roll pin) in it. The bushing is so thick that it is spacing out the alternator...

Doing a 440 swap in a Slant 6 1969 Dart. I purchased a set of Pro Parts headers from Mazzolini Racing. The passenger side was easy but I'm having a hard time with the driver's side. As shown in the images here, I'm trying to get the middle two tubes to fit but they keep resting on the shock...