Recent content by tomd

Hi, I looked through older posts for this and I found a lot of posts using a sleeve bearing on a manual steering column however, I couldn't find any with the auto shift column sleeve. I want to keep this car as a column shift if possible so my question is, do the '70's have a bushing in them to...

Hi all, I'm pulling the suspension and steering on my '70 Swinger to replace pretty much everything as it appears original and its sloppy. The car was power steering but I'm planning on putting in a 18-1 manual box so I already went out and grabbed that and a Flaming River PS to MS adapter...

OK, so more than cam, heads and intake were worked on right before this happened? To your question, can a relief valve spring cause an oil filter gasket to blow out? Yup, absolutely. If the relief shuttle sticks closed, if it's shimmed too much or the spring rate is too high, oil pressure will...

"I had the intake milled to cleaned up as as well as the heads." Did you mill the end seal area as well to provide the proper space for the end seals? (If you used RTV sealant this is a non-issue) If you took enough off the port flanges and heads, I have see them not seal as the end seals are...

Timing cover gasket issue? If you had the cam out, you had it off. Remember, coolant passes through it on the way to the pump and if the cover to block gasket was omitted or the old one not fully cleaned off, water could leak into the sump. Years ago I worked on one that the cover eroded to the...

Hiya, As the title says, i'm looking for someone that does very good work on replacement panels within 100 or so miles of Manchester NH. Car is a '70 340 Swinger originally from NM, not a North East rust bucket but needs a trunk floor pan (bad lid gasket so the pan is pitted and pin...

Hi, I'm finally getting time to put my 70 340 Swinger back together after 9 years of sitting. I realize that a decade has passed and many parts I have chosen are hopelessly out of date and now there are much better alternatives. To complicate matters, this is the first automatic I have run...

Hi, I'm finally getting to put my '70 340 Swinger back together after 9 years so I'm going to need some help. When I put the engine/trans back in the car I had to heat and bend the front corner on the Milidom 9 qt to clear the k member. Does anyone know if it's normal that the oil pan...

Hiya, Not on the seacoast but over by Manchvegas there are a few of us. Tom

Hi All, Found the site a few days ago. Great site. Currently bolting my '70 Swinger back together. (340-W2, 727 w/brake, 8-3/4 4.30's) Tried uploading a couple picts but the site says they are too big, I'll see what I can do to get low res ones. I'm right outside of Manchester, shoot...