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What Oldmanmopar said. Just got done reinstalling mine in my 68 vert

At least on my 68 convertible, you have to have the door closed for them to work. if you are holding the door open they will not go down. The only way to lock them from the outside is using the key. (or through an open window, I guess)

PM sent on 1 pair of #13. The lower pair in the picture, with the tapered knob

I used 100 Watt LED High Bay UFO lights from Amazon. 260.00 bucks for ten of them, in a 30 by 40 14 foot high barn. Have had them up for 2 years with no problems. They are bright enough that I have to be careful to shield my eyes when going in out a full dark winter night. 100W UFO LED High Bay...

It is "steerandgear.com". I'm not sure of the part number (maybe 2109?), but they have a parts page that you can skim through to find it.

I was able to get a rebuild kit for my TRW pump from Steer and Gear. I bought it within the last year for about $30.00 I think. Everything fit great. It is a pain in the ***, but within the capabilities of any patient mechanic. Do borrow the pulley removal puller from your local O'Reillys or...

No, That never occured to me before disassembling the pump, but I should have plumbed in a pressure gauge to check before and after. Post #12 gives me hope-I don't know how I skipped over it and assumed they were talking Saginaw, but I did. My pump has a fairly large stack of thin shims, not...

No, I believe it feels over boosted, especially at highway speeds. Probably was OK with belted tires, but Radials make it feel worse nowadays. Figured that while it is apart I may as well try playing with pressures.

I'm rebuilding the leaky Federal power steering pump on my 68 Barracuda/318. I figured while I'm in there I would see if I could de-power it like they do on the Saginaw pumps. Does anyone know if changing the shims on the bypass section of the flow control valve will work? Or do I need to attack...

They were very popular back in the shag carpet van days. Just saw them on E-Bay for Chevys, but don't know whether that will fit our cars. Google should be able to locate some for you though.

I've been running those with a 205/70R14 for about 12 years with no problem. I didn't check backspacing or anything else, Summit said that they would fit and they did. Drum brakes all around on a 68 Barracuda convertible. I did change out the lugs, because the Mag wheels do need that special lug...

The PO had already installed a dual 2 1/4" exhaust, so that part is covered. Since I will have the engine out of the car to repaint the engine compartment sometime soon I think the timing chain would be a better use of my money than the Offenheiser intake. I have no objection to "Old Tech" (at...

Thanks, guys It sounds like I will be sticking with the 340 intake, and a small Edelbrock 4 barrel. I'm surprised to hear that Chrysler Mismatched the ports at the factory, but it sure explains why the Part Numbers don't pan out for the "318 Four Barrels" on E-Bay and such! The old boy runs...

The Topless Fish is a 68 convertible. Bone stock 318 With 90000 miles, automatic transmission. The car is a Saturday Night Drive-in vehicle, slowly being restored and driven about 500 miles per year. I'm looking, in a few years, to do a Coast-to-Coast drive on US-6 and before then would like...