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lol, was packing **** up and loading the motorhome so I don’t have to do it in the morning.

Nice work, Les!

It isn’t bad due to age, the previous owner hacked wires up and I have a bunch of disconnected wires and connectors

Hughes whiplash cam, edlebrock intake and carb is really the other things done to it. The reason for going MSD is simply because I hate carrying spare ignition and ballast

Probably not a good plan as ALL of that factory wiring harness is the same age. OLD.

Maybe if you tell everyone here what you actually want to DO with your car, you'll get some more useful answers.

Probly a good plan! However I don’t have a big budget so I’m trying to do this 100% from scratch! Using what little is needed from the original harness

Yeah I understand that. Im going to need a straight jacket if I don't get any passes atleast sometime before the end of the season lol.

We cannot answer that since you have the car THERE and WE cannot see it. My first question would be how is your 318 built and why does it need an MSD ignition?

Not disagreeing with you, but I don't believe that any farther than I could throw an SD455 Trans AM. Those cars were big and heavy pigs with crappy tires and not built for drag racing. So they were quicker than a 69 1/2 A12 440 six pack 4 speed car? Yeah. My big old butt they were. lol

That's right. They were a smog era engine. The FIRST year for the SD455 was 1973. What did they expect? LOL

As long as we're on tire subject. I've been looking for new wheels and tires for my Express. There's a very useful tire size chart at TIRESIZE.COM, one drawback it doesn't seem to have a list of the LETTER sized tires as in G60-15s for instance. Chart contains the useful dimensions of the tires...

If the wiring is trashed and nothing works, I would get a painless kit and rewire the whole thing. The bulkhead are a weak spot in these cars the wiring in the 70s wasn't the greatest. I'd just start over.

I flow all my small block heads on a 4.015 bore. Even my 360-1 heads that I run on a 4.100 bore.

Looks fine to me. I’d run it

I ordered a set of cometic head gaskets, I’ll pull the passenger head hopefully Monday and put a game plan together based on why I find.

When I missed a year for the first time a few years ago because of health issues I was probably as close to needing meds for depression as I ever was. My family doctor ordered me to get back racing the next spring. The rain earlier this season was messing with my head till I finally was able to...

I got a 440 source aluminum water pump housing with the 440 source aluminum alternator bracket and spacer kit. The hole closest to thermostat housing required a lot of washer to get it to line up with lower spacer, is this acceptable?

Yes I have one. It is dated 69 for the 70 model year. Lmk. Kim

What I want to know is why Bill posts a comment or video and then doesn't pay attention to his thread participants. Too many no Bill, I'm out !!!

But You really ought to be using the bore they were designed for, 3.91", a .030" over 340 bore isn't OE representative......to be accurate..

I don’t think my car sat any higher with the Hotchkis springs installed than it did with the 45 year old, worn out factory units. However, the spring rate is much better and it corners/rides much better. I went thru some pics to verify. The pic w/o center caps is with OE springs and with...

Anyone out there got any? Thanks. Kim

I don't have any classics with modified engines, but Being an old guy that had many friends with 383 roadrunners back in the day were quite happy with them. In my experience 67-70 the cars of all brands ran competitively when evenly matched. , regardless of what any dyno specs from the...

Last time I was at a starting line was 2000. I have a 24 year itch

Hard to believe my last street legal race car was around 40 years ago.

Congratulations!! Hard to get to the finals and you did it. You'll be back and get the W soon!!

Whenever valve finish has been tricky, I just creep up on it & go slow with the handle, using Souix grinding oil.

Ya the 5.9L is treating me well . Currently building an 11.5:1 aluminium headed 408 with a solid roller for her thanks for the welcome :)

Yes it does ! To work when every i can . Looks like we use the same power plant 5.9L magnum with V-belts .... i went solid roller with mine