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Is there a trick to installing these clips? I can't get anywhere with them by trying to squeeze and slide them onto the pedal/zbar studs. The shape of the slot makes me think there's a trick to it. Thanks.

I seem to have an alignment problem here That is a 734 10-1/2" bellhousing and a Brewer's BSB734 ball stud bracket, which should work on this 71 Duster. The engine is installed and the trans mount is installed, so I'm pretty sure those are where they should be. The engine mount brackets and...

Does anyone know of a different starter configuration to avoid this? I'd heard of people having problems with the top terminals on big blocks (this one has the + terminal cut short because of that), but I was not expecting this. That starter can go back on a big block, I'd rather buy a new...

I've got a 3515734 bellhousing and a Brewer's BSB734 bracket to go in a 71 Duster. With the bracket on the engine, does the ball go toward the front of the car or the back? E-bay photos - toward the front: toward the rear Based on those photos I'm betting it's toward the front because...

I posted this in another thread of mine and it kind of went unnoticed so I wanted to ask again. What is the purpose of the second bolt-on timing tab on this 77-era 360? (It came on the motor). I spent way too much time trying to make a piston stop but eventually realized I can just look in...

I bought a bog-standard AMD or whatever reproduction alternator bracket and it doesn't seem to fit Edelbrock heads. See photos: Is that expected? I don't think I've got it on wrong, it only seems to go one way. Thanks,

$200+shipping from 25705. Don't look like they were ever installed. Shelf wear only. New grommets. Currently just sitting on top of my motor keeping things clean.

(I searched on this topic but got a server error) I wondered if anyone has any tips or lessons learned about pulling an engine/trans that's on elephant ears? My current plan is to stick a piece of wood between the center link and oil pan, drop the transmission with the engine sitting on the...

I've got a set of e-heads set up for hydraulic flat tappets and 273 rockers that are giving me fits. I started grinding on the rockers to get .clearance between them and the valve but have some that just won't give me the clearance I need. So I swapped that rocker for another one that clearanced...

I'm assembling a 360 and have a question about the oil pickup. I see plenty of threads telling me that it needs to be at the bottom of the pan, but none describe how to change it if it's not. It screws into the side of the oil pump, so threading it in farther makes no difference in the depth...

I recently had a block done including honing the lifter bores, and noticed a few lifters that are sticking a little bit when spinning the cam with no other valve train parts. I've already put the bottom end in, so honing, grinding, etc is out unless I take it all back apart so I can clean it...

I have two vintage RB distributors for sale, shown below. $75 each or both for $125, plus shipping from 25705. Photos show the numbers for both. The Mopar unit has a funny noise, related to the tach drive somehow. It sort of buzzes when you spin it, but it doesn't if you put your finger on the...

I'm guessing these studs will work with any windage tray, but am sure wondering why there are 5 long studs in the kit when there are only four bolt holes in the windage tray?

I'm installing a Coan RMVB that I bought in 2014 and never installed. So it's new but not new. Anyway, I noticed that one of the bolt holes isn't drilled through the separator plate. (original Cheetah on top, Coan on bottom) Could I just leave that bolt out? I know my luck so am reluctant...

I wondered how Blueprint dyno tests a long block? Do they bolt parts on, run it in/test it, then take the parts off? It has to be that way, right?

I've got a 727 that creeps in neutral to the point it will actually move the car. Yes the shifter is adjusted correctly. Right now the trans is apart and I find the clearance on both the front and rear clutch packs are .020 to .030 too tight based on the spec provided by the VBA builder. The...

In the instructions for the Schumacher biscuit mount mod, it mentions welding a reinforcement plate into the mounting area that has to be cut out. See below. Has anyone done that, and does anyone have a photo of what that would look like? Thanks!!

I've got a 2bbl barrel off a 360 that I'm rebuilding, and I lost the keeper off the power piston, shown below at the bottom on the air horn. (not my photo) I have found a washer that will hold it in place but I want to make sure it will work. Am I correct in understanding that all that...

I have read that the steering gear from a 69 Belvedere can be swapped into a 71 Duster, if you change the pitman arm. Is that correct? Will the A-body PS pitman work with the manual B-body box? (I looked in the parts book and it only listed one pn for a Duster pitman arm, 19-27-2 pn 3004-807...

I pulled a bone head move and dropped half a valve lock while changing seals in a van (360). I plugged the holes in the head where tiny parts could disappear, but forgot to drape a towel to catch things on the downhill side. Lesson learned. I heard it hit a couple of things but never heard...

For sale is a Coan COA-42011 RMVB LBA valve body, new.. I bought it nearly a decade ago and put it on the shelf so it is in new condition still in the box that Coan shipped it in. Price from Coan is $480.90, buy this one for $300 + shipping from Huntington WV 25705...

I'm going to look at a Magnum motor/trans out of a van to go into a 77 commercial chassis van with a 360 LA/727 combo. The magnum is injected (factory), and the 360 has a 2bbl carb on it. I hope to just do a basically direct swap - no intake swap, no timing cover swap, etc. So it's given that...

I'm trying to install Schumacher headers on my Duster w/ a 400 engine, using studs instead of header bolts. I bought a set of studs (2") that matched a couple I found here but they're too long on the head end and won't let the header past to be installed. The heads are 915s and the studs only...

The starter in my BB Duster recently failed. It was an XS torque starter, and I don't see any reason to pay big money to replace that so I turned to RockAuto. I just made up a model year to find a starter. Last night I chose a 1995 Ram 1500 5.9L, and I found new starters ranging from $70 to...

My 400 has one of the "extra" bosses on the block that needs to be ground down to make clearance for Schumacher headers. Does anyone know if there's a limit on how far I can grind it before going too far? Or can I just go crazy grinding to make sure there's plenty of room? It looks like it...

I was looking at a pair of the Accurate Ltd. Schumacher ball joint flange pipes. I'm installing the Tri-Ys into a car with elephant ears so the front of the engine is raised up and it seems like the ball joint would make it easier to get exhaust back on the car. At 172.57 (where do they come...

I need a set of Schumacher Tri-Y headers, for a B/RB in an A-body. Contact me via PM if you have a set that you would sell. Thanks, Bob

Well dangit my starter went out. The car is a 71 Duster 318 PS with a 400 on elephant ears and A/T, with a pair of old rusty Hedmans on it that someone beat on until they fit. It's a full size starter. FWIW, no way is that starter coming out without picking the engine up and taking the...

Would someone who has a 70-72 Duster with a hood to radiator seal please take a photo and post it? I can find Darts and later model Dusters online, but no 70-72 model Dusters. It doesn't help that google has turned into a marketing hub instead of a search engine, but that's a gripe for another...

I need to replace the hoses on my 71 400 Duster. Rad inlet (top) is on the driver's side, outlet is on the passenger side. 22" radiator, long water pump inlet. No idea what hoses are on it, there are no numbers on them. I've been looking at 70-71 cars and it looks like 340 hoses might work...