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    Project El Cheapo 1971 valiant drag car

    Project el cheapo is making progress slowly. Got my 50 dollar 8 3/4 from a 69 cornet. Me and my buddy he's 74 years old and an old school mopar man rebuilt the whole thing. Actually I did most of the work while he instructed. New bearings, seals, all new brakes and new hard brake lines. I used...
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    any good tech articles on rebuilding 8 3/4

    I got my 8 3/4 taken apart and cleaned up. I have a new 3rd member to install. I have new bearings and inner and outer seals etc. I've already bought the timken tapered bearing so no need in telling me to get the green bearings. I just need a good article on putting everything together...
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    273 heads intake bolt holes

    Do all 273 heads have those different intake bolt hole angles? Will they bolt up to a 318 and use the same manifold?
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    what year is this stock 4bl intake?

    4100340-1 is the numbers thanks
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    will my valiant run 12's W/ Pics !

    http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3997/racecarfk0.th.jpg I'm in the proccess of building this valiant. Its for the track only. Just for fun. I'm doing this on a tight budget.I'm easily gonna build this for under 3 grand. I really wanna run high 12's. I havent had the heads done...
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    How much HP difference with compression

    Say you had the same 360 motor ,headers - 4 barrel- intake- cam- etc. One engine had stock compression like 8:5 , and the other had 10:5. How much of a hp difference do you think it would make.
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    Question about compression

    If you had stock pistons in a 360, and you shaved the heads .020 and got a thin head gasket. Would it change the compression at all?
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    360-340 manifolds for my 71 valiant

    Something better than the stock 318 manifolds. Some 360 or later 340 manifolds. Im willing to pay a decent price for them. thanks, Paul
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    KB232 pistons different than kb107's?

    I found a set of kb232's for a decent price. What is the difference. Says there kinda dished out on the summit site. But I'm pretty clueless when it comes to piston design.
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    what do ya think of this cam???

    for my 360 build headers, intake , 4 brl , stock heads. 2500 stall 3:91 gears. Its a melling cam. 480/480 valve lift 287/287 duration int/ext in degrees 231/231 duration & .50 109 center lobe
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    does everyone use the " green bearing kit" now?

    I'm fixing to start to put together my 8 3/4. Sounds like the green bearing is alot simpler to deal with. What are the pro's and cons of both setups.
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    windshield from a 74 dart fit on a 71 valiant

    will a windshield from a 73 or 74 dart fit my 71 valiant? thanks
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    where to buy u bolts for 8 3/4

    I've been trying to get the ubolts off the 8 3/4 I got all day. The bolts are being very stubborn. they broke free easily , but are getting galded as I turn them. I've used penetrating oil and everythig to no avail. I'm afraid I might have to cut them loose. Who sells them?
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    All mopar parts drag car, give me some feedback.

    I'm building up my 71 valiant drag car. Its just a weekend for fun project. Low budget. Well I was talking to my good buddy who happens to be 73 years old. He is an old drag racer with a whole barn full of trophy's. He raced a 66 dodge 1/2 ton pickup. He was telling me about the motor, he...
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    holley street dominator intake ?

    how are they. Do they have 318 or 360 sized ports?
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    wanted 2 SBP crager SS wheels

    I've got two for the back, need two for the front. thanks!
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    1977 aspen manifolds in my 71 valiant?

    The guy says there off of a 1977 aspen r/t that came with a 360. I have a 71 valiant no power steering , I'm dropping a 360 into. Will these clear? The drivers side is rear dump the passanger side is middle dump.
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    eagle stroker crank-does the block need to be machined?

    Do you have to machine out the block for clearance with one of these 4.00 stroker cranks?
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    compression and pistons

    I'n building a 360 for my valiant. I bought a built short block awhile back. ITs .040 over with what looks like stock cast pistons. I was going to go ahead and use them, but something tells me I want to go a step higher. I would like to get 10: 1 or higher compression ratio without milling the...
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    To balance are not to balance

    I'm building a 360 for my valiant. pretty mild build, 4 barrel ,cam, headers etc. I already have a short block, but I dont think its been balanced. My old buddy who is helping me put this thing together keeps insisting I take it apart and have it balanced. Now I know that balancing and...
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    any big advantage to using adjustable rocker arms

    Over the standard one's ? Somebody told me you can run a solid lifter cam if you have adjustable rockers. Are solid cams better?
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    I'm stoked , I got a good deal on ebay.

    TCI breakaway converter and a B&M weighted flexplate for 135 bucks! I would have liked alittle bit higher stall converter but for that price, I can live with it. This is a true budget build after all so I have to take what I can get.
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    Give me an idea of what this will be running

    71 valiant 4 door- completetly striped , all the underdash stuff, carpet, seats etc. stock gas tank gone , replaced with fuel cell. I dont know the weight, But I would guess atleast 200 pounds taken off. 360 bored .040 over 280/280 484. lift cam stock heads, air gap intake...
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    where to get spacer for 8 3/4 3rd member

    I bought a 3rd member recently and was told by my buddy that it was missing the spacer. Its a sure-grip 3.91 gear 3rd member. Any idea where I can get these and what there called?
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    late seventies heads vs j heads

    I got a pair of heads off a guy at work for free. 4027596 book says anywhere from 77-81 or something like that. Is there any real difference between say a pair of 70-71 j heads and these?
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    crossmember,drivshaft and radiator /6-v8 swap ?'s

    71 valiant /6 to 360 swap questions? What is the difference in a slant six 904 crossmember and a small block one? Would a slant six radiator work with a small block if it was strictly a track car? Can I re-use my drivshaft? I have access 72 valiant 4 door thats a factory 318...
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    how to get heater stuff from under dash

    I want to take out all that heater core , blower fan etc from under the dash, I cant see how to get it out? I removed the bolts from the other side of the firewall but it wouldent give. Any advice? Also the motor for the windshield wipers and the blower motor on the outside of the firewall. I...
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    whewww might have found a good one!

    I was helping my mother in law move in to a new house. Across the street I saw a blue 72 duster sitting with the grass grown up around it enough to where I know its been sitting awhile. I walked over and knocked on the door. The guy said it was his friends and he would probably sell it. He said...
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    255/50/15 on a 8 inch rim 71 valiant?

    like I said 255/50/15's on 8 inch rims on the rear of a 71 valiant? is there any way? I have a brand new set that needs some use!
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    Questions about thermoquads and oil pans

    I can get a thermoquad I saw on a 77 dodge dually. Are they all decent carbs or are the smog year TQ junk? I'm putting a 360 in my 71 valiant. What oil pans will fit? 318 car? 360 truck? thanks!!
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