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    [WANTED] Glove box INSIDE catch - 70 Swinger

    I've got a glovebox door and the lock button/latch on it. I need the "catch" that mounts on the inside of the glove box and catches the door lock when you close it. I don't know exactly what it looks like, but I think it's a simple bar, something about the thickness of a screen door catch.
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    Door panel restoration and re-dying

    The door panels in my 70 Dart are not awful. But they're loosening up on the corners/ends. I wonder if I might be able to hit them with a heat gun (gently), re-stretch and re-glue the material. THEN... I'd be interested in spraying a vinyl die on them to change the color. And the armrests...
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    8.75 Sure Grip axle end play - left side

    O wise ones, I've just installed a Sure-Grip pumpkin in my 1970 8.75 rear end. (had a non-Sure Grip before -- both are 741s) I HAVE installed the pinion thrust spacer as well. The right side axle (with the threaded adjuster) adjusts end play beautifully. The left side (no adjuster) has...
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    Oops on the main cap torque

    I misread the torque spec for the main caps on the 318 we're building. I torqued them to 100 ft/lbs instead of 85. Should I back off and re-torque? Or just let it be? Or get new main bolts and re-do? Hard to imagine that just 15 extra ft/lb would stretch the bolt too much, but I'll defer...
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    Gasket matching question

    Gonna try to gasket match my cylinder heads and Edelbrock Performer (old) 318/360 manifold.... casting 714, very similar to 302. See pictures below. (I hope they come through, this is my first try at attaching pics.) First one should be the cylinder head intake port, and the second one...
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    When is Sure-Grip actually necessary?

    70 Dart, mildly warmed up 318, MAYBE 300 hp is the plan. Automatic, 2000 stall. 3.91 rear ratio. Do I NEED Sure-Grip? Would it FRY one tire, or just spin a bit and then go? I'm thinking about putting an open carrier in first, and then just SEEING how it works out. I do know of an...
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    Cylinder head casting number comparison

    Hi all, I'm new to Mopar. Rebuilding a 318. I'm advised to get "302" casting cylinder heads. I like the idea. O'Reilly's Auto has rebuilt cylinder heads, Part # 2D31, that says they're either 302, 646 or 714 castings. I asked, and they won't let me specify that I want ONLY the 302...
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    New to Mopars! Father/Son project.

    Hi all, I started life as a Ford fan, just because my Dad was. As I began actually working on and modifying cars I switched my allegiance to Chevy. I worked as a mechanic for about 9 years and grew to respect the Mopars - they seemed a fairly solid rig, well engineered. Now I guess I'm...
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