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I was thinking about installing a two post lift in my garage area so I could work on project vehicles. And I want a good brand of lift that won’t break the bank. I want a 10,000 lb lift capacity. My optimal budget is in like the 3,000-3,500 dollar range.

So as many of you may heard, my 1967 Plymouth Valiant Signet got stolen. Good news, my car got found. But the ignition switch is completely missing out of it’s hole in the dash, and the thieves look like they literally unplugged it, and just jumped the wires together. Anyways, I bought a new...

Wow. I’m sort of impressed and overwhelmed with all the advice everyone has given on here. So it’s finally getting warm enough in Colorado, and as many of you predicted, there isn’t a big change in operating temp. I removed the hood, and it did make a difference. But after long drives, it still...

If it runs hot by summer Ill pull that water pump off, and see how many vanes it has. And let you guys know.

Im running the jegs I put a jegs high volume water pump on it. It doesn’t say how many vanes it has.

That was my problem. The cable had just a slight amount of tension, and apparently that was just enough to push on the shoes and cause them to grab. I loosened that nut at the equalizer bar to the point where it sags down, and it made a huge difference. I thought as long as the shoes were...

About a year ago I did.

So I found a part number on the shoes. They go to a 1977 chevy caprice. The adjusters are on the correct sides, I pulled the cable the lever is attached to and it moves the adjuster out, and returns to its position once you let it go. I bought new shoes and one drum. I did find out the drum for...

Ok for everyone that is wondering, so what happened is I called blueprint engines and they said it’s normal for those engines when they’re under 500 miles to run hot. Now in the middle of January where the high gets up to upper forties, the car never gets past 190. So this upcoming spring, we’ll...

I took it for a drive, and the left rear wheel was starting to lock up. It turns out the pin that holds the adjuster lever fell out and damaged the drum and the shoes. So Im getting new shoes and a drum, and you guys said pictures help, so here you go. Tell me if you see something not right. Oh...

Ok so I went through and checked the shoes against the backing plate with a straight edge. And it seems to be sitting straight on the backing plate so I don’t suspect a mismatch of parts. I also tested to see whether the front or rear brakes lock up first and the rear brakes don’t actually lock...

They’re 2.5 inches in width.

It’s from a dodge truck I believe and the axle tubes were cut to the right length for an a body. The drums are 11 inches in diameter.

So the guy who built the rear diff has configured the brakes. It appears the shoes are 2.5 inches wide, and how do you tell it has all the right parts? It has an 8.75 inch rear diff

So I resurfaced that drum, and it was really warped for only having 600 miles on it. I reinstalled it, and they both got to 150 or so in the rear. I didn’t drive it real far, a few miles or so. The fronts were showing 75 degrees. I adjusted the proportioning valve to were it has less pressure...

Ok, so I got to looking at it, and found the parking brake mechanism works correctly. With the shoes off, it moves freely and the lever that is connected to the cable returns to it’s original position. Both rear wheels don’t turn when you hit the brakes. I went to go reinstall them and...

On my 1967 plymouth valiant, Im experiancing issues with the brakes. I did an 8-3/4 swap and put the 11 inch shoes on the rear. They seemed to work great until I had to swap out the third member due to noisy gears. At first I thought I may have over adjusted that side, but it turns out it’s...

So my headliner has ripped at the seams where it looks like it was sewn onto the top. It sits on your head while driving and it’s mildly annoying. Is there someone that repairs those in Colorado? Or are there ways to do it yourself?

So I have a 67 valiant and it has a 727 3 speed sitting behind a 408 stroker engine. The issue I am experiencing is the 2-3 upshift and downshift at part throttle. 1-2 works like it should. Basically you give it light throttle, it shifts at about 2200 rpm from 1st to 2nd, and you hold the...

I have a 1967 Plymouth Valiant, and I installed an auto meter fuel gauge on it. It reads linear resistance. From my understanding, the original sender is un linear. The gauge is 73-10 ohm. I believe there to be issues with the original sender, causing it to read just over half a tank when it’s...

Basically, the issue is the clutch itself rubs on the radiator, even with no pulley on the water pump it has maybe 1/16 of an inch of clearance which is not enough. Come to think of it, this car originally had a slant 6 in it, and there’s these adapter mounts from trans dapt I bought to get it...

So it turns out that blueprint engines run hotter during break-in. I got ahold of a service guy there, and he said 210-220 is what the typically what they run during break in, and after about 500-1000 miles should slowly come down to 180 degrees. I do see the posts talking about that my timing...

Ok so the coolant wasn’t actually brown. It was starting to get dark outside and it looked brown. I put a filler cap in the upper hose because I thought it was too far above the radiator and when you shine a light in it it’s orange. The radiator did make it run about 5-10 degrees cooler. It also...

Ok, so I’ve let it sit, filled the radiator to the top, and have checked it multiple times. The coolant never got low. I decided to go with the griffin cross flow Aluminum radiator the core is 22.5 by 19, the radiator is a total of 27.5 inches wide has the twin 1.25 tubes, and it didn’t make...

What radiator did you get? The 2 row aluminum one for mine doesn’t appear to be any thinner. The thickness is 3 inches and that’s what my current one is.

Okay I’m using the zerex American vehicle formula, it’s orange and it’s pre mixed 50/50. Will a shroud help at higher speeds? I took a heat gun to it, and it reads 203 ish at the thermostat. I filled the radiator up all the Way to the top, and turned on the heater and let it run The gauge does...

Blueprint 408 cooling system questions. There you go.

My 408 stroker from blueprint seems to run rather hot. It’s the 465 horsepower one with aluminum heads that utilizes a 360 magnum block. In 85 degree plus heat, it has issues keeping cool. It runs around 210 even cruising at 60 mph. I’m running a 180 degree t-stat. It has an oer radiator for a...

So it turns out the throttle plates weren’t centered properly in the bore causing them to have an excessive gap. Loosened the screws, and got the blades as flat as possible. Drilled the holes out to an eighth inch, and now at 600 rpms, the motor will die with both screws turned in. I did bump...

I already pinched off the vacuum line to the pcv valve. No changes. I figured after hearing you have to drill holes in the throttle plates, I just set the idle speed to where it starts to smooth out, and turned the mixture screws out 3.5 turns. However I notice it seems to bog down really bad...