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If the rear wheel cylinders were too small, it would have the opposite effect. Smaller wheel cylinder = more pressure at the shoe. Larger wheel...
Forgive me for asking, but why exactly is it that you want the rear brakes to lock up? I ask because folks who engineer cars (and those educated...
I am all about big block Mopar, but the proferred opinion about going the SBM route has some validity. It's almost impossible not to trip over 360...
Van F@#kin' Halen. Or one of their contemporaries....
Not that the OP asked, but some misinformation was posted in reply. The 741 case is the smallest and weakest of the 8 3/4 pinions. The 742 was an...
Super Shops. Mostly because the impertinent, pimple faced punks behind the counter lacked any kind of real performance automotive knowledge. And...
This.....for certain. There were some great Mopar engine building books published in the 80's....and also another magazine that would become known...
John Wicke....like that guy that went on a killing spree because someone shot his dog...;)
1960 Plymouth Fury convertible. I actually put a deposit on one decades ago, with the intention of coming back a few weeks later with a trailer to...
Sure did. Not HAMB friendly though. 1967 Barracuda. Built in same month of 1966 as me.
I have two cars that are "patina'd". They are insured at project car value.
You can insure any classic car. The problems begin when people want to insure their "patina" cars for what a finished car would insure for. Just...
I must bear the patience of Job, then. I bought this aftermarket wooden tiller and hated the crappy stain job. So refinished it and laid down 8...
Nope. The manufacturer did not place them there to safeguard you against not maintaining your cooling system properly. Nor do they "save" your...
Freeze plugs?? What the hell are freeze plugs?? You must be talking about Core Plugs. Those plugs are there to allow sand cleanout from the...
And, Budget, I'd absolutely opt for the stealths before porting tired, stock iron heads. I bought my Stealths for 1250: 1000 for the heads and...
Cost effective? Defining whether or not it's cost effective depends upon what you want the motor to do when it's installed. Remember....I had a...
At least 25. Obtained license at 17. I'm 53 now. Bought first Plymouth that same year. There would have been more, but I don't like letting go of...
So I bounced off this old thread when I found myself with a stuck lifter and I was hunting for cures. I thought i'd share my fix. The Chrysler 383...
Old ass thread, but i'd be curious how the OP's build turned out. I've built up a number smogger 440's for street cars. Most recently, I found a...
I have to wonder why folks doing engine swaps...especially those building one of these late 40's/early 50's Mopars with tight engine bays....never...
Not to step on anyone's shoes here....but a proportioning valve will not "dial pressure" front or rear. The ONLY function of a proportioning valve...
If you transplant a Brand X engine into your Plymouth, a handful of people will think it's cool. Ultimately though, you will only have created a...
You guys have it wrong. Plymouth was not the bargain brand. Desoto was at the bottom of Chrysler's food chain. Chrysler's hierarchy (insofar as...
In "Fantastic Four, Rise Of The Silver Surfer", Stretch drives up in their latest Fantastic Four-mobile. In this case, one that flies. Johnny...
Aluminum head 440.
I have a 1970 Challenger convertible that I bought when I was 18 years old. I've had an ongoing love affair with it since then. Being an original...
Yeah...but then he'd be stuck with a crappy Grandma Motors engine...
Advanced, chronic Psoriatic Arthritis. Two ruptured lumbar discs. Torn rotator in one and Bursitis in both shoulders. I get up and get at it every...
I second (third?) the motion for front disc brake conversion. Also, if it has a single circuit master cylinder, ditch it in favor of a dual...
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