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The 5th pic is a Hercules XB series engine out of a Cletrac, or Oliver OC-3.
The Red Ram decal indicates it's a Dodge. Others will know the engine sizes; I don't.
Those people are all well off because of the oil terminals, and they love their cars, but they do not know how to drive. I watched a documentary...
I wouldn't worry about roller lifter durability with these cams. They're a hydraulic hot street cam, and as such, should have pretty good...
The 383 B engine was in fact produced in 1960 as a high performance long ram engine. I have one, and the remnants of the Fury convert it was in. I...
Excellent hot rod motor. These things are torque monsters, and come stock with pretty stout cams. Speed equipment is available, and the engines...
May God give you strength. I've lost both parents and a 42 yr old cousin to cancer in the last few years. None of them smoked, either. It's one of...
AMC should have used a V8 in the Pacer; they fit better than the I6.:D
I once had a 61 Polara, which was the same car; different front clip. Incredibly rugged, pushbutton torqueflite, 8 3/4 rear, BB 361. Ugly but cool.
There's Carfax.com but I doubt that they cover classics and antiques. Go there and punch in the VIN; see what you get. They'll tell you if the car...
Too much timing won't break a valve. It'll make it hard to start, rattle under acceleration, and will eventually pound the bearings out of it and...
Did you get new valves with the rebuild, stock replacement or stainless? Or did they just regrind the old ones? Stock type valves can and do fail...
I'm unfamiliar with your engine, but the pump has to run directly off a cam lobe, eccentric, or lobe actuated pushrod. These things do wear out....
The fix here is to simply get aftermarket Moser axles for a mopar 8 3/4 housing. They'll fit right in after you pull the old axle seal out,...
650-750 Hp.
The 400 block generally has heavier main webs than the RB blocks do-my 400 is a 511 with a 4.38 bore, 4.25 stroke crank and BBC rods.
Thanks, some of those are older pics, with the iron-head 451 street engine. It now has the 511 Indy head race engine in it that's in my sig.
Like was said: use it as you would lead, for roof seams, etc; finish with regular filler. Good stuff if mixed right.
Oddball heads, intake and w/p; a bore size that there's practically nothing made for. Unless you were going to clean them up and run as is they're...
I'll second that! And if you want the best tech advice from the top pros in the nation, go to the Unlawful's Race Only section.
It's not a good idea to fill the block after the machining has been done. Should be done the other way around. What kind of w/p? Most can be rebuilt.
If the asshole turns out to not have any insurance-and there's a good chance he doesn't-check with your insurer. I too have only liability and had...
The sweetest sounding engines; the ones that made a kid into a rotrodder, were the unmuffled sounds of a '57 392 Chrysler Hemi, and a 327...
You've got to break open the bottom end anyway to replace that piston, why not throw some new bearings in it? That is, if the crank is any good....
Get the Paul Zank video on the 400. Technical Video, 16325 E. Lincoln Drive, Fall Creek WI 54742-4813 Or go online to buy. These are...
If you find it's not electronics, then I'd consider today's gas. It's pretty much formulated for closed injection systems, under 45psi. It boils...
Here's mine: #1; old school stroker 451 w/750DP, #2; Indy head 511 w/Bill Mitchell Hardcore 1050 Dominator, #3; J-head 340 w/400HP Thermoquad;...
These were really dirty and a bit rusty, but cleaned up easily; even the adjusters were free. Obviously hadn't been used in years. Very little...
Cool!! They came off a boat! Thanks a bunch-I've had this posted on some high-end mopar boards, and nobody came up with that, but it stands to...
Yeah, they're not Isky's-no hardened tip and no name. Just E6268M on each rocker. And the adjusters are not interference fit; they're just like...
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