Recent content by rmchrgr

Out of curiosity, I looked at the 400 from my old truck - it's a '77 dated block. Like I had initially thought, I'm fairly certain it was a cast crank motor that someone put a 383 crank into. Regardless, were stick shifted 400s still getting forged cranks at that point? Later 400s in any...

Interesting factoid, never knew that. Maybe the 400 from my old D100 is in fact an OE forged crank motor - it's definitely a 4 speed crank as the truck was a stick. (NP435). I never questioned it being forged because the guy I bought the truck from told me the engine wasn't original and I...

Huh. I've always thought that no production 400 came equipped with a forged crank. The horsepower ratings were so low on them that they really weren't needed. Either way, a '75 block wouldn't have had one. My old '76 D100 had a non-original 400 in it which surprisingly had a forged crank in it...

Not stock - forged crank with a a double roller timing chain. No 400 ever came with a forged crankshaft. Probably a 383 crank. If the 906 heads are closed chamber someone cut them a bunch which I'm not sure is even feasible. I'd double check that number. 1967 "915" castings had closed chambers...

Maybe hit up Flaming River or Ididit and see if they have a universal street rod type unit that you could adapt. The guy in this video seems to have done what you're trying to do?

If you're not already aware, there's a company called Powertrain Control Solutions that has paddle shifter kits. They don't seem too cost-prohibitive to me. Are you absolutely married to paddle shifters? Presumably you have an electronically controlled transmission and some sort of ECU? Not sure...

Cool. Most people probably don't care enough to make a platform, they just put carpet down on the floor or don't even do that and that's the end of it. It makes sense to do that since there's no actual need for a platform and it adds a small bit of weight back. I just like the idea of it looking...

Jim has some stories and is funny. We only got to talk with him briefly but it seems like he knows a lot of very interesting stuff. The gun-drilled Ti T-bars were almost laughable.

The judge guy was goofy. He did not understand what the car was about at all even though he was told repeatedly it was a clone/tribute to the original factory race cars. Saying stuff like "where are the inner fender splash shields" and "there's a small dent in the quarter, that's points off" was...

Ozite. Problem with ozite is it doesn't look anything like the original loop-style carpet. It comes in flat rolls and there's no driver's side foot pad or trim. If you don't care about the look then that's probably what you want. I believe it's easy to install and it stretches. Might even be...

Yeah, unfortunately most people walked right by it. Probably because it is so unassuming. Even under the bright lights very few people gave it a second thought so mission accomplished. Watch some of the You Tube videos covering the show and you'll notice that whoever is filming stops after the...

Very well said. I agree that Bob Ashton is really good at keeping the show fresh every year. My kids could care less about my cars. Maybe they will some day but point taken about keeping the hobby going for future generations. The large majority of attendees were 60 and older. The truth is it’s...

OK, fair enough but not my cup 'o tea. I grew up with those bloated **** boxes and they don't inspire many fond memories. I can appreciate some later offerings like the Fox body cars, '78-'82 Malibus, Grand Nationals and even the turbo GLH cars but for the most part those '73-up cars were...

You're joking, right? What would they call it, "The 2025 Malaise-era Velour and Smog-equipment addled lo-po 5 mph bumper Car Nationals"? I mean, they had a fairly significant Mustang II exhibit this year so I'm good on those.