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Daily driver that runs and stops well but needs total restoration. Currently registered and insured in California with a clear title in my name. The 273 V-8 auto requires an addition of a quart of oil every 500 miles (20 mpg possible on freeway). All new tires (except spare), new brakes, new...

I'm confused about EBay Motors. I thought I read online they charge a percentage commission fee but when I went onsite I only found 3 different "packages" that seemed to have just a pretty reasonable flat fee $19, $49, or $79. Anyone use them recently that knows for sure how it works? Thank you.

Update: That soak I gave the connecting rods resulted in no improvement in removing the surface rust. Still not sure what that "light yellow liquid" was, maybe used coolant? (photo #1). So my next alternative was to coat the rods in Naval Jelly and rinse (photo #2).

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes. I find my social security check kinda cramped my style this year. Dinner tonight was a cup of noodles and a cup of instant coffee for dessert. Just saying, I'm pretty easy to please.

Update: More parts clean up. I found some pale yellow liquid in an unmarked container I thought was vinegar I use for de-rusting, but it really did not smell like vinegar. Anyway, after degreasing the connecting rods with a soapy solution I dropped the rods into the yellow stuff. Now to see what...

Update: Removed light surface rust from the cylinder bores with ball hone and ATF. Began to do the same to the lifter bores with a brake cylinder hone (pulled it out too soon while spinning and stones flew away-need to purchase a second cylinder hone now). Then I removed surface rust from the...

Thanks for the diagram in post #7 (but my gosh, the engineer who made the drawing could have made it a little easier to decipher!).

I tried this before and failed (I was trying to bolt it directly to the radiator support). According to some recent photos I found, it is attached to something else, but I can't determine exactly how and where. And with a shroud, power steering, and that battery tray looks near impossible...

I have two passenger side exhaust manifolds (casting #3418623s see photo) for the 340 I am putting together and I can't find a driver's side (casting 3418621). I have a pair of 318 exhaust manifolds on the '71 BBody I am working on. Will I be able to use the driver side 318 exhaust manifold on a...

Update: Dropped both cranks off at the local machine shop and asked 'em to turn the 340 crank to .020 undersize to match the bearing set I have (presently it is .010 under). Left the .020 undersize 273 crank just in case they need it for measuring reference.

Update: GPS results in this form: GPS MPH/Speedo MPH 7/11, 11/15, 16/20, 20/25, 23/30, 33/40, 42/50, 47/55, 52/60, 62/70 And I am not going to repeat myself again, before I sent the gauges away for restoration, the speedo was accurate. I drove the Satellite a couple of thousand miles before the...

Speedometer is off when driving by the Caltrans portable radar signs along the highway. I'm not going to screw up the accurate odometer by installing larger/smaller tires (I'm on Social Security dang it and afford to replace new tires with other new tires). And the odometer is accurate like I've...

Using highway mile markers i drove exactly 2 kilometers. Odometer began at 7.7 miles and ended at 8.95 miles so 8.95 minus 7.7 equals 1.25 miles. 1.25 miles equals 2.01 kilometers. That tells me the speedo pinion in the transmission is correct, which it should be since the drivetrain is all...

Re: 1972 Satellite Sebring Plus. I sent off my instruments to have the ammeter gauge converted to voltmeter (and general gauge restoration). Now I find the speedometer is nice and steady but reads too fast. The odometer evidently is right on the money, so changing the speedo pinion gear won't...

Besides looking cool (to some of us) and making it more difficult to clean the glass, what purpose/advantage do the louvers serve? Thank you.

Chinese vs Japanese Armies

I know what you mean, but I am still not positive about the 340 crank. It has signs of a wide parting line in places.

Update: The 340 (.040" overbore) I purchased evidently came with a 273/318 forged crankshaft (ground .020" undersize) being the fact there are no holes drilled through the connecting rod journals (see photo for comparison). I purchased a 340 crankshaft (ground .010" undersize) to replace it to...

Small defects or small crack OK. Thank you.

That's how I towed my bracket racer 80 miles one way to Fremont Raceway for a couple of years.