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I didn't want to be critical since I started this thread to show how one can do this with junkyard parts....but yeah, I saw that and thought the same thing. The guides that came in the Charger/300/Magnum cars are nicer looking and just snap into place.

That is great. Some people will prefer to buy something that is simpler and easier to do. The car pictured looks to be a 68 or 69 Charger. The 1970 lower attachment point is in the side panel, not the axle hump as shown.

You'll need an oil pan and pickup but those are easily found. Truck, van and RV oil pans are all wrong, the sump is either all the way at the front or the back. The cars use a mid sump unit. The intakes are as heavy as the daily food intake of my ex wife so an aluminum one is a great idea for...

Uhhhh, if you ever were actually that close to hear or feel it, you wouldn't be alive to tell anyone.

I agree. Some vendors sell stuff that they do not actually have in their own stock, the parts often are shipped through a distributor. Maybe Cass didn't know that his supplier had substituted a part? Dr Diff will never get my business again!

Gator OR White Lightning....

Things were different 500 years ago and more, when lifespans were short and girls married at 10 years old. Even into the 1880s, the age of consent in some states and territories was 10, 12 years old. That started to change in the 1900s, but even as recent as 100 years ago in the US some customs...

You probably already know that these engines are always low compression, almost always under 8 to 1. The pistons are usually way down in the hole over .125. The heads are usually the same as what any other 1974-78 440 was built with, casting number '452 with approximately 90-92 cc chambers. Yes...

I heard that next Summer they are hosting the cars of the 70s. The Chevy Vega, Ford Pinto, AMC Pacer and Dodge Aspen are featured. I read it at FABO.

Sometimes the Formula model was a better choice. The Trans Am sometimes looked a bit gaudy. A magazine article writer that did a road test once said....Driving the Trans Am around is sort of like hanging around with Andrew Dice Clay. It might be a lot of fun but sometimes you find yourself...

While we weren’t looking, cars from other manufacturers spiked up like our 1972 and older cars did. I had a 76 Camaro that I sold for $3000 in 2003. Today, while it isn’t in the sweet spot of the musclecar era, would still bring four times that. I had an ‘84 Chevy 1/2 ton that truck guys are...

Hey there, There are times like these where a guy puts his car together and somehow didn't hear of all the problems that others have been dealing with for years. This is one of those times. I dealt with it in 2002, others here have seen it before that! It is an unfortunate fact that aftermarket...

Forgive my lack of experience but.... If a shop installed valve seats, is it possible that the taller seats result in a shorter installed spring height? Are the back sides of different valves thicker in some cases? I would assume that these would be machined to get the valve stem height all the...

Some people prefer the convenience of buying a packaged kit that includes all the stuff to complete a swap. I understand, that is easier and usually works just fine. I have a history of trying to make use of what I have or what is immediately available AND a curious mind as well. Junkyard stuff...

Wouldn't that mean that you'd need to pull the heads apart to have the seats cut deeper?

I don't understand how you found spring heights shorter than the target number while not being shimmed to get there.

Somehow I missed the Hemi Tick with my truck. I’m at 414,000 miles and aside from a slight tick when cold, (broken exhaust manifold studs) the truck is quiet and still idles like new.

I like the Pontiacs. Great looking cars and the Firebirds were great handling too. I’ve owned three. 1972 base model, a 78 Trans Am and 1980 Trans Am. The 1980 model was a sacrilege with a pathetic 301 that made half the power that a Super Duty car did 7 years prior.