Recent content by ctaarman

Do a search on 440 engine rebuilds. You can wake up a 440 nicely with aluminum manifold, new heads and a mild cam. I'm not a fan of aftermarket throttle body FI, sniper or otherwise. Seen too many examples of failures after first year. And when you add up the costs of eveeything including...

@70chal440 in theory you are correct. But the electronics in these aftermarket systems aren't proving to have the same reliability as OEM systems. Putting the electronics directly into the TBI unit sitting on top of a hot engine is far from ideal, as heat has a direct impact on electronics...

Before you go the Sniper route I suggest you look for user videos from guys who have had them in for more than a year. To summarize, if your car didn't run well on a carb, a TB based EFI is not an instantaneous fix. And ( surprising to me) they aren't just set and forget. I almost went Sniper...

Hi, do you happen to have a steering lockout assembly for a 70 ebody with auto tranny?

Thank you Floyd!

Hi folks, I did a complete restoration of my Rallye instrument panel on my '70 AAR cuda. Everything disassembled, properly labeled, etc. then reassembled. My speedo had the needle broken off at some point during previous ownership and needed a new needle, but it still worked fine with the...

Hi folks, I'm rounding the final turn of my 1970 AAR restoration and finishing up the trunk. Fortunately I had the original space saver spare but nothing else. So I purchased a (facsimile) bottle and strap, and the spare hold down bolt and nut. Have a date correct jack and jack holding...

You probably know this, but never open the hood by reaching into the scoop and using the top half. To repair cracks use standard fiberglass techniques. Repainting is the challenge. Nothing today has the same look as original organosol. You can find it from time to time. Figure 2 quarts to do...

I saw this article a while back and found it interesting: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/building-a-better-big-block

I wish the shop manual explained this even half as well as you have! Extremely helpful and makes perfect sense. Thanks again.

@Chryco Psycho, Thanks much! Makes sense as when I was rebuiding the steering column, I discovered that the turn signal switch was a replacement. BTW, I had to change the lock, restore the lockout and get the key buzzer working again. Thank goodness for the 4 part rebuild series by CC on...

Hi folks, A previous owner MacGyver'd a bunch of functions on my 1970 cuda and I've been taking it back to bone stock. I have rebuilt all the gauges, dash panels, switches, etc. I have two questions: Question #1 I'm wondering if someone can tell me which functions this three wire connector...

@douglas17, You are a prince. Thank you so much for taking the time to post. I'm 99% sure it is the same as mine. You saved me 3 weeks or more!

I'm doing a 70 'cuda bone stock restoration and rounding the final curve with regards to interior. I'm reinstalling everything after I restoration, including dash, dash instruments, interior trim pieces such as a-pillar trim, door panels, etc. Two years ago I ordered a complete package of...

I'm wondering if any of you has used or has an opinion on the new primer that dries a dirrerent color on top. They claim this helps see high dpots much easier as you block sand.