Recent content by VeteranCosmicRocker

Groucho Marx : " A man is only as old as the woman he feels."

Check your oil pick- up, as well, make sure no metal is inside. I use Indian-head gasket cement for 45 years.. no leaks.

Mr. Smartypants, maybe you should learn to read. Nobody here told him to use starting fluid at 40 degrees, and the comment was a quip. But I guess you're the almighty know-it-all ?

Call Hughes Engines.

Master power brakes

Ride height is not measured by sheetmetal. It's a specification of the difference in height of the lower balljoint (steering arm) and the lower torsion bar adjusting pivot.

Ask Rumblefish

I'm currently using a Wizard aluminum. Fits perfectly, shroud fits exactly, & cools satisfactorily.

Are you concerned with a stock look, or is aftermarket aluminum an option ?

Mainly Mopar, but only American cars for me.

Disregard the manual, what Leo says is spot on. Re-connect the vacuum advance after you set timing. What radiator do you have ? hopefully you have a shroud on it, as well.

Maybe remove the battery & battery tray, also.

If I read this correctly, the color issue to me is secondary. Is this a 383 4-bbl THREE-speed ? I'm not sure if I ever seen one. And you're going to make this into a 440-6bbl THREE-speed ? Interesting. If originality is not an issue, color is purely subjective.

there's a 10.5 and a 11

Says there it was a 318 with a manual 3-speed trans.