Similar story about my dad -- he was also driving home from work one night. This was in the early 70s, he was driving my mom's '69 Super Bee. It was late and he was tired, in a hurry to get home. A patrol car initiated pursuit, so my dad pulled over. The officer walked up and the first thing he...
My mistake! I was all caught up in looking at the gaskets and missed that it's not a 90 degree. And yes, you can absolutely use a 90* on a 318. You might want to head over to FABO -- there's much more traffic there and those adapters pop up frequently. The last few I sold were $60-80 depending...
I'm watching this thread since I'm interested to know the outcome, but I might also add that @halifaxhop supplies genuine Mopar ECUs if you do decide to swap yours out. He's in the US, however, so I'm not sure how practical/cost effective that would be with you being in the UK.
Good luck and...
I have the same hood -- likely from the same company. Stinger Fiberglass? As stated above, sounds like you need to take some more time getting it adjusted properly. If you can post some pictures, that would help us lead you in the right direction.
I will say, I got my springs from Glasstek...
I don't know who made those particular ones, but there's a member who was making some that were rectangular on his CNC. Maybe he can modify his CAD file to make them half-moons?
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I'm looking forward to seeing Kitten in person!
I share your sentiment on becoming attached to our vehicles. The longer we have them and the more we drive them, the more adventures we experience. Like the dimple on Kitten's bumper, we can walk around the car and be reminded of years of smiles...