don selleck
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Yes that is pretty nice they make cheaper ones that don't last, had one and fell apart bought this one have had it for a few years now seems to be holding up well. I'll get a close up shot for the make on it.
AAR resto
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mrmopar340
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You're going to love that stroker. Make sure to clearance the bottom of the bores to clear the stroke of the rods.been busy today with other stuff too.
Picked up my 8 3/4 with 3.73 gears, balanced driveshaft.
got a call from Bob at Glenray radiator my new repro radiator ships tomorrow, should be here Saturday.
ordered my stroker kit form CNC motorsports along with my hughes solid roller cam. 10 weeks out for the custom cam grind
a quart of organizol shipped from 8774 paint.
canceled yearone order from 4 weeks ago for a front spring mount still no word on when it will be in. ordered it from Mancini today, will be here tomorrow. unbelievable.
inline tube front stainless flexible brake lines and fittings came today.
Billie touched up the back side of the gillrockers with black paint. argent silver on the face.
cleaned the grill and coated it with 303, looks like new 55 year old piece pics to come.
pulled the back casters off the car, waiting for a few touch ups on the rear end the brake component install on it then back on all fours.
contacted hughes convertor and filled out their tech sheet for a convertor match
I think that's it what a whirlwind today feels great getting closer on this sweethart.View attachment 144228View attachment 144229View attachment 144230View attachment 144231
heres some of the specs for the engine.
WFHDANB426
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AAR Cuda is my favorite car and I wrote three Cuda songs that are on youtube if you want to check them out under my artist search name: WFHDANB426
The songs are AAR CUDA, 70 CUDA & 71 CUDA. Hopefully my songs inspire people to keep restoring and loving these Cuda's as much as I do, even though I don't have my Cuda's anymore and can't afford one now. Great project and I'm looking forward to seeing yours when it's done.
The songs are AAR CUDA, 70 CUDA & 71 CUDA. Hopefully my songs inspire people to keep restoring and loving these Cuda's as much as I do, even though I don't have my Cuda's anymore and can't afford one now. Great project and I'm looking forward to seeing yours when it's done.
don selleck
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cool i will.
Xcudame
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Don, I sure hope you're running aluminum cylinder heads with that 11:1 compression! Either that or race fuel!
Make sure once you get the short block built, you use model clay and check the valve clearance! .600" lift is quite a bit! I usually do this without the head gasket and the head bolts basically hand tight. That way the gasket will give you an additional .025" to .040" valve clearance. Also, you want a quench zone of between .040" to .060" ideally. That will really help with proper combustion!
Make sure once you get the short block built, you use model clay and check the valve clearance! .600" lift is quite a bit! I usually do this without the head gasket and the head bolts basically hand tight. That way the gasket will give you an additional .025" to .040" valve clearance. Also, you want a quench zone of between .040" to .060" ideally. That will really help with proper combustion!
don selleck
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edelbrock performer heads 65cc 2.02/1.60 I plan on a little 110 to mix with some 93 if necessary. I love a pop corn machine. but not full race gas all the time
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don selleck
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talked to hughes torque convertors filled out the card for match up came up with a suggested 3500 stall, I was thinking 3200 but sounds more like the ballpark since I'm stepping up on it a bit. Ordered it should be here in a week.
While having a beer or 3, I was taking closer observation of the hood situation, and realized that a 1x2 steel tubing will fit in between the sides of the existing support structure on the hood, so I'm gonna cut out the factory angle and the face of the fiberglass that was installed in the hood to bolt the hood to the hood hinges out, eliminating the factory issue also and keep from adding more weight.
then reinstall a 1x2 tubing in lieu of the factory stuff drill and install some weld nuts at the desired area to bolt the hood to the hinges. thus eliminating all the dumb ****. I love Mopars.
While having a beer or 3, I was taking closer observation of the hood situation, and realized that a 1x2 steel tubing will fit in between the sides of the existing support structure on the hood, so I'm gonna cut out the factory angle and the face of the fiberglass that was installed in the hood to bolt the hood to the hood hinges out, eliminating the factory issue also and keep from adding more weight.
then reinstall a 1x2 tubing in lieu of the factory stuff drill and install some weld nuts at the desired area to bolt the hood to the hinges. thus eliminating all the dumb ****. I love Mopars.
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