Recent content by Reliabilityman

I saw this thread and thought I would post a close up of the hitch that came on mine. It does not look factory like the other posts on here but I thought it would give you an idea???

Thats wild, but with today's traffic and drivers, if I recorded my thoughts, it would be a bunch of cussing. LOL!

No its an 8-3/4 mopar truck housing out of a dodge d100. The center section is the 4:33 sure grip

Yes the tranny is getting an overhaul when I do all this, just wanted to use what I had but may be on the lookout for a short shaft.

Thanks, unfortunatly I have access to 3 BB long tail shaft 727's. I will have to get the driveshaft shortened and while I am relocating the spring pads (actually welding new spring pads on) from the truck rear end which are on top, to the car rear end style which has the spring pads on the...

Thanks Dave, I bought a truck housing and a guy had a 4:33 sure grip posi as well. With the 275/35/R15 tires I will need the overdrive and take advantage of the split gearing the gearvendors has to offer.

I am intending to install a Gear vendor overdrive unit with the 18.5" tail shaft option in my 74 Fury III. Wondering if anyone has done this and if there was floorplan fitment issues or any other issues they encountered so I have a heads up on what to expect. Thanks in advance

I have used Zero Rust in black satin on all my restorations. It has no UV inhibitor but works well on wheel wells, frames, engine compartments etc. It sprays well if diluted 10% with lacquer thinner. Lays down like paint

I dont know of anyone but I tell you what I did. I cut all the cracked old rotted foam and vinyl off the old dash and used eastwoods dash pad filler. Shot it with a texture paint, then shot it with an SEM interior color that I was going for. It came out alright, if you look closely you can see...

Are Big Block and smallblock output shaft splines the same. I am looking on using a drive shaft from a small block 727 for a BB 727 and wanted to make sure there wasnt anything different in splines so that the small block driveshaft will work with the BB transmission?

What are people doing when their headrests get cracked? Is there a solution or aftermarket replacement that will work? These are not fabric but molded around foam like a dash.

Has anyone restored a mid 70's Plymouth Fury III or similar and had to do something with your cracked head restraints? Is there an aftermarket part that will work? Of what did you do? Mine are cracked underneath the head restraint, pictures dont show how bad, but I thought these could be...

Whatever you do if the car sits a lot and has non-ethanal rubber treated lines/carb gaskets etc. Do yourself a favor and only by "non-ethanol" premium. While more pricey up front will save you a lot of headaches in the future........well worth that.

So its funny you post this as I have had very similar experiences. Smaller valve engines will be snappier and produce more torque in the low RPM's than larger valve engines. I have built a 401AMC with 304 heads, a 350 with 307 heads and have had the same results you are talking about. Ironically...