fixing up my 70 NEWPORT need help with sourcing parts?

[BAD69FURY]

i definetly reach out to craig thanks!

also what power steering fluid you guys recommend?

 

[BAD69FURY]

motor oil and trans? I use straight 30 here in California and dex/merc ATF for the trans, these ok?

 

[FURYGT]

motor oil and trans? I use straight 30 here in California and dex/merc ATF for the trans, these ok?

Power Steering Fluid - Any name brand or NAPA's power steering fluid.

Oil - Recommend Penn Grade (formerly Brad Penn) or a good quality name brand oil and a ZDDP additive. Penn Grade is a semi-synthetic with ZDDP added. Your engine needs ZDDP, which has been removed or greatly reduced in today's oils.

If your car does not have a tired engine that burns oil I'm not sure that you need a 30W oil. You are probably good with a 10W-30/40, 15W-40 or 20W-50 in my opinion. I prefer a Wix or Napa Gold oil filter. These are just my preferences and I am sure others will offer theirs.

Some folks will recommend Type F trans fluid but one of the Dextrons as I recall is what Chrysler used.

 

[frankthetank81]

Where can you find a fuel sender, Rockauto and summit do not have them

 

[FURYGT]

Where can you find a fuel sender, Rockauto and summit do not have them

Vans (link in one of my earlier posts in this thread) or eBay.

 

[saforwardlook]

just bought the steering pump, thanks Big John!

I can not agree with this recommendation and wish you good luck. I will never buy anything Cardone ever again. They seem to ususally clean up the part and then send it back out just like it came in - messed up and nothing fixed and often for the wrong application as well. What a miserable company.

 

[Big_John]

I can not agree with this recommendation and wish you good luck. I will never buy anything Cardone ever again. They seem to ususally clean up the part and then send it back out just like it came in - messed up and nothing fixed and often for the wrong application as well. What a miserable company.

The one I bought is working just fine. I think a couple guys here have bought these and I heard no reports of them being bad.

While I agree that rebuilding isn't what it used to be (actually it never was), there isn't a lot of choice out there. I don't even know if there is anyone else rebuilding parts on a production basis these days.

My preference has to repair the parts myself. I've fixed alternators, starters etc. and have put new seals in PS pumps. In this case, I just had too many irons in the fire and the price beat the cost of my time. As anyone that's messed around with cars, I've had good rebuilds and a couple bad ones too, just as I've had good new parts and a few bad ones.

 

[BAD69FURY]

Craig@mobileparts, thanks again for your help. The check went out today, you should receive it monday sometime.

 

[3175375]

...My preference has to repair the parts myself. I've fixed alternators, starters etc. and have put new seals in PS pumps...

I am wired similarly.
I even ‘reground’ the regeneration cam on a water softener (filled it up with J-B weld and filed the new ‘switch points’).

 

[mobileparts]

Hey Mike,
We are talking now, presently...
Talk to you tomorrow....
Thanxxx, Craig......

 

[BAD69FURY]

Hi Craig, got your message today. That will be fine about the rear brake hoses. All good , thanks for getting my stuff shipped. Sorry the shipping was higher than you estimated.

Thanks again
Mike

 

[mobileparts]

Hey Mike,
Rear brake hose -- singular -- threads into the splitter....
Talk to you shortly, yours, Craig....

 

[BAD69FURY]

Oh yeah , keep forgetting ha ha

Ok you got it. Thanks

 

[mobileparts]

Hey Mike,
Here is your information,. I got your order out on Wednesday, as I said I would...
I was hoping that one of the rear brake hoses would reach me by then, but I still haven't gotten and it is now Friday. I used to stock one (1)... I raised it to
two (2) and I ordered one for your order -- so I ordered
Three (3) total -- from 3 different sources....
Whichever shows up first, I will mail to you -- I have a manilla envelope addressed and ready to go.....

Your tracking number is:. (Via U S P S)
9536 1156 1337 0156 3729 65
Your expected delivery date is Thursday 6 / 11......

 

[BAD69FURY]

Ok sounds good, thanks for the heads up and tracking information.


Mike

 

[mobileparts]

Hey Mike,
And as per my phone message earlier today, the
Rear Brake Hose went out today, Monday 6/08/20
(The one that came in Saturday, the other two came in today...)
In a manila envelope, the USPS tracking number is;
9500 1143 6951 0160 3598 91:
Expected arrival date : Thursday 6/11/20....

Thanxxx again, Yours, Craig........

 

[BAD69FURY]

excellent sounds good, Thanks Craig!

 

[BAD69FURY]

I'm thinking about buying a edelbrock 4 barrel carb and intake (part numbers 1406 and 2186 for my 383 engine. Has anyone done this? Whats involved other than bolting this intake and carb on ? I remember someone mentioned having to modify the throttle linkage?

 

[BAD69FURY]

pros and cons please.

 

[Snotty]

I'm thinking about buying a edelbrock 4 barrel carb and intake (part numbers 1406 and 2186 for my 383 engine. Has anyone done this? Whats involved other than bolting this intake and carb on ? I remember someone mentioned having to modify the throttle linkage?

Be sure to get this:
Edelbrock Throttle Cable Brackets 8021

Get a new valley pan gasket as well.

If you are swapping for a 2bbl, you might have a problem with the kick-down linkage. Others can verify or deny.