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If you are doing a performance build, then it probably makes sense to put a good set of headers on the car. If you are just replacing the exhaust on a a stock engine, then you probably are not going to get a big boost in performance by just adding headers. I personally have had lousy luck with...

The issue with any resto-mod is that what one person thinks is cool might be a real turn off to somebody else. You can spend a lot of money to create your modified dream car and wind up with a very difficult car to sell should that become necessary. Dave

Mounting systems are completely different. Your would need to change the stub frame or find a junk yard car and cut out the V-8 steel supports for the mounts and weld them to your frame. Dave

A proper repair would have been to find the correct V-8 sub frame and replace the 6 cylinder one and bolt in the correct Mopar engine. A PIA. Failing that, the correct V-8 mounting system from a solid donor could probably be transplanted onto the existing frame but this will require a...

The clips on the add are for a manual transmission. Most of the 727 autos used a half moon style clip. You can buy those at any Ace Hardware, if you have your old one take it with you and find one like it. If it has been lost, take a digital caliper and measure the shaft diameter at the...

The top gear should be timed at the 6 o'clock position, the crank gear at 12 o'clock. Your firing order could be 180 degrees off with the top gear at 12 o'clock. Remember that the crank shaft does two revolutions for each top gear revolution. Take a bore scope and verify that the #1 piston...

Note: Also invest in a quality oil filter, Wix or Hastings. Orange ones are crap. Dave

Either Cloyes or Mel Gear make a good replacement timing set. Fel-Pro for the gaskets and cover seal. Be sure to add some silicone sealer on the lower corners of the timing cover. Factory covers did not come with black silicone sealer, so it was probably done before. Halifax shops, a vendor...

Try removing the low-reverse linkage rod from the shift arm on the column, then shift the transmission into neutral. Be sure to block the wheels so that the car does not try to roll off. Try to move the shifter into neutral as well. If that works re-attach the shift rod to the column and see...

As with any other cleaning product, use at your own risk. This and other products like it will break up carbon deposits accumulated dirt in the crankcase. If the engine is very dirty, a lot of crud can break free at once and cause problems. I do not use any crank case cleaner for that...

Hot tank will also remove rust. Was this transmission underwater? Dave

The stock regulator was rated at a max of 60 amps as is the rest of the charging circuit as noted above. The amp gauge will melt down and the wiring will overheat running a 90 amp alternator. You will need a complete charging system upgrade as noted. You should also take the alternator off and...

Buy the all metal gear set, the factory replacement is plastic topped on the upper gear. Dave

Is this perchance a disc brake car? Dave

'63-'64 Chryslers are "full sized" Chryslers, as noted they are not C-Bodies or forward look cars. Dave

I ran Mopars both on the street and the track because they would stay in one piece under hard use conditions. Nothing worse than having to sweep up Ford or Chevy parts and getting royally embarrassed having to do so after a major detonation. Dave

Pan will come off without removing the cross member. Get a can of Brake Kleen and clean up the exterior of the transmission as best you can before removing the pan. If it is just a pan gasket, replacing it and the filter should fix the leak. Note that these transmissions sometimes also leak...

I had a similar problem on mine, turned out to be a crack on the top side of the exhaust. Muffler shop found it with one of those hand held thermal imaging devices. Dave

When you get around to it, the steel brake lines on the rear axle housing are improperly located. They should never be below the axle as they could get hit by road debris and get punctured or torn off. Dave

Major-Murray on SE Milwaukie Ave specializes in vintage auto. Dave