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I'm a bit late to this party, but as I was reading through this thread, this statistic really stuck out. I haven't built all that many motors from the ground up, but this seems like a huge difference. Pretty startling.

Looking at this link, there are a few hurdles, but nothing terrible. If the seller is willing to work with you and give you a notarized letter with all the requirements outlined in the link, then this should not be too difficult. Failing that, it should be possible to transfer ownership to...

If you have to work on your front end again in the future, what you'll need is a pickle fork kit. You can tear the entire steering system apart with one of these. I have this exact kit, and for 20 years, I have been using it for precisely that purpose.

My advice would be not to spend any money until the source if the noise is found and the extent of the damage is revealed. This decision will be so much easier to make once whatever went wrong is fully understood. You will feel like a jackass if you spend $3K or more on a solution for a...

I have seen this happen before. I helped a friend of mine do a job like this years ago. A bearing spun, but the crank and rod were undamaged. We installed new ones with the motor still in the vehicle, and that thing is probably still on the road somewhere. Plastigauge is great stuff.

If you go the Magnum route, you will have to change your distributor gear, or get a cam with an iron gear to mesh with your iron distributor gear. Roller engines like modern Magnums have cams with harder drive gears, and your distributor gear will be eaten alive. Magnumswap.com has lots of...

Wow.....that is some serious coin. I know it's blueprinted and everything, but....damn, that is no small sum. I realize motors that have been gone through and machined are not cheap, but if you go that route, you are marrying yourself to that decision because of the costs involved. For that...

A big block conversion is fairly straightforward, but there are a few things to overcome (drive shaft length, etc.). A 440 will also eventually blow apart that 8 1/4" rear you have. If you can get the 440/727 for that little, and if they are salvageable, buy them anyway. If you can repair the...

That is how I have always done it. I was told long ago by a guy who taught me a great deal about all things automotive that it's necessary to soak them to purge the air out and give them a head start prior to installation. I let them soak, standing upright, completely submerged in oil, for 24...

My first car, a 1972 NY, did this very same thing. The air filter was clogged. My guess is that you have already checked this. I never knew about the dual wall pipes on other C-bodies. Wow, that sort of thing could take a while to chase down.

You did soak the lifters in oil before installing them, yes?

The dirty oil is likely due to the engine cleaning itself out a bit. When you buy a car that was driven rarely, there is often a lot of varnish in the motor. When you begin to run it more often, the fresh oil you put in will begin to dissolve some of that varnish (modern oils often have a...

Transmission: Get a molded gasket for the transmission pan. They are infinitely superior to anything else. They cost around $20, but if you install it carefully and your pan is pretty straight, it is a near certainty that it will not leak. They can also be re-used. They are made of...

Collapsing lifters will cause pushrods to bend, and will also cause noise in the valve train. However, I would not assume this to be the case with your engine until other potential causes are ruled out. Odd sounds from an engine can come from most anywhere, and you should be very deliberate...

Chrysler built a lot of engines of that vintage with no exhaust manifold gaskets whatsoever from the factory. If your exhaust manifolds are not cracked or badly warped, there's an excellent chance that installing a gasket between the exhaust manifold and the cylinder head will seal the leak. If...

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot....the car was just as off the wall as the guy driving it. There was also a load of rabbits in the trunk - after a rollover.

Hey! You're right down the road from me. My wife and I just bought a house in Pemberton. I will be moving my '69 NY to the house in a week. Perhaps we may run into one another one day. If you ever see a tan 4-door HT rumbling down the street (it has 1/2" glass packs on it), that is probably me.