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Well 3 years ago when I pulled the motor on Nebula (believe it or not my car has a name LOL) I put a box together full of engine parts such as all the brackets and pulleys etc etc. For the LIFE of me I can’t seem to find a few small pieces and it’s driving me nuts. I’m about to mock up the...

I’ve been on a kick lately… Normally I’m a record fiend. I’ve got tons and tons of rare Soul, Doo Wop and other miscellaneous 45s worth $$$. Now it seems my knack for finding stuff has crossed into the Mopar world… You may remember I scored these awesome 413 4 bolt valve covers not too long...

So I’ve been having issues time and again with the Edelbrock. Not so much the carburetor itself, it’s a BRAND new unit - what could even be so bad about it? Rather, it’s not entirely compatible with the factory intake. A number of folks helped me to realize that the throttle blades of the AVS...

So a while back I finally got the New Yorker running! Although it stayed running, I could tell it was running pretty rough - but any adjustments I tried making just made it really upset and so I decided to just let it run for the sake of the cam… Still, I knew there were problems that needed...

Welp, this is not a new issue. Ever since we wired up the car, this starter has been real funny! Even on a fully charged battery - it does this. It’ll spin normally, at good speed and spin the engine over effortlessly. Then, sometimes it just sounds like the starter is spinning and not engaging...

Okay so we were able to go in for round two. First time we got it to run we shut her down almost immediately because we noticed it wasn’t running right. Had a misfire, loose spark plug wire #6 was the culprit. Also, my timing was way too advanced. Brought her down to 35° at 3,000 rpm. Vacuum...

Hi all, you may have seen the exciting post where I finally got the '68 fired up! I shut her down real quick though before proceeding with a break in. For one, I could hear she had a miss somewhere and was running pretty rough. Spark plug wire came loose on #6, my firing order was correct. All...

Okay, so my title may be a “bit” misleading. We DID get the New Yorker running today, however we didn’t proceed with the break in procedure. This is because for 1, our battery happens to be absolute junk. Starter was cranking real slow, then when it fired it’d start for a second then...

It’s been nearly THREE years since I bought the New Yorker. January 13, 2020 was the day I put my down payment on it. I thought I’d be able to just find the 727 tranny it was missing and make the engine run with a tuneup and some TLC. Fast forward to now and the car is completely torn apart...

Once again I’m stumped, so I’m turning to you all for some advice! As you know, I’ve had everything mocked up for now on the motor to my 68 as we prepare for initial start. One thing I just realized (can’t believe I never did before) is that the distributor I bought is actually a 383...

I'm sure most of you are familiar with me and my backstory as well as the car I've been fixing up for about 2.5 years! At this point, I feel like I'm "spinning my tires" in the mud. This car has been an enormous challenge and a lot of time, money and effort to get to where it is today. So now we...

I know the OG Carter carbs that came on our cars had a thick heat insulator gasket. A quick search shows the Edelbrock 9265 and 9266 gaskets. I am unsure if these would line up on the intake though? A little stumped here. Would appreciate any help in the right direction... My AVS 2 came with a...

I know this is one of those kinds of questions that has a bazillion different answers… but I’m trying to be sensible, and not over carb a STREET driven 440 that will never see the race track or compete in any race. I’ve done my own research on how carbs move air and how much of it they move...

This car is coming together slow, but everything we’ve done in our time building it has been worth it. It’s the little details that matter!! Our first line of order yesterday was to get the torque converter into the 727 trans. I fought it for quite a while until I heard the 2 clicks. Once I got...

My 68 New Yorker had no transmission when I bought it. It wasn't too hard to find another 727, and coincidentally - it was built in '67 (as per the casting numbers on it.) At some point though, someone put a 3 pin NSS on it. I had the transmission rebuilt over a year ago before I had any idea of...

As we near firing up this engine for the first time, I’ve been thinking about what fluids I should be using. Keep in mind, EVERYTHING is bone dry. New cold case aluminum radiator, motor rebuilt top to bottom, and transmission rebuilt with a new TF2 shift kit. Pretty excited about it all...

These brackets are basically touching the block… is that really how they’re supposed to be?

Unfortunately, when I got the New Yorker - it had no trans. Any and all linkages for the car were left hanging. Because of that, I’m now unsure if this kickdown I have is incomplete. I’m very excited to say that we are CLOSE to having the engine in the car finally! Now I’m just really trying...

Trying to install the transmission crossmember, however I have an issue! One side of the bolts line up but the other doesn’t… It doesn’t matter if it’s left or right (tried both sides) - if I have one set of bolts go in nicely, one side doesn’t line up at all. Tried it with just one bolt...

My NY was factory AC equipped. I will not be hooking the factory AC back up on this car. Instead, I plan on (in the future when I have more $$$) retrofitting the AC with a new Sanden compressor. My heater box is in the process of being rebuilt (by myself.) Question is, I know there are some...