Exactly. Stereo amplifiers, stoves, washers, refrigerators, and welders etc. shouldn't have software in them. If they do, the craptastic electronics and firmware will die right after the warranty is over, leaving you with a pile of junk that no one wants to touch. Just say no to this crap.
I'm the one that sells those HEI conversion mounts on http://www.designed2drive.com I have 40K miles on 3 different cars using them without a failure. I had one failure on my '70 Satellite at one point, but it was due to the original bulkhead eventually creating too much resistance, allowing...
If you can only find a 440 distributor, you can swap out the top end of it and install it into your original 383 points distributor. You just have to modify the housing slightly for the wiring grommet. That way, you can keep your original ignition curve and you don't have to find a specific 400...
That's right, the LA 318 oil filter adapter is the same as the poly 318. HotHeads doesn't offer anything like that, but you can get it from online sources or ebay.
My car is a 1 of 1 survivor because it still exists and I modified it. That's the mentality that makes these terms meaningless. And even if they kept their original definitions, no one really cares when it is given as a blanket statement. A much better description would be "The only known car...
This is probably my list. When I don't specify a model, it's because all are nearly equal.
1. '60 Chrysler & DeSoto
2. '60 Polara & Matador
3. '57 Chrysler
4. '57-58 DeSoto
5. '58 New Yorker & Saratoga
6. '57-'59 Dodge
7. '57-'58 Belvedere
8. '56 Belvedere & Fury
9. '59 Sport Fury & Wagon
10...
Since you replaced the bearings, I assume that you replaced them with Green bearings. Did he replace both sides with Green bearings? He should. Green bearings will often push the axles too far inward so that they collide with the center thrust block. If that is the case, you won't be able to...
I run 2.76 in all my old cars with automatics, but without overdrives. The reduced noise and much better cruisability more than make up for the slightly reduced performance off the line. Honestly as long as your aren't drag racing, I really don't notice a difference off the line, but at 70mph...