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    Group 24, 27 or 34 battery? Good brand? Marine/RV ?

    nOT BLACK but Walmart has 4 year warranty I use the AGP grp 24 mostly sometimes 34 SUBURU batteries are JUNK 34 fits with just a little work also in Honda CRV- a drop (with wiggle) in Me in 69 polara 73 New yorker and Dakota (and shhh Chevy PU with the full size bed- forgive me) oh yes 65 and 66...
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    Battery size?

    nOT BLACK but Walmart has 4 year warranty I use the AGP grp 24 mostly sometimes 34 SUBURU batteries are JUNK 34 fits with just a little work also in Honda CRV- a drop (with wiggle) in Me in 69 polara 73 New yorker and Dakota (and shhh Chevy PU with the full size bed- forgive me) oh yes 65...
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    A-727 swap to 360 what trans fluid recommendation.

    DEX III is no longer supported by gm so quality now varies all over the place unless you get the Allison Certified part number Never use DEX VI or universal unknown ATF+4 is great as it is synthetic blend and very cost effective (however cost of full synthetic has come down since ATF III 4+)...
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    La 318 engine advice

    There are truck/Marine gaskets that are thicker take ay thick aftermrket gsket what is the clearance between the gasket top and the head flat with the .o13 piston t tdc? .030-.040? you are good to go over .040 or.050 you loose quench so thinner gasket' under ,030 there are spacer shims or...
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    1966 Newport 383 — Factory Mechanical Fan & Spacer Part Numbers?

    the 7 blade fan and shroud, spacer to match block all open in core support valance ready for AZ
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    1971 Imperial & 1970-1971 HP Exhaust Manifolds

    C body hp left exhaust will hit the steering on the D body use b&E
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    1966 chrysler 300 torsion bars

    use the lateer torsion bars you caan gomuch bigger than .98
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    440 Piston Recommendations

    I helped design the MT and now Icon pistons the are the only way to go mock it up to get tight quench like .030 035 with your milling, decking and gasket selection measure twice cut once 6 pack pistons with a wedge 915 head will most likely give you too much compression unless you D Dish...
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    Searching for return line on fuel system

    Youfoud a return line on the muscle cars from near thefuel pump to prevent vapor lock I got 3/8 lines from a b Bpdy and used the stock 5/16 line forthe return stock had a canister but use the fuel filter mentioned above
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    HD leaf springs vs stock leaf springs

    I vote for SW springs you can take them apart and buil yoUR OWN pack clean and spraywith dry mol lube and use plastic full length inner liners makes them slide not stick I;d use a Cordoba s rear sway after putting LATE C body torsion brs up front and that front sway before the ear sway we...
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    What rear leafs will work on a ‘71 Newport Royal coupe?

    find some donor station wagon sprigs extra spring rate helps you can rebuild yourself put in plastic interliners they work real smooth you can also put in front torsion bars from a late 70s donor expecially a wagon PC ot trailer tow then when you have the larger front bars put in a rear sway...
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    Rear end upgrade for 59 Dodge CRL Questions

    Ford supplement works best for me narrower drum to drum makes wider wheels easier u joint yokes vary somehow I think very tall ratios may take a different pumpkin (the pinion offset is different) but I may be wrong so check may be a brand x see the link above and study
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    The new motor is is done. Whaddya think?

    stock rockers or 1.6 3/8 pushrods what carb ? TQ? HPmanifolds or? any quench how much
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    New Yorker - 65 vs 66

    I had both 65 and 66 Imperials tw0 73 New Yorkers, 69 Polara 2 door 59 Imperial etc one thing not mentioned is that the converter and input shaft may be different and may have been changed if you rebuild the 65 small input tran go to the later trans and converter pistons are much harder to...
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    Preference for Edlebrock or Holley?

    Absolutely TQ finding the right number is not hard
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