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A buddy of mine installed a complete headers to tailpipes Tti system on his 66 Fury 383 convertible. Took him an afternoon. It literally all bolted in, no fuss, no muss and it looks like it grew that way. They aren't cheap, and that's why. Kevin

Some about info for Detroit Eaton. https://www.eatondetroitspring.com/about/ Kevin

The problem is steel eventually always goes back to its original state, which is flat. Spring steel requires a heat treat process that is incorporated into its forming. After a bazillion or 5 load cycles, it too sags back towards flat. Re-arching for the most part is just putting the spring in...

I think they acquired all the original blueprints for just about every spring ever made. They claim they build to the original blueprint, hardware and all, so the spring will be OEM correct. I was underwhelmed with the ones I purchased 20 years ago. They looked fantastic but they were only...

No reverse is usually a rear band issue. I'm assuming it shifts all forward gears OK? I would drop the pan and verify 2 things. 1, that the rear band adjuster hasn't come loose and backed off. In any case, adjust it to spec. If the band itself isn't worn out or broken, it should adjust ok...

Drag Racers liked them as you mentioned because of weight savings, but also because they can be adjusted for zero drag. You can jack up a drum brake car and back the adjuster off so you can give the front wheel a spin and it keeps turning. Discs stop turning as soon as you let go of the tire and...

If you were just wanting to wake up your current combo without a rebuild, a new timing set with the extra keyways so you can advance the cam 4 degrees plus a performance distributor recurve will get you some amazing gains for very little money. A stock iron Thermoquad intake is more than enough...

My 493 with a custom reverse dome piston, zero deck and Edelbrock RPMs came in at 8.97:1 compression. Round figures, it made 500 hp, 600 ft/lbs and is happy on all but the hottest days on 87 regular. If I were to add some RPM to the timing curve, it would probably be happy all the time. 34...

Imperial uses the same upper and lower balljoints as a 72-93 D150 pickup truck. One of the very few readily available and reasonably priced suspension parts you can buy for an Imperial. Kevin

A fluid and filter change and band adjustments for your transmission might straighten up its behavior. I'm a no replacement for displacement kind of guy, especially for a heavy car. Bottom end torque is what you need and to get 450 hp out of a 360 is going to require a cam that moves the rpm...

It would use the shorter truck/motorhome trans. GV uses the factory output shafts, so that dictates the length. I had calculated the overall length using the shorter truck trans and I think it was only 6-8 inches longer than a car 727. I'm wondering if they have one that would go in place of...

I have what I think might be a stealthy compromise that gets you the car you want, without destroying the car's survivor status and very few if any on a show field will know the difference. Pull the original drivetrain and prep it for long term storage. The compromise will be the...

It's not my favorite colour, but it's ahead of whatever is in 2nd place. Kevin

Now Stan! Lol I've yet to find anybody that has tried to fit Maxwedge manifolds to find out if they are a viable option or not. Kevin

Very nice! Do a 69-73 disc swap and then the wheel covers won't be telling any bad information. Kevin

My first Pentium 100 computer was a Packard Bell. Kevin

Experience with a big block Chrysler is magnitudes of importance less, than whether the machinist can make things round, straight, flat and square to each other. My late machinist friend did everything front St. Lawrence single cylinder marine engines from the early 1900's to Rolls Royce...

You are assuming it actually got rebuilt the last time. Some less than honest shop might have pulled a fast one on the previous owner. Patched it up and told him it's rebuilt and handed him a big bill. If you want it to live forever, change the fluid and filter at the end of the year and...

Let's see, no 260 v8 in 55 or any other time, no 331 hemi in 59 and no 383 in an Imperial ever. Cool car otherwise. Kevin

I think it's pretty optimistic money for a basket case. It appears to be a nice basket case but a basket case nonetheless. Seller needs to reassemble the car to even approach that price tag. Kevin