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    Dana 60

    the ebay stock dana 60 snubber cost as much as the junkyard axle which was about 80-100$ at that time...i didnt want an aftermarket snubber on an otherwise stock looking axle---i used ebody 8 3/4 axles on it......and to 413----everytime i am at a junk yard i look under every old dodge...
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    Dana 60

    for you guys wanting to cut down a 60 and lacking the necessary appliance to weld it back straight--------locate your friendly offroad 4X4 shop that is building trail rigs-------most of them will just be bolting on factory made mods (these guys arent real mechanics)(yes they will have fancy...
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    Dana 60

    years ago i was cutting down dana 60 trucks and welding on 8.75 axle ends buying yukon axles and selling them to hot rod guys ---- i was always at the pick a parts to grab the posi units-----i found a dana 60 under a 72 truck that had the pinion snubber mount on the center section----this...
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    Dana 60

    i got a 9.25 3.2+ out of a 74 gran fury to put in my 69 fury ----- the .9.25 limited on ratios available----- when chysler designed these they wanted them as strong as a dana 60----and they are close-----the weak spot is the c-clip axles.....
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    Dana 60

    a race D60 weighs 15# more than a 9 or 8.75-------a cut down regular truck D60 weights 165# total.....
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    66 Fury Disk/ Drum spindle difference?

    in 1957 chrysler started putting truck brakes on the police taxi package------it was a natural carryover to use those brake components on the c-bodies.....
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    1972 Plymouth Fury 1 Pursuit restored as a DC Metropolitan Police Car

    just noticed its a 4 door sedan----CSP ran 2 door sedan furys----when did the the 2 door sedans stop? seems like there were 73 fury 2 door sedans as well......getting old...
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    1972 Plymouth Fury 1 Pursuit restored as a DC Metropolitan Police Car

    the colorado state patrol would routinely buy 6 fury hemi chase cars------4 of the cars were kept in the cardinal directions of denver------denver area high speed chases would sometimes go to the interstate------our city 440 furys ran great-----most all chases ended up with a camaro or...
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    AT cooler line removal?

    tighten slightly.....
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    3.7 V6 Creamy Oil at rear of Valve Cover & Misfires with DTCs

    i would say creamy oil means head gasket or cracked head-------on the 3.9 magnums it is a given....a good mechanic will have a sniffer to detect it....and i wouldnt hang around a mechanic that says he can look at it----either he has the tech or he doesnt-----the looking costs extra every time....
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    Front disc upgrade

    if you can lock your wheels up i dont think there is anywhere else to go----unless you are running ralley courses and doing 20 panic stops at each turn---which would mean you dont belong on the course----front brakes do 70% of the work----rear discs look cool----and i have done maybe 30 rear...
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    Drop Spindles from Firm Feel

    dont sweat the tie rod ends-----only the ball joints got bigger-----typically truck parts are used for 7 years or more----takes that long to pay back tooling costs----car parts change way faster because more of them get sold....i pulled the numbers at the parts store---they have it on the...
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    Oil light came on

    big block mopars/AMCs are notorious for running out of oil at the end of a drag strip--------it doesnt drain down fast enough and the center sump idea is just so wrong on many levels-------the guys that knew would even add drain lines from the back of the valve covers to the oil pan.....on a day...
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    1965 brake booster drum brakes core

    i think its a bendix---they are crimped together---the midland has a large band clamped around it for disassembly----the burning question is where did you get a NEW one......
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    Drop Spindles from Firm Feel

    chrysler interchanged C body suspension/ brake parts with d150 and vans over the years---chrysler police cars routinely ran D100 truck brakes since 1957-----when i couldnt find 73 brakes for my 69 fury i went to the parts store and looked up all the upper and lower ball joints on close cars and...
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    Drop Spindles from Firm Feel

    if a dakota spindle can be used on a C body then a dakota dropped spindle could be used-------the dakota drop spindle also used on D150 and vans with no problem-----i put a dakota clip on my 50 hudson with drop spindle........i have only heard the dakota spindle can work----never worked...
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    Smoke issues

    almost always bad valve seals-----the debris you cleaned out of the oil pick up was the seals.....it will be the cheapest repair too.....
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    Chrysler 300 C 5.7 Hemi donor

    the only issue with a early small block flex plate is the offset hole----the 5.7 has 4 equal spaced holes------elongate one hole and you are in----there is a flexplate made to adapt for $$$------the 5.7 is a small block the old 392 also a small block the big hemi heads just make them look...
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    Chrysler 300 C 5.7 Hemi donor

    look at the shifter plate----if it is ajar look inside to see a rod with a pink swivel------i got a similar unit the pink plastic had broken and it is common to break-----move the rod forward or back and try the key-----the same breakage will make it difficult to shut off thereby draining the...
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    What would be the best brand of tie rod sleeves currently available?

    oopps---thinking of the sleeves on the 94 cummins---very small gap...
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