Recent content by James Kelly Heaton

At least yours has paint on it. I had a 440 4bbl 4spd I was going to put in my 68 Coupe RR. Decided to sell the 440 and 4 spd and get a 392 hemi and TR6060 6 speed instead. Already bead blasted the body, axle and subframe and suspension. Painted a coat of epoxy on the car and chassis black...

In addition to the 68 Road Runner post project, I have a 61 Chrysler Newport Coupe I cruise around. Updated it to 440 steel crank, aluminum heads and intake, 833 4 spd, 489 8.75 case with 323 posi and 4 wheel disc brakes. I've been told they used the Newport bodies for the 300s because it was...

Hi Terry, I have two of those motorhome engines. One is cast crank and one is forged crank. The forged craqnk motor only had 40k miles on it. I put a set of Edelbrock Street Performer aluminum heads 64CC, a Lunati VooDoo mild cam and lifters and new roller timing chain and gears. I added an...

No to the console and yes to buckets. Not using OEM Buckets. Couldn't find them in decent condition, found them to be outrageous for rusted junk needing full foams and upholstery. I scoured junk yards and found the best fitting size came out of a 2008 Solara (6 way power). Had them...

Problem is finding a good spring shop anymore. Referred a friend with a 34 Ford Vicky to a local frame shop that did great work in the past. They farmed out the re-arching to a spring shop. They made new main leafs and put the new center hole in the wrong place one spring and the the car...

I'm doing the same conversion on my tired bird. It was a 383 727. I got the hump (125), found a guy with pedals/Zbar (300), paid 600 for a used 833. Paid another 800 to get it rebuilt locally, paid 300 for the bellhousing, another 300 for the clutch and flywheel (for a forged crank 440)...

Thanks Russ. I saw Summit had multiple Mopar rear leaf spring sets. I got the cheapest set last year - 127.99 each. Seems they are rated for 3200 pound. I also saw 3400, 3600 and 3800 pound B body sets. Thinking about the 1.1 inch torsion bars for the front. The 440 with AC and aluminum...

I'm painting my 68 coupe that color, when I get my shop built and get the one piece trunk pan, drops and tail panel back in it. Already got most of the parts waiting on the shop. Already have the have the interior rear bench and buckets restored in the white pearl vinyl. Have the matching...

If you shop around I found the Mopar B Body Super Stock springs (extra short leaf on the right) shipped and everything for 260. Already had new front eye bushings. Just the shipping had to be a hundred bucks. They weigh about 50+pounds each. Mine is just a roller with OEM shackles at the...

I took a steel crank Winnebago 440 with 40k miles on it. Put a set of small chambered Edelbrock E Street aluminum heads and a Lunati Voodoo Cam & Lifter Kit BB Chrysler - .494/.513 10230703LK (268/272 @.50) cam in it. Running the hypo manifolds with a 4 speed and 2.5 inch mandrel exhaust...

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