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I have spent nearly a decade looking for a machine shop that can handle my 383 rebuild. There are none in Memphis that I both trust and can afford. There are some guys I know with a resto shop but they charge too much. I am sure their work is worth it though. I got rid of my 318 vehicle...

As it's been a little while I figure there may be some new members here. Anyone here in the West TN or North MS area? I have asked around locally for recommendations on machine shops that could do my machine work for my 383. But after three years I have come to the conclusion this area has none...

Hi fellahs I have had my 383 disassembled for over three years and just haven't had any money to deal with it. This year would have been the year as I got some good money back on my tax returns. Unfortunately, I had blown out a head gasket in my 01 Durango when my coolant system blew up a few...

I've got a Blue 69 Plymouth RR parked in my garage (who knew!) fussing at me for not doing anything to better its condition the last few years. Actually I was wondering about the fact that my stuff has sat around in the garage so long... My engine block has been on the stand for like 2 years...

I hate to say it, but I'm afraid we in Tennessee just won't stand for this yankee healthcare mischief coming out of DC. :chuck: If the lawsuits against the bill fail, we're gonna have to part ways with the feds (again). :soap: We just don't take kindly to being dictated to.

Well fellahs, I'm really thinking about just putting my bored over '70block 318 into the RR for now. I mentioned it once before a couple years ago. Right now my life pretty much sucks. I've lost three grandparents in six months. Work is a craphole. And I have no money for anything but the...

Just curious how many of you fellahs keep a sidearm on you when you take your Runners and other old Mopars out in public. Where I live isn't the safest place and carjacking is something that can happen, particularly with something valuable like a RR. I don't know that I'd feel comfortable...

Got finished taking the engine apart December 2008. Here we are a year later and all the parts and pieces are exactly where I left them. I went into this project knowing I wouldn't get this rebuild done quickly and that it may take a few years. But I always had the idea that even if it came...

First, a long past due welcome to the board from me. I haven't been keeping up with posts around here lately and just saw your thread on your '65 383. Even though yours seems to have been a frankenstein motor as you said, it's cool that yours is running. Mine's in a bit worse shape. Also, it...

Just curious what kind of firepower you fellahs have out there. If you've got something you don't want the Bureau of Asshole Totalitarian Fascists to know about, don't put it up here but whatever else you've got, I'm curious! I'm looking to get a good AR to add to my collection. A buddy of...

I've been wanting to post these for a while but never got around to it. My mom bought me the blue "Hot Rod" magazine t-shirt back in the 90s about 15 years ago. Still fits me well. As luck had it, the RR on it is B5 blue. The second shirt is one my dad had hidden in a box in his closet. My...

I've got a bench seat in my RR right now. Only problem is that I really can't (neck issues) and don't want to be driving the car with no head rest. Not to mention when I get friends and family in the car and show off its power, everyone's gonna have a bad case of neck snapping whiplash without...

This is the rear end on my 79 Dodge truck. From pictures I've seen, this looks like the real deal. Is it a 9.75"? Definitely looks like it's leaked oil, but I never had any problems with it all the years I drove it. Worth salvaging? [attachment=2:19a0j4eh]dana.jpg[/attachment:19a0j4eh]...

This question is entirely educational on my part. I would like to know which is a better transmission to have in a Road Runner: the 4 speed manual or the 3 speed automatic. Since the two operate differently, the manual having a human input, and the automatic having a torque converter which...

Ok well I'm getting closer to getting my 383 machined. I am thinking seriously about how I'm going to build my 383. Let me know what you think. I know the way I want my engine to perform, so I'm looking for pointers on how to get it. When I first started taking the RR apart in May 08, I...

I know the A833 is what I hear for b-body 4spds, but what model codes went into '69 cars? Mine's got C95664Z stamped on the side. Were 18 or 23 spline trannies put into RR's? And does anyone know if this model trans would have been standard for a 383 car? I don't know if it's the original or...

I haven't been on in a while because I felt lousy for the last post I made a while back. I didn't mean anything bad by it and I should have just let it be. I understand where everyone was coming from with what they were saying. Just forget I posted it.. Wasn't even anything tech related to...

I've heard folks talk about engines such as 383's and 440's having regular versions and high performance versions, but I've never heard anyone say what the difference between them is. So I know you could get 383's with a 2bbl carb and 440's with 4bbl carbs on big sedans and in campers and...

My wife bought a dog bowl for our newest dog, the pit bull a month ago. She knew I'd like the B5 Blue edition I thought the B5 crowd might find this funny. :jester:

I know I need to wait until a machinist tells me how much over I need to have my engine block bored before I can order up some new pistons. But aside from this, since I will likely ask the machine shop to assemble the block back for me, should I go ahead and get my new timing chain, water pump...