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dc t-shirts

Guys, (and Gals) i have a question for all of you…..about 100 yrs ago when i was younger, my brothers worked for a Chrysler,Dodge, Plymouth dealer here in the parts department, Direct Connection made some t shirts, One said “I blew there doors off with my direct connection”, in which that saying was on the front, and pics of doors of mustangs, montes, etc on the back, has anyone seen any of these and are they being reproduced? Also they also made a blueprint shirt of how to win with direct…

hot running dart

408 stroker engine with edelbrock rpm heads, rpm air gap intake manifold, aluminum radiator, and electric cooling fan 180* thermostat, evans npg coolant. This car has run hot from day one since i swapped from slant 6 to v8. I have tried numerous differ…

Wish me luck, surgery Aug 15

Getting my deviated septum fixed tomorrow, the youtube videos look horrible as do the removal of gauze the next day! Wish me luck! Hope it all goes…

holley 750 on a 408 stroker

i finally got my engine back in my 70 dart , new holley 750 vacuum secondary carb , 408 stroker with edelbrock rpm heads and rpm airgap intake, mopar performance cam, carb seems to be very lean at idle, any suggestions on settings for this carb, idle m…

And I wondered why I had a broken stud

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This is on my 73 swinger, first time Ive taken the tire off.
I broke a second stud that must have been bent while loosening a nut with the lug wrench. This picture is with the new rotor assembly on and I can only get 3 of the 5 lugnuts back on :banghead:

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The other side is drilled out just like this, but they managed to line the holes up…

Big Block heads

452 casting heads, they have 20 1/4 passes and about 1500 street miles.I put new valves, springs, shims,retainers and locks. They have also had a 3 angle valve job done. The springs are comp cams 91-116 . The heads are a little black in the combustion chamber area,the pickup in the distributor started going bad and the car got rich. If you want more pictures please let me know. Price is 400 obo
I would consider trading the for a performer intake and 650-750 carb for a 383-400 engine.

Should I weld the axle tubes?

I am currently in the process of rebuilding/upgrading the 8.25 in my Dart.

Already planned:

LPW Diff Cover
Jeep Disc Brakes
Late Model Trak-loc
Aftermarket 29 spline axles
Upgrading from 2.45 to 3.55 gears