Author: BudW
A “bad” harmonic balancer
On another thread, I had written up about a harmonic balancer that is missing a section of the rubber between the metal rings (Rough idle… post #58).
I was looking in my garage for something else, found this and took pictures of it. I “think” it c…
Camshaft suggestions
I am building a pair of stroked 400 engines. One is going into a 4-door and other into a station wagon. Both are ~4000 pounds (not measured). Both cars will be 100% street driven (daily driven) and not raced (except for the seldom but occasional traffi…
8-1/4″ Limited Slip
I was browsing for some parts for my ride, and ran across this:
POSI CARRIER DANA SPICER 27 SPLINE TRAC LOC DODGE CHRYSLER 8.25 INCH 10 BOLT | eBay .
Chrysler’s 8¼” differential, from ’68 to ’96 use 27-spline axles.
’97 and up vehicles use 29-spline axles –…
Low Fuel light
I know that most M-bodies have a low fuel light on the fuel gauge.
For some reason I recall having seen a low fuel light on the newer F-bodies – but all the part books I’ve looked in do not show that as an option.
It might also be I’ve loosing b…
My repop BBD Carburetor
The carburetor on my ’86 Fifth Ave is currently giving me fits.
Now I should back up a bit, about 10 years ago (or so), the original Holley 6280 feedback carburetor was giving a lot of fits, mainly because of the cheap gasoline used (previous owner) and sitting for long periods of time. I’m sure if I opened up, it would look quite nasty inside. Personally, I really dislike working on Holley’s (any Holly) so started to look for a replacement.
Looking on eBay for a possible replacement, I…
Car of the Month
This is something Captain Caravelle started a few years ago and I’m going to start back up.
Categories: Survivor/stock, restored/lightly modified and modified (which means it is clearly obvious the car wasn’t built that way).
F-body 2 door and 4 d…
January 2020 – Car of the Month
The January 2020 Car Of The Month will be any ’76-84 FMJ vehicle with a /6 engine.
Pictures are highly recommended. A back story might be helpful if there are voting members who do not know much about your vehicle.
If you want to submit a friend