Author: DodgeBoy
PVC with LOW idle vacuum
I am looking for a pvc valve that will work on my 383 that has 6" hg at idle, engine vacumm is max 12"hg at highway speed. I currently have a stock pvc valve but its really messing up my idle due to the constant "vacumm leak", it wo…
Leafspring wedges/tapered shim install question
Whats the deal with all these companies who sell leafspring wedges recommending that you bolt the wedge to the leagspring pack? Do most "newer" cars/trucks not have a long/tall enough leafspring locating dowel?
I recently lowered the rear on…
FYI: Cars with 5×4.5 or 5×114.3 & 71.6 cb
Heres a list of cars that have the same wheel bolt pattern and center bore as our ebodies. Keep in-mind that wheel backspacing will need to be confirmed as rim offset is usually more then the 4 1/4 or 4.5" backspacing our rides had from factory. …
Door hinge pin keeps creeping out
Back in the day I replaced my door hinge pins & bushings. Ever since I replaced my steel doors with fiberglass ones, my driverside upper door hinge pin keeps creeping up. One/close the door a few times and its moved up almost a 1/4 inch. Any tips or real fix for this? I’m starting to think about tack welding the pin down since tapping it down all the time is annoying. There should be no way thats its worn out already as I’ve never really driven the car lots, less then 5000 miles in 20…
Speedo gear housing markings
I am replacing my speedo gear (tranny is a 1976 B727), going from 25 teeth to 37 teeth. My housing however only has the markings for the 21-25 tooth and nothing else. The new housings don’t have a alignment mark for 21-25T but do have a blank spot on it. Can I assume this spot would be for the 21-25T gear? I’m just trying to figure out how to align my housing
Are Strut bars heated treated? Yes or no
My driverside strut bar is bent and I am thinking about trying to straighten it. Does anyone know if these bars are heat treated?