Author: mopar vince

This radiator kept my original 273 cool but I replaced it with an aluminum unit when I upgraded to the 408.
$100 plus the ride from 95076

When I was a young lad, one of my early motorhead mentor/teachers who was a die-hard Mopar guy taught me to always drill a small hole in the face of thermostats when putting in a new one.
The theory was to allow any trapped air to escape while it was filling.
I’ve always done it and never questioned the logic.
Anyone else?

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Ever try to drain the radiator from the t-handled petcock into a container only to have the stream go wonky?
Heres what I came up with to get the antifreeze into the container instead of the shop floor.
I cut an old Lucas oil bottle and hung it on the petcock.
It ain’t dumb if it works right?

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After my 340 spun the # 5 rod bearing at 80 mph, I decided to give project vertfish some more horsepower by the way of a Blueprint Engines 408 stroker Magnum crate motor.
Here is a short walk around on its maiden voyage.
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I will be replacing the tired, smokey, original 273 in my 1967 Barracuda #projectvertfish with a fresh BPE 408.
Since it wont ship until mid October 2020, I have some time to freshen up, build up, and modify my 904 TF transmission to hopefully handle …

My car is a 67 Barracuda convertible.
It has a ragged looking fake chrome strip at the boyyom.
I bought a new one but I am wondering if I will be able to install it into my old windshield gasket.
Anyone got tips besides get a new windshield gasket?

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What do you do when you need parts for your project car but you don’t have any money?
Find a guy who has what you need and trade something for it….