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It's gonna be new rods, new everything except the crank if I can help it. I'm not doing a stock rebuild, so it's gonna be a fire sale upgrade. :yesnod:

Thanks for the advice guys. I will be getting new rods. I've heard horror stories about reusing 40 year old rods. Except for the crank, the rotating mass will be new. I hear folks say things like "mild" build, but for someone who's never rebuilt a car, I don't really know what that means...

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...

Thanks fellahs I appreciate it

Well my Road Runner is at a dead halt. I'm still having problems finding a shop to machine my block, crank, and heads. I have heard a name of a guy nearby that supposedly does good work, but I don't know if he's good with Mopars. Guess I'll just have to call him and ask some questions. My...

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...

Back in November, I just let my headers hang loose in the engine bay and pulled the engine out without em.

I remember dealing with that a few times back in high school when I drove my '79 Dodge exclusively. The throttle would get stuck occasionally wide open. First time it ever happened scared the shit outta me. It was in city traffic and that HP bored over and raised compression 318 stuck open...

You can't trust anyone but yourself to do something right. The absolute only thing I'm letting anyone touch (because I have no choice) is the engine machining. Everything else, no matter how difficult, is mine to deal with.

Ridiculous prices of old Mopars are especially disheartening for a guy my age so I agree on all of this. I've seen some absolute junk yard crap, no engine, no trans, no seats, swiss cheese floor pans (if any), and they will be asking 5-10k. The only people who can afford this stuff these days...

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Down in Memphis, the only folks with hydraulic lifts are auto repair shops. The rest of us have to do it the old fashioned way and yank out the parts one at a time with the cherry picker. My best friend and I disconnected the engine from the trans and pulled the engine by itself first. It was...

Thanks for all the responses fellahs. That's exactly what I was looking to find out. So there are no differences in the actual block and heads between HP and non-HP engines, only the parts that go in and on them. I wanted to know in case I ever find a non-HP 440 or something in the future for...

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...

Steve, you're making me jealous as you get so close to being done with the engine rebuild. I'm impressed. What clutch are you going to be using?

Lookin good man. My front end is a lot higher as well without my 383 in there.

These new Challengers out now are going to be what we wish we had bought 30-40 years from now. A $3k RR in 1969 is roughly $17.7k in today's money, which I could have afforded. But these Challengers are twice that (for all models except the 3.5L SE) and makes it very unattainable for a guy...

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 barely have enough time to do anything I enjoy. And those stupid idiots have time to go to the most random inconsequential sites and spam crap.... I don't get it. :loco: