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    Post Your Worst A/G Body Rot stories

    My very first Buick Regal that I paid $200 for ... driving down my dirt road one day and my rear bumper fell off one side of the car :lol:
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    different heads on block

    My information is from my Chevy SMALL BLOCK RELEASE 3 (factory part & casting number guide) last update 1999 ... it could be time to get a revised edition :oops:
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    different heads on block

    It honestly shouldn't matter too much, in your case ... the 376445 is a 1980-84 350 truck head with 1.72/1.5 valves and a 76cc chamber and the 14079261 head is a 1982-88 350 truck head with the same size valves and combustion chamber size. The heads may flow slightly different, but not enough to...
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    85 monte 383 radiator & carb help

    Just get a factory V8 radiator for the car and the carburetor should be at least a 650cfm, depending on your application :mrgreen:
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    Window Rattle

    I would think if you replaced all the seals and felts that the rattle would go away :idea:
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    383 stroker is in need #'s

    It sounds like it is close to the Edelbrock 383ci crate engine, which I believe puts out 425hp at the crank
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    found an el camino

    I have an ashtray, if you're interested. I would have to dig it out for a picture, its packed away right now. I am moving up north next Friday.
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    Pay it Forward Thread/ Click it or miss out!

    Here are some random parts I have around the garage, all of the parts came from a 1983 Regal Ltd air duct vents radio frame ash tray radio bezel (previously chopped to fit a CD player, I'm guessing) coolant overflow tank washer fluid tank heater box screen various wiring harness pigtails rear...
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    exhaust manifolds or headers?

    You will pretty much always gain some power by replacing factory manifolds with a set of headers (they let the engine breathe more) Your engine combination will be the determining factor of your gains :idea:
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    Idiot Mechanic Story

    I may be wrong here ... but the transmission is designed to not shift higher than 2nd gear wHile in 4Lo, right :?:
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    Crazy price rant!

    My second Regal that I owned was purchased for $600 with a knockin' engine. It had a beautiful body and frame (the car is now the Kyle Petty replica) that was back in 2003. In my opinion, that car would be worth $1500-$2000 now, with the bad engine, because of how clean it was. I buy and sell...
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    A/C Plate Diameters

    All I did to make my template was rough cut a piece of cardboard, so I could lay it over the hole on the firewall. Then push a small punch through the bolt holes (where the original heater box was bolted) Then just cut out around the holes :idea:
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    A/C Plate Diameters

    I have a nice cardboard template at home. To give dimensions would be pretty difficult since the plate is not just a rectangle :idea: I think I am going to start making construction paper templates of this thing and sell them for like $5 :mrgreen:
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    What rear control arms are you guys using?

    Edelbrock has actually never produced these ... They are manufactured by QA1. Edelbrock just recently discontinued their suspension line. You can still get all the product from QA1, just give them the old Edelbrock number. 8)
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    Radiator help!

    It is amazing how many "experienced, seasoned" technicians I deal with that still do not understand the concept of pipe thread :roll:
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    '83 3.8 V6 PCV replacement

    Sounds like you don't have the correct grommet :idea: You shouldn't have to cut the grommet to fit, just get an orignal replacement.
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    Car Struggle

    The only racing a 2.42 gear would be good for would be like cross country, highway racing :|
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    Caminophobia!

    :shock: :rofl:
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    Need engine build guidance

    It will be touhg to acheive those torque numbers using a the factory TBI setup, it may be possible though. The concentration needs to be in the heads and the camshaft :!: The heads will definitely benefit from some port work and I would suggest talking to a reputable technician from a camshaft...
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    rocker arm torque spec 3.8 2 bbl

    MitchellOnDemand says 30 ft.lbs as well :idea:

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