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Technical questions about Mopar builds, repairs, and anything else Mopar.
Rad Rear
My uncle left me a 1967 Fury III, 440,4-speed. It has 107K and runs just fine.My question is about the rear end. It hasa cover plate like a Dana, Chevy, etc., butnobody around here can identify what isfor sure. Thereâs no problem with it…
Castle Mopar
I was repacking the front wheel bearingson my 1964 Newport the other day, anda friend of mine, who has a GM car, washanging around my garage. He commentedabout the Newportâs system oflocking the front spindle nut, he says GMused a much…
Cramshaft
How time fliesâfinally getting aroundto doing a budget rebuild on a 5.9LMagnum. Iâm following the Power upâŠBucks down 5.9 (Feb 2014âOctober2014) article series to go in my â72Swinger. Problem is Comp Cams techtold me they couldnât use the…
Bee Without Sting
I have a â69 Super Bee with a Proformelectronic ignition conversion kit in it.Recently the car will just die. It will startback up and run but on occasion dielike it loses all electricity. It started withthe tach bouncing all over the…
Not Horny
Iâm working on a 1960 New Yorker. Oneof the issues Iâm having trouble with isgetting the horn to work properly. Contactwheel, relay wiring are all OK to thecolumn itself. As a matter of fact, whenyou take the turn signal switch fromthe…
What’s The Diff?
What was the differential size(s) in hot1961-1964 Dodges and Plymouthsâforexample, the Max Wedge cars? TheRamchargers always used 4.56 Sure-Grip rears, but the size was never mentioned.They all used the ubiquitous Chrysler built8.75Ë ring…
Flickering Out
I think Iâm having a ground or switchproblem on my â69 GTX. When I turn theheadlight or park light switch on, 30-40%of the time my dash lights are dim andmy directional lights on the dash and high beam lightsilluminate, not bright but…
Slop Meet
I have a â68 Coronet, 318, 72K. It is 100%original. The steering was very sloppy, Ifound that the pitman arm small-end nutwas loose allowing the stud to wobble.Tightening that helped a lot, and everythingelse underneath seems tight, butthe…
Furryous Braking
My car is a 1967 Fury III convertible. Iwould like to know which would be thebest disc brake conversion kits to use toreplace the 9Ë manual drums? My fathergot the car new. I have 16Ë ARE rimsthat clear on the car from a 1970 âCudaI was…