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613 hits | 72.47 KB | Posted: 1/20/11
The valves MUST go back into their original guide, when you're lapping. Slip the seal on the valve, underneath, in case you tip the rack over
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604 hits | 81.7 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
Off with the old open chambered 82' New Yorker 318 4bbl heads part # 4027163. Plain 1.78 intake valves and chambers so large you barely achieve 8.0:1 compression.
(Posted in: High swirl "302" heads)

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587 hits | 54.43 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
Denso mounted with both stock 82' green and blue field wires clipped onto the male spade connectors I nutted onto the Denso studs. Note the stock 8 gauge 82' power lead just bolts onto the Denso's stud.
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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582 hits | 74.62 KB | Posted: 1/20/11
It may only look marginally better, but it runs incredibly smoother. Just about anything rubber got replaced, as it was 30 years old. Did this just after buying it in December 08' and it's been A-1 reliable for 40,000 miles and counting.
(Posted in: Double row timing chain)

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574 hits | 52.74 KB | Posted: 1/20/11
It could be just the valve face not sealing well against it's valve seat in the head. Either way it's got some special attention coming it's way when I lap it back into the seat.
(Posted in: High swirl "302" heads)

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574 hits | 80.47 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
120 amps instead of 60 amps makes a HUGE difference to the interior lighting, headlights (especially high beams), tail lights and even the signal indicator's speed. Well worth the time at the junkyard and now I can find used alternators anywhere, for...
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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556 hits | 60.02 KB | Posted: 2/8/11
Fresh coats of 70s Chrysler Blue
(Posted in: High swirl "302" heads)

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554 hits | 68.12 KB | Posted: 1/21/11
For the sake of utility you can unbolt the back section anytime you need to. Everything is 2 1/4 inch from here back, muffler tailpipe, etc.
(Posted in: New Y-pipe)

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540 hits | 54.96 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
Cleaned off the pistons with 3M pads mounted on the 2" air grinder.
(Posted in: High swirl "302" heads)

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540 hits | 36.88 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
TorquePlus intake gaskets atomize the air/fuel charge between the intake and the heads, into even finer droplets. It allowed me to re-tune the carb and ignition settings and got me better mileage and off idle throttle response and torque.
(Posted in: Torque Plus intake gaskets)

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535 hits | 66.17 KB | Posted: 3/5/11
Transmission dipstick O-ring. Chrysler part # 6030608
(Posted in: Dipstick tube O ring)

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528 hits | 84.86 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
Denso bolted into it's perch, with used belts (for now). What you can't see is a 6 gauge ground running from the Denso case grounding stud to the driver's cylinder head grounding bolt for the negative battery cable (because this is a factory Thermoqu...
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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527 hits | 73.95 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
That's the 82's steel bracket we're ditching. We're keeping the aluminum tab that bolts to the other side of the compressor mount.
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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527 hits | 47.18 KB | Posted: 1/3/13
Where do I get those neat 1/4 inch male spade adapters you ask ? why from Grote 84-2915. Think I paid 3 bucks for the ten in the pack
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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522 hits | 63.36 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
Gakets on and torqued to 95 ft/lb spec. The higher compression 302 swirl heads are on ! Bring on the mileage increase !
(Posted in: High swirl "302" heads)

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521 hits | 38.18 KB | Posted: 1/3/13
Want them angled ? Put them in the vice and bend em'. These nut onto the Denso alternator studs making this a true bolt on, with no wiring cutting at all.
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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518 hits | 63.29 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
This protective insulator comes off the Denso with a 12mm deep socket. The stock 82' power wire has it's own shroud attached to the wire and does a perfect job replacing this one. Notice the two tiny field wire studs on the Denso ?
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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516 hits | 49.52 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
Anyone who says there ain't a HUGE chamber volume difference between the open chambered heads and these closed 302 chambers needs his eyes examined.
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505 hits | 55.98 KB | Posted: 1/21/11
Here's my pipe bending buddy building a new Y-pipe using the excellent Flowmaster Scavenger series Y section
(Posted in: New Y-pipe)

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504 hits | 88.08 KB | Posted: 2/20/11
Pan dropped.
(Posted in: Rear main seal change)

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497 hits | 90.64 KB | Posted: 7/22/12
Sunny day 82 NewYorker in foreground
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494 hits | 53.37 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
1/2 inch copper pipe end caps for plumbing are a tight fit for our 11/16 holes in the back of the exhaust manifolds.
(Posted in: Blocking holes in exhaust manifold)

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493 hits | 53.61 KB | Posted: 5/17/11
This well is cast even on the later Thermoquads.
(Posted in: Drilling a ported vacuum source)

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491 hits | 80.42 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
No troubles saving and reusing the less than one year old two piece 78 Cordoba tailpipe in 2 1/4 instead of pea shooter 1 7/8
(Posted in: New Y-pipe)

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491 hits | 102.07 KB | Posted: 2/20/11
Scraping gaskets.
(Posted in: Rear main seal change)

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488 hits | 54.09 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
Pappy blew up the 78' Cordoba muffler (2 1/4) so I put in a 2 1/4 Hush Thrush forcing me to lengthen the pipe with the ID to OD extension pipe. Easy as pie.
(Posted in: New Y-pipe)

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487 hits | 36.2 KB | Posted: 2/8/11
The most vicious cleaner I could find to use to clean the carbon out of the ports
(Posted in: High swirl "302" heads)

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486 hits | 60.84 KB | Posted: 2/5/12
Blue and Green field wires on my typical Chrysler 60 amp alternator
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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483 hits | 50.85 KB | Posted: 5/17/11
The 1/8 inch drill bit went all the way into the square well. The 3/16 inch bit only 3/8 inch in, just enough to pound in the fuel line.
(Posted in: Drilling a ported vacuum source)

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481 hits | 82.19 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
Huge and cumbersome, but effective stock 89' Denso alternator brackets bolted to the water pump, A/C compressor and cylinder head.
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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480 hits | 50.04 KB | Posted: 5/17/11
Looking at the square part of the casting that the pipe is centered in pretty much explains where to drill. BTW I saved teh gasket and had it all back together for zero dollars and running beautifully an hour later.
(Posted in: Drilling a ported vacuum source)

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479 hits | 78.55 KB | Posted: 1/21/11
Didn't lose a hair of ground clearance from stock and fits perfectly right down that notch in the cross frame. The Y section comes out at a full 2 1/2 inch. Well done !
(Posted in: New Y-pipe)

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468 hits | 73.1 KB | Posted: 1/21/11
Original Canadian catless from the factory Y-pipe
(Posted in: New Y-pipe)

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466 hits | 46.42 KB | Posted: 5/17/11
Line seated with a hammer is now a ported vacuum port. I drilled the two 1/16 inch holes into the venturi 1/8 inch apart, into that square well exactly as far down the venturi as the rectangular hole in a stock 70s T-Q
(Posted in: Drilling a ported vacuum source)

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463 hits | 41.09 KB | Posted: 1/24/11
3/8 inch fuel pick up strainer
(Posted in: Fuel strainer)

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462 hits | 56.93 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
Now notice the two studs have male spade connectors nutted onto them. This allows a true bolt-on, no cutting, crimping or soldering installation electrically (thanks for the idea Mike).
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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461 hits | 59.43 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
To use the stock 89' Denso brackets, this steel bracket comes off the A/C compressor.
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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458 hits | 62.2 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
After 30 years on the road....no carbon ridge on the cylinder bores and not too much carbon on the pistons. Cross hatching still on the cylinders..amazing !
(Posted in: High swirl "302" heads)

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458 hits | 49.44 KB | Posted: 2/6/12
Scrounged this dual belt pulley off the cracked case Denso, from the 89' Fifth Avenue
(Posted in: Denso alternator)

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457 hits | 48.39 KB | Posted: 3/9/11
Want to restore that smooth shifting feeling ? Replace teh shifter bushing in blue
(Posted in: Shift linkage bushing)

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456 hits | 91.07 KB | Posted: 2/20/11
Pump to come off next.
(Posted in: Rear main seal change)

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450 hits | 88.83 KB | Posted: 7/22/12
all four M-bodies in the driveway.Midnight blue 86 at bottom, Gray 85 in middle, custom blue 83 at top and 82' NewYorker red in foreground
(Posted in: exterior)

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443 hits | 54.65 KB | Posted: 3/9/11
After that just peel the sacrificial stub off the pipe and prep it for the new muffler
(Posted in: Saving exhaust components)

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442 hits | 65.35 KB | Posted: 2/20/11
No scratches on the main bearings or these journals.
(Posted in: Rear main seal change)

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442 hits | 48.62 KB | Posted: 3/26/11
Perfectly plugged off !
(Posted in: Blocking holes in exhaust manifold)