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Just another winter day... :cool:

The power needed for the alternator may seem high in relation to the output, but there are also some friction losses. The heat shield is just an aluminum plate large enough to reduce the heat radiation from the manifold/exhaust pipe, that is what most people use. It was actually a stock factory...

According to this dyno test with different mechanical fans on a 350 Chevy engine, the fan from an Aspen/Volare slantsix engine stole 31.5 hp@4500rpm! If we take into consideration that the test engine is stationary, the added air flow through the fan and over the engine in a real driving...

Hi SixBanger. I made a small comment regarding cheap ways to improve your mileage in another thread, you can use the first part: SUPER SIX HEADERS May I ask the total cost of the ignition components you bought, did you buy them in Holland, or on the net? The prices in your part of Europe are...

Done to my stock SuperSix '77 Wagon: One of the cheapest and most effective modifications, is to ditch that propeller in front of the engine! The fan runs at engine speed, and robs you of 5-7 hp. (it always scared the hell out of me when I leaned over it!) Replace the stock fan, and it's shroud...

I suggest you take a look at the FMJ parts here: Mopar FJM Body Archives - autorust.com They say they'll discontinue the Mopar parts after august 1., and if low turnover is the reason, I can guess that those prices have something to do with it...

Haha, there are other values in life besides money, that's how I could 'afford' to stretch my project over more than a decade, while I'm slowly and carefully contemplating the next step in the build process! :icon_biggrin: I am unfamiliar with eventual differences in air cleaner design...

This thread is getting old, but I imagine this is a winter project, and spring hasn't arrived just yet, so... Maybe not, it depends on how much room you have above the engine. I have an Offy intake and some 2- and 4-bbl Autolite/Motorcraft carburetors for my SL6 project engine. All those carbs...

Of course I know the bushings don't support the weight of the engine, I expressed myself unclear, sorry for that. But a too flexible, not very well designed k-member, softly mounted in 4 corners, will be subject to greater sideways forces and flexing and twisting forces from a heavy engine. A...

Hi Sublime440, if you burn out the bushings, you risk to temper the steel and remove the spring action. The bar must not be scratched or damaged in any way, you risk a broken torsion bar! Remember to use soft jaws on your vise when clamping the bar. As for replacing the bushings: Drill out the...

I have a set of poly bushings for my '77 Aspen Wagon, but I haven't fitted them yet. I have a slantsix, so I don't worry about the total weight of the k-member. I agree with dodge72, if I had the added weight of a BB trying to move around, I would use aluminum or steel. I have also seen some DIY...