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Thank you very much for the part number. There was actually a NOS one on Ebay. It was a little more than $6.25 but that is okay. I am glad to be getting it.

Tube between blower / heater fan motor and firewall wanted. No A/C 1980 Volare.

Wanted Silver No A/C No Radio Instrument Cluster Bezel in nice shape for a 1980 Volare. My car came like this but someone put holes in my bezel for gauges.

I am getting ready to swap a different big block into my Volare. The one in it now has a 187 oil pan with the notch for A and C body steering clearance. It does not look like the notch needs to be there. I could swap it to the new engine if I need to, but the new engine is already painted and...

I put the new thrust bearing in and the thrust clearance is now .004. I also had to adjust the oil pick up tube. They had it for too high at about 7/8 of an inch. That probably kept some of the thrust bearing material from being sucked into the engine. It should be all good now.

I pulled the #3 bearing cap today. There is clear wear on the rear side of the thrust bearing. The crankshaft looks good still thank the Lord. Since I have the original bearing part number and the engine has such low run time I am going to get another set and roll in a new #3 bearing. Hopefully...

My 499 stroker has a Be Cool radiator in it. The 383 car I bought had an aluminum A Body rad in it. They both fit well.

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It is a column shift non tilt. Some-one is buying the roller. The 4 speed stuff is going to broken up and sold as individual pieces due to a problem with the transmission. Everything else I am keeping or will be sold with the car.

Here is another thing I was wondering about. Does the crank tend to push forward or backward while the engine is running or does it just float within that thrust spec? Would it benefit me to slide the bearing backwards when the cap if off and have less clearance toward the rear and more toward...

I used a bearing style like that on one of the Oldsmobile's I changed to a 4 speed in the past. This car had the bearing in it, but they didn't shorten the input shaft enough or at all. I would think you would have to know the transmission wasn't going in right with it like that or that would...

It is at .013 I am going to pull the pan and the cap and look at it. The guy who does our engine work at work said to check the connecting rod side clearance. If it is over .013 I should be okay leaving it alone. He also told me how to tighten in up a little. It is a mild build going behind an...

I bought a 383 4 speed car with a rebuilt engine for the engine. I took it apart today. When I went to pull the transmission it would not come out. It turned out the input shaft on the transmission was mushroomed. Apparently the crank is not machined for the input shaft and it mushroomed when it...

No dyno sheets. That number is just punching the info I have into online calculators. I am far from an expert on high performance big blocks. You may very well be right. I took the hp number out of the ad. I do not want to mislead anybody. Thanks

I did consider that, but it would need pistons, cam, pushrods, etc. The engine I bought is just broken in and is much milder. If it doesn't sell I may de-tune it eventually.

I texted you. Let me know if you have any questions.

I was told camshaft is a Crower Monarch 32001. They no longer make this camshaft, but the specs are on their website. The heads are Edelbrock 60929. They are 84cc. I have no info on the crankshaft. From the info I have the compression should be 11.5 or 12 to 1. I pulled a single plug cold and...

I bought a 1980 Volare for the engine and I am going to part the rest of the car out. I was going to try and keep both cars, but it is not going to happen. Rebuilt 8 3/4 3.91 gears. It was in a B-Body. The guy was a welder so he put the spring perches in the right spot for a F-body. $1200.00...

499 Cubic Inch Mopar / Chrysler / Dodge / Plymouth Big Block Stroker Engine / Long Block. (I was told it was a 498 when I bought the car. Doing the math on the piston card says it's a 499.) Very low miles / hours. Never on a race track. It is in a car I bought, but is too radical for me. I am...

I saw an ad a couple years ago. The title was "1998 Buick Century Chick Magnet"

Thanks for the welcome. A quick introduction. I have owned many FJM cars since the 80's. I check everyday for them on Ebay, Facebook, and Craigslist. My most recent car is a 1980 Volare with a big block.

Location: Pittsburgh