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Wow. There is very little I'd change on that car. The shifter can get stored for the next guy, I'll have a Hurst thankaverramuch. Muncies are fragile enough without clashing the gears on half-missed shifts. I'm not anti-bumper-guard, but those overgrown beasts gotta go, factory or otherwise...

Both Edelbrock and Holley sell "reman" versions of some of their carbs that were in fact returns, but they supposedly clean and test them. New gaskets might be installed if necessary. The carbs are reset to factory spec, reboxed, and shipped. Other than some witness marks around the bolt...

I haven't yet worked with the Alclad, however I've seen a couple of them done with it, along with several other parts (and a video test) that showed excellent results using Alclad Aqua-Gloss Clear. If there was dulling to the finish, it was hard to pick out. Better still, once it's fully cured...

My plan, if I can find a decent used one, is to refinish it with Alclad 107 for the chrome and buy new woodgrain inserts. The bezel I need is 100% specific to the 1970 A-bodies. All the '69-older have the wrong openings, textures, or both. Mind you, this particular car's going full-boogie...

If you need 'em, let me know. I can't use them so I'm just going to sell them anyhow. OK. I wondered because it didn't look like the speedometer took a facial hit and I wouldn't have expected it to bend like that if it had, so that's encouraging. That's good news. I'm used to the B- and...

It's all relative, I suppose. $5,000 doesn't buy much car these days, be it vintage or just decent used. I paid more than $5,100 for, well, most of a Dart. Anything left on it needs to be redone, and there's a lot missing.

This might be one of them, but it was still a pretty good deal in my estimation: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-plymouth-valiant-6/

So, a couple of weeks back I bought an A-body Rallye cluster on eBay. It had the 150 speedo and a factory tach, the latter of which is far harder to find than one might believe. I think the seller forgot about me, because it didn't ship for several days until I asked about it. No harm, no...

Perchance did you see the '65 Valiant that sold in the past week or so on that site? Clean CA car, 318 auto. Nothing spectacular but a very good driver. It sold for about $5K, which I thought a bit low but that's the curse of early A-bodies, I believe.

I'm not so sure. '68 is my favorite Chevelle of that generation ('66 wins overall) but what's offered is not a real SS, nor is it a particularly rare model. It's a built car, probably a 307 originally. It's also a high price for a car with no HVAC or radio, which I feel were corners the...

I'm not sure what he's researching, but if he's not a Chrysler guy he might not realize that all LA intakes physically interchange. Seriously, I can't imagine a professional shop not having the car tuned and out in a few days. It's not voodoo. When I was a lad, I detested both the ThermoQuad...

Same dude I bought my Challengers from had two sets of Stage VI heads. On a 400 they use a 440 intake. A Six Pack would drop right on there. 😁

I expect the body-shop bill to be $20-$25K, which would be high for that shop. They're not a restoration shop, they're just a regular body shop with a very talented body man. I won't use any reproduction sheetmetal on this car unless I just can't avoid it. A rust-free '71 comes with it that...

I actually think I know where there's an NOS MP spring relocation kit. The guy that sold me the Challengers last year had one sitting on the shelf. I didn't buy it because I've relocated enough leaf springs already and my other cars have enough wheelhouse for any tires I'd want to run. I can...

I've actually got one on the way already, but I'd take another. Dude is sending me the speaker and mounting bracket as well. He didn't feel like taking it apart. Ideally I'd like to get the area inside the red rectangle in the picture below. I don't need the dash vents. I can get by with...

Do you need to cut frame chunks out of the parts car? I imagine the B-body setup is similar to the A, where a large chunk of frame gets cut out for the new front spring pockets. The shackle area might need some love too. It would be arguably easier to replace the entire rails than patch up...

The old Mallory stuff was pretty good, but the LED in the pickup is a common failure item. With Mallory being eaten by MSD a few years back, I wonder whether service parts are even available anymore. Not that it really matters. That's a race distributor with no vacuum advance. At best it'd...

...and in between, you're on Bring a Trailer. You do this to yourself; I have no pity. 😄

If you decide you do, I've got options for you. I'm back up to six. 😖

The most important Little Piggy refuses to go "Wee wee wee"? I'm not downplaying your situation by any means, just keeping it light. It's gotta be damned frustrating. I haven't had a false urge in a long time, but I remember the annoyance of it. Multiple times a day might drive me over the...