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Removing the ballast resistor won't gain you any voltage in start, because in that position the ballast is completely bypassed anyhow. At least it should be. 2- or 4-pin ballast? 4- or 5-pin ECU? It sounds like the radio is internally shorted. On most stereos, the "constant" wire (usually...

It needs one. Trust me, you want a ground cable on the core support going to battery (-). That's the ground point for all of the forward lighting. You could get a second Dorman strap, or just use a 10-12ga wire with a ring terminal on each end. Just be sure that one ring fits the...

I assume it's grounded through the battery cable, which should also have a smaller (10-12ga) wire that goes to the inside of the core support. That strap you posted should go from the back of the engine to somewhere on the firewall. I keep like three of those suckers in stock at the store...

Well, you're sorta stuck at this point, because there's not much you can do until you've actually tried to move it and see how the clutch operates. If I had to guess, it would be that you're using a diaphragm clutch with linkage designed to have an operable, even light, pedal effort on a Borg &...

Those hours weren't wasted if everything worked out, which it did. Besides, I learned a bunch regarding how unique the '74 E-bodies really were (so did Kevin, the poor bastard). I also enjoyed modifying and "restoring" that override switch once we realized you needed it. It felt like I was...

There's supposed to be a dead spot at the top to some extent (the manual says 1" at the pedal), otherwise the release bearing is constantly touching the plate fingers. On that note, make sure the fork return spring is in place. None of my clutch linkage rods is a tight fit on its corresponding...

I'll take the power-valve socket (S-8655-B). I could not figure that thing out previously, but with the numbers it's pretty obvious. I've got Holleys in spades--at least a baker's dozen of 'em. Using a 15"-long wrenches on power valves is a pain and I'm always afraid I'm going to damage the...

If history is any teacher, you should've been checking the intake plenum. 😁

Well you don't daub it until you know it's done. If you have to take it apart later, chip the daub off with a fingernail or small screwdriver and make a new one later. In the case of your headers, there was never a time you could've daubed anything involved until you were accepting of the...

Run a 50/50 distilled-water/"mean green" coolant mix, period. Straight water in an engine with mixed metals (iron and aluminum) is a recipe for disaster. It'll cool just fine, but you'll have an ongoing chemical reaction between dissimilar materials with straight water acting as a catalyst...

A paint marker is your friend: "OK, I did that." A paint daub on something you've finished is a great second-guess killer:

I'm not familiar with insurance in states other than MI and WI, but in MI any of those numbers would be pretty good--we have the highest car-insurance rates in the country. Read through and compare the policies closely, because generally speaking Hagerty and Grundy are within spittin' distance...

This is stuff I did pre-startup simply because I didn't want to have issues at the outset. Engine harnesses live a tough life so I just went new out of the gate. In my two stints as a car electronics installer, the same is true for dash harnesses, except they're usually trashed by someone...

A brother can never have too many jack stands, even odd ones. I did see the balancer puller, and if it's leaving you may as well send it this way. The same goes for this wrench set: Since I've got a good start on yet another box, if you've still got the ratchets listed on the last page, I'd...

That's the "standard" V8 cable, which my information says is 19.5" long. Pioneer #CA8417 is the same part. I can't explain the variances in measured length, but I would expect it's the same cable. RockAuto only lists it for 1975 models curiously enough, but it's not surprising since...

It's not the cable, it's the throttle bracket that creates that situation. That's not Chrysler's fault, it's Holley's for designing 99.5% of their carburetors with Chevrolet throttle arms. Or, if you prefer, your fault for running an aftermarket carb. 😁 And yet, that's the throttle stud...

That makes two of us. 😄 I'm not sure where you had the cable connected in the first photo, but in the second it's clearly in the wrong spot. The large hole at the top of the throttle lever is the intended connection point, at least on GM cars. On Chryslers, the 20-7 adapter is needed to...

Obviously the pedal should have plenty of throw. You might want to put a block under it and tape/glue the cable end to the pedal whilst screwing around at the carb end so you know the pedal's "at idle" so to speak. I think I'd move the cable housing forward in the bracket, until the nut is...

I forgot one photo. Feast your peepers on this bodywork on the driver's fender, as seen from the inside. A little 'glass, a bunch of plastic... It's enough to make Baby Earl Scheib cry. This fender wasn't born on this car, which makes me ponder how bad the original one was.

I spent another few hours at the storage area today. I didn't pick the worst day for it, I picked the second-worst. Yesterday was sunny, hot, and muggy. Today was less sunny and there was a little bit of a breeze--it made no difference in the stall, of course--but I think the humidity was...