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He always spoke highly of you Rusty. He really did enjoy helping people. The things that involved research he loved the most.

I think it has more to do with the incredible volume of parts. It's mind blowing. My basement is 1200 sq feet. Its packed full. My garage is packed full of my stuff and some of his. Its 36x42. My 40 x 50 barn is full of his and my stuff and I have 2 storage garages that are big enough to store a...

Rusty, that looks fantastic! Nice job. Now enjoy it as much as possible.

While working on the heads I realized the old heads required offset rocker stands that Pierre had made by a friend with a mill. I can't use those stands because the new heads use standard rocker stands. Not a big deal I know he has the standard stands. I have seen them. Do you think I can find...

While waiting for parts I cleaned the interior and reinstalled the rear seat. I have no idea how the interior ended up such a mess. I'm guessing it must have sat in his yard with the windows down. I must not have taken a picture one it was clean.

While waiting for engine parts I finished the roof repairs and painted the roof. I primed it this past Friday after work and painted it early Saturday morning. I ordered the paint from our company store in the next town over. They have a paint bank. We do not. I was blown away by their...

I haven't posted in a while but I have been busy. The short block is done. I'm still waiting on custom head gaskets. I'll get to that in a second. The heads are done. They were a lot of work. I transfered the valve springs to the new heads. I had the first one done and when I grabbed the 2nd...

The short block is done. I tried to install the oil pan but I have the wrong pan gasket set.

This morning I pulled the crankshaft, cleaned the block, honed the block and reinstalled the crankshaft.

Are they 15"? I'm absolutely intrested. Although they will likley go on the challenger or the other valiant. This one is small bolt. I'm converting the '68 valiant to big bolt with the parts he already had. I'll PM you. Thank you Rusty.

The 340 is on the stand and disassembled other than the crank. I hope to have everything cleaned up and ready to assemble tomorrow. Oh, and if you ever have a desire to absolutely hate an oil pan, get one of these bastards! I had forgotten how much it sucked to drop the engine in, line up the...

The engine is out. I have to run to my storage unit and grab a engine stand in the morning. I'll start the tear down and cleaning once it's on the stand.

Here's a picture of the "T" we used when we put this car together. It's just your standard parts store brass.

I can get you a good picture of that "T" tonight rusty. I am ready to pull the block out of Agnes and the "T" is right out in the open.

I'm sure it will be fine. It's no different than the car sitting really. Although that is a good idea and I think I will do that tomorrow.

That spark plug looks perfect but if it idled at all before you pulled it it is only giving you a read of the mixture at idle. To see what it is doing at part throttle or at cruse you will need to hold the throttle at a steady speed, shut of the ignition, click it into neutral and cost to a...

The power came back on but it was around 7:00 P.M. The good news is we have another ice storm coming Wednesday.

Last Sunday afternoon a buddy came over and helped me push Agnes into the shop. I had every intention of getting started on her right then and there. Once she was in the garage I was completely overwhelmed with emotions. It was sudden and totally unexpected. It was the first time since...

I have this car as well. I am not 100% sure what plans I have for it at this time. I do plan on swapping out the 3 speed for the OD Pierre already rebuilt for it. It's in the trunk along with the bellhousing, new clutch assembly, and shifter with linkage. I have all the parts for the big bolt...