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Too late, I already got it.

Good guess Rusty, but in 68 bright blue was coded QQ1.

Anyone here or know of someone in that area that could check out a car for me? I will gladly pay for any expenses.

It IS a good way to destroy the hairspring. It would depend on how high you revved and for how long.

If the desire is strong and you have the monetary means, go for it or regret your decision for the rest of you life. You don't get many chances to re-live your youth.

These situations of new electrical components being bad out-of-the-box is rampant right now. So much of this stuff is being out-sourced to China. And they are creating junk. Slave labor, no idea of what they are even making and a total lack of quality control. You are better off to source used...

Sometimes a simple "band-aid" for worn syncros is thicker lube. If you're not running 80W-90, do it. You could even try to get a bottle of STP in there. But have fun squeezing it in.

Providing that your syncros are good condition you shouldn't get any grinding on down shifts. The only other cause could be the clutch is not fully releasing. Or your co-ordination is off. 🫣

Just think of all that you've learned throughout this time on Scatpack and here. And most all of what you've learned has been "self taught". Stand proud man, stand proud. (y)

Many times over the years I dealt with issues not much different from what you're dealing with. But that was before interweb, restoration suppliers & such. We learn from mistakes. Mistakes of others and our own.

If anyone cares, so far I've had the converrt out a few times. Everything there runs & works perfect. The 318, wipe the dust off & go. Hemi, I made a few changes to the carbs, but I need to tweak the idle. And lastly, took the wagoon out for its' maiden voyage and it still impresses me how well...

Don't recall ever using that particular product, but I have heard many good comments. I've used Gorilla wood glue with excellent results.

That spot may be a great place to use that Loc-tiite Extreme glue. 🤔

And we're supposed to care about this?

New parts with closer tolerances will affect temp, but in a minor way. Engine temp is affected more by oil flow to keeps cylinder heads cool, and the cooling system to maintain a constant temp. Higher than normal compression can cause higher internal cylinder temps. I've always preferred a high...

Still probably a lot nicer than how they came from the factory new.

As long as you have a system to weed out the bad ones eventually you'll get there.

Might be wise to only work on those that are questionable. To your knowledge the rest are working correctly. The less new metal against that cam the better.

Pat yourself on the back Rusty. Job well done.

The main thing that you want to accomplish with the breakin is tempering the cam, which is done. With a fair amount of zinc additive I doubt that you'd have an issue. It's not like your dealing with a high miler.