Herbold Racing!

I forgot about this until now… way back on November 22nd while I was waiting in line for the gates at Speedworld to open, I got out of my truck and quickly snapped some pictures of the line. I made sure to lock the exposure because I wanted to make this into a panorama [...]

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With the new headers on, the old Mopar Peformance spark plug wires can no longer avoid touching the headers (the new Hooker headers hug the block tighter). So this meant I needed to order new spark wires with 45 degree boots. I decided on the Moroso Ultra 40’s and they arrived from Summit [...]

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Technically I’m not repairing the alternator – just adjusting the way it is mounted to make it more stable. Currently the problem is that when the engine is running at idle RPM, the alternator shakes way too much for my liking. Right now the alternator is mounted to a triangular bracket which in [...]

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Some of you might remember that I mentioned a few posts back that the factory steering pot coupler had its top knocked off and was leaking grease. The top would not go back on so I either had to get a new pot coupler or go for something nicer like a Flaming River u-joint [...]

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One piece of unfinished business with repairing the car is the trans cooler line. We had to take it off because it was in the way of the new headers. I was going to order parts from Summit Racing to make a flexible stainless steel line to replace it… but decided to look [...]

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I ordered a new set of headers from Mancini Racing – they are the Hooker Super Competition headers for the Mopar small block.  When they arrived, I tried putting them on the engine.  There is just no way they would go on without at least lifting the engine out of the car a bit, and [...]

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