I've had a lot of BIG things happening to me lately but now I'm back to working on the car some, it feels good! The tranny mount was bad and that helped put everything back where it should be. However, HEI distributor still doesn't fit so I'm buying one from DUI, thank you Glenn. To make a short story longer, I removed the stock 6 cylinder and put in an ATK 350 long block which means I need everything that bolts on to this engine. I've got the intake, 600 or 650 carb and manifold, Patriot headers from Summit, and mechanical fuel pump kit with actuating rod and plate from Speedway Motors. So far so good. One of my old neighbors gave me a dipstick and tube but it seems to be just a hair too big to tap in. My question is should I grind or file it down to make it snug or look for something else? Of course the oil level is very important! Full disclosure, I've worked on foreign cars and other mechanical "stuff" but have zero experience on V8's!
I will also be needing to order a radiator and shroud, (I have the stock 6 cylinder radiator that would need to be gone thru if you guys think that's better than the new stuff), water pump, harmonic balancer and pulleys etc. so again, bare with me and be nice! I'm bound to be asking a lot of stupid questions in the future. Thanks in advance for any advice, Steven