I finally got to work on my 63 this weekend( after 22 years in my garage) and had some big fun. We pulled the drivetrain and stripped the 250hp 327 down to the bare block the first day. There is a small ridge in the cylinders, so we are going to a 20 overbore. The machine shop is taking care of that, as well as working the heads over to take un-leaded gas.The second day I pulled the heater core and various parts that are sooo accesible without the engine in place. We put together a parts list of everything that will be replaced or re-built. I have a number of questions but will not overload the NG at one time. 1)The attch'd photo is looking forward from the firewall. The item that is circled in red appears to be similar to a U-joint cap. I looked at the motor but can't find anything that matches up with that piece. Any ideas about what it is? 2)Is that steering dampner? in the lower left a stock item or do I need to get numbers off of it? 3) Does it matter if I go with 2'' or 2 1/2" when I replace the exhaust system? My car has only glass packs behind the the rear suspension, and no resonators. I see System 2 has kits for it w/resonators. Any recommendations on an exhaust system vendor? The goal of this project is to restore this to the same condition it was when parked- a reliable, fun, driver. We aren't going to pump anything up, or try to do a restoration. There is 95K on the car and is in great shape, never "customized", just cared for. I'm sure there will be more questions and opinions in the near future. Thanx- Lib
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18 years ago