Ok, So I need to remote mount my oil filter on my '98 4.3 Vortec due to header clearance issues. Both the mount on the block and the remote mount...
Is anyone aware of a product that can be used to seal body holes? Maybe a seam sealer? I have so many extra holes in my firewall (ranging from...
Slowly, but surely, my build is coming along. I sound like a broken record, I know, but when you put a modern, fuel injected V6 into a '42 MB,...
Cant find a pre-made shroud I like for my radiator. Figure I'd like to build my own. I know aluminum is the standard, it is lightweight and looks...
I haven't updated my build thread recently because progress has been slow due to more than a few family issues that took priority. But I'm at the...
So I am starting to see the "light at the end of the tunnel" on my current project. I have set an arbitrary date of June 18 (my 40th birthday) to...
Stumbled across this whilst browsing the interwebs... http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-radiator-black-paint.html The real question is, should I...
After careful review, and discussing the options with a few trusted mechanics I know, I am opting to go with fenderwell headers in my MB/Chevy 4.3...
At that stage in my build. (4.3 Vortec in an MB) I really only have 2 options. A) Smaller radiator with an electric puller (fan between the...
Is there a master cylinder out there that can handle a front disc/rear drum set up and bolts to the original frame mounted location in an early...
So I had the worst luck today and cracked my bellhouseing. A very good friend is a district manager for the water district and has several...
What exactly is involved in the conversion? I'm looking at a local axle from a 79 CJ. I know I will need to re-gear it to match my rear, and at a...
Posting to document the build on my '42 MB. This jeep was purchased by my father in law in '78. Had a freshly rebuilt Chevy 153, SM420, Dana18...
Specifically the height. I have a '42 MB with a 4.3L V6 : My new plasma cutter showed up Saturday, I got the frame rails boxed in and everything...
So I have a 4.3L Vortec V6 I am installing in my '42 MB. The jeep already had a chevy power train (SM420 behind a 153 4cyl) so bolting to the...
Doing an engine conversion on my '42 MB. Adding power steering to the previous saginaw conversion. Had to replace the front frame horns and need...
I've got a '42 MB I'm currently working on. Pulled the old engine Monday in prep for a Vortec 4.3 V6 swap. Going to re-do the PO Saginaw steering...
I acquired a 2000 or 2001 Chev Vortec 4.3 V6 I plan on stuffing into my '42 MB to replace the 67/68 Chevy 153 cu.in. 4cyl under the hood. I need...
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