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Thanks everyone.

what material valve cover gaskets does everyone like best. I have always used cork with permatex . I see now they make silicone ones with a steel core. Can these be used without gasket sealer? I have heavy cast aluminum valve covers.

Thanks for all the input. I'll go with black drums.

I just put new American Racing wheels on my 71 Monte. The rear wheels are 15 x 8 with 4.5 backspacing and my rear tires are 275/60/15. No clearance issues. Now I have a question about painting the rear drums either black or red. any input would be appreciated.

Scott I bought them from a shop called wheelsforless.com the 8" wide ones on the rear do have a 4.5 backspace. I measured them before I had the tires mounted.

I bought them from Wheelsforless.com they are in Texas. Check them out. Great prices, free shipping, and no tax.

Thanks James.

I just put new wheels on my 71. rear: 15 x 8 with 4.5 backspace tire: 275/60/15. Front 15 x7 with 3.75 backspace, tire: 235/60/15

Mine was a 1967 Impala that I bought in 2014.

Welcome to the club.

I have a story similar to that. When I was 19 I bought a 69 Impala from a guy who let the front drum brakes go metal to metal. I paid $600 for the car. there was no pad material left and had to replace the drums as well. The metal dust was baked onto the backing plate, had to chisel it off. I drove that car for over 3 years.

I would just change the intake manifold, put a 4 barrel carb,and dual exhaust. No headers or hei distributor.

He was in a Veterans Nursing Home. About 2 years ago a Buffalo New York TV station had a segment honoring everyone in there.

My Father Inlaw was a world war II vet. Was one of the ones who stormed the beaches of Normandy. He just passed away at 99 this past December.

I set the timing at 12 degrees btdc with the vacuum line removed and plugged. Then when I plugged the line back to the vacuum advance the idle speed increased so I backed it off. Seems like throttle response from a dead stop is quicker. In gear I have it idling at 650 rpm. It's running great 👍