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With all the kits available out there, has anyone found a preference or "the best" kits for door panels? I have heard war stories about how bad or good the kit might be whether it be from Year One, Sinclair, C.A.R., Inc., and on and on. Anyone have some advice on what to buy? Also, how...

65 conversion Thanks to everyone for the information on rear end ratios for the '65. I think I have it figured out....the 3000rpm at 65 sounds best, so I'll work in that direction. I'll be watching the site to see if I can help in return. Roy

409 conversion Thanks for the replys, guys. I'm trying to keep the rpm down a little with the price of gas where it is, and I have other cars to do a little "light to light" racing, so I'm not worried about that part....so 3:36 may be close to what I'm looking for. I'm running 215/70R-14's...

Hi everyone: I have just finished a conversion on my '65 Impala Convertable from as 283 Powerglide to a 409 four speed....quite a project, but I'm really happy with the results and we have just put the car back on the road. My question is: what rear end ration did Chevy typically run with...