The Jalopy Journal
so when i did mine i cut the column and steering shaft from the original box. i had a cylindrical piece of hard plastic about 3" long that would...
i have a V8 in mine but when i did my engine removals and such i removed the hood, grill, radiator, and radiator support. I dont run inner...
Yeah the rear fender openings were enlarged. I'm planning on replacing them. It's been hacked together over the years because I couldn't decide...
this truck has the look. something like this.
I think I like the sleeper look. What looks nice to me is the full looking tires on a chevy 3600. I like the meaty tire look with the larger...
The suspension on it is rebuilt stock front axle with disc brake conversion and lowered leaf springs. Uses the C10 style steering box that mounts...
i'm looking for some thoughts on tires and wheels for my 1950 chevy truck. the truck is in my avatar and i'll attach some pictures to help out....
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Not sure about the VE data. There's always some difference between sim. data and real world data. The dyno cell is pretty controlled but there's...
dyno sheet the bsfc figure is wrong. the gizmo wasn't calibrated at this time.
stack height appears to add up to 9.00. (3.25/2)+5.7+1.675=9...? with these numbers I get at least 10:1 comp., 10.5 isn't unreasonable.
Pistons (should be): L2166NF40, rings 5/64, 5/64, 3/16; comp. dist. 1.675", head volume: -5.30cc
hey man, there was a gear drive on there before, I don't remember the name of it but it was pretty neat. it sounded good, you could hear it at...
That was along my train of thought as well. I just figured I was missing something because I'm just some dummy hobbyist
Dude I was super pumped with those numbers! The Power Tour (some kind of power tour) actually came through that weekend and they took guesses on...
The car had a press on balancer before. The casting cracked around the crank snout and fell off. It damaged a vintage corvette racing 6-7qt oil...
Hey guys, I originally thought that the comp. RATio would be around 10.5-11, but the shop measured and what heard on it was around 9.5. The block...
I'll have to snap a pic of the port work on those AFRs. They are just about the sexiest thing I've seen on an engine part. Works of friggin art,...
Just had it on the dyno last Monday. Pulled 431hp @ 6200, an 388tq @ 4700. Had it built for a '64 corvette 4speed. Engine built and dyno tested...
Had an engine assembled by a local machine shop for a '64 corvette convertible. 327 engine, dynoed at 431 hp after assembly and no tuning. We were...
finished everything up today. got the lower mount done and bolted on the shackle mount. it started raining so I didn't get a chance to test drive...
The springs are stock. Had a local spring shop go through them and check them out. New clamps, bushings, all hardware, shackles.... It's all new....
Dick, there is a reason for the panhard rod. The leaf springs are thin as far as leaf springs go (~1-5/8", instead of 2-1/2") and they sway. They...
i used the TIG to weld the bracket on. no problems. instead of cast iron, the ford explorer axle is steel. welds pretty easily. the bottom...
used some string and a framing square to find the centerline of the frame. the explorer rear axle has the offset pinion so i couldn't run it...
Finished the bar. Added a vertical rear support and a gusset in the front. Going to make some end link safety straps because the new bars come...
Right, I remember the stock axle having tiny shackles or something at the bottom (it is pictured earlier, the pic may be hard to make out) What...
I'm not quite sure what you mean there. I got the idea from the Camaro rear end but I'm not using housing floaters or spring sliders. The axle is...
I added another brace today. I've been fishmouthing the tubes with a grinder and such and it's proved to be a pain. the cuts aren't perfect but...
I'm only making the one bar so I don't have to worry about duplicating the exact shape. I don't have a jig (lesson learned now!) and should've put...
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