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He has 26.85" diameter tyres , so it would be better with 4.10's This is a Free Test :D 2.73:1 gears in 1st gear [2.40:1] is slightly lower than...
He said he put longer pushrods in with the flat tappet cam. [this cannot be done with roller lifters] My interpretation, is he pulled the roller...
Do one thing at a time ! Gears is a good starting point. Before you rip the engine apart , give it a compression check ,and a vacuum test. Many...
It is easy to make a "348" stroker from your block because it is already 0.030 oversize bores. The secret is the accumulation of the correct...
I was hoping it was the 3789817 casting for your year car In 1964 this ^^^ block casting was used for both 283 and 327 engines. So it could be...
What is the casting number on the block?
Or you can stroke the 283 out to 350 [actually 348"] and leave the stock appearance incl the 283 casting numbers. This would make a torquey...
He would be doing 1398 rpm at 65mph with 2.73's ................and with that cam ??????? Here we are pulling our hair out trying to help the guy...
That makes a difference.[now getting the correct info] Now what do you want to use the engine for? Daily driver? Street Strip? This ^^^ is what...
About $700+ the cost of a rebalance and gaskets etc It would be cheaper to find some [F7EE-AA] GT40P heads off a 99-00 Explorer and back cut the...
You mean these ?? [ATTACH] You leave them alone!!! It is now part of the casting Here is a 68 327 Block # 3914678 [ATTACH] Now would be...
Approx 9.8:1 to 10:1 But the longer duration cam will lower static cylinder pressure I personally would recommend a shorter cam and still run 10:1...
Lifter gallery plugs Get you machinist to remove them when he cleans the block and re-install new ones. There are a couple of others at the rear...
I would guess more likely 7.8 to 8.0:1 Add to that the longer duration cam is bleeding off too much cylinder pressure. The engine will be...
Here is a Basic 39 Ford Schematic It shows the ignition on one terminal and fuel and oil pressure gauges on the other terminal And the ammeter...
Check to see if there is continuity between the two terminals with the ignition switched off. On a lot of early switches [pre-Acc days] it was...
Quoted by motoring journalist Eoin Young “Pat Hoare, who enjoyed a special, if mysterious, relationship with Enzo Ferrari and was supplied with...
Here is Garth Souness racing with a broken windshield around the streets of Matamata [North Island NZ] The car had registration plates in these...
Worn sliders and dog teeth . [2nd gear gets the most abuse] Pull it down and install a "hook slider" [aka Torque lock sliders] Do both sliders...
They are designed to be universally fitting to most body types/sizes And easy to wear/put on If you had a race type harness in a street car you...
I've had the opposite experience with a Holley 500cfm on a 302 2v [71 Mustang Fastback] Mine was extremely driveable and would alway start from...
In racing ,we're driving on the conservative side of having an accident. The probability is lot higher, but the consequences from them is a lot...
Reverse Eye the top leaf is dead easy with a BFH [and deaf neighbors] Easier in a press But the leaves cannot have the swage in them [mid 50's GM...
You're OK That is the safest method, the starter can't be "bumped" with the ignition off. On race cars we do the starter live so we can bump the...
A lot of them are internally bridged [inside the switch [it is just an extra terminal] If you put a multimeter across both terminals with the...
Just connect it to the Ignition circuit it needs to be switchable [so it's off when the ignition is off] Your starter button [dash mounted] can...
I had some overseas visitors from China who were told all these old cars were "Hollywood Movie Props" and didn't actually exist. So I took them...
Ignition to Gen Light, then Gen Light to the Exciter. With Ignition On the gen light see ground via the Alternator. With the engine running...
It is only vertical loads of a shackle, all lateral loads are controlled by a triangulated 4-link. He wants the Heim for articulation so the 1/4...
My old Corvette race car had 5/8" Heim joints for the Tie-Rods [needed for Bump Steer Correction] I didn't even think about this at 176mph, fast...
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