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How about a waterpump?
Some of the Doors, most of Stevie Ray, Warren Zevon, Marshal Tucker, & Danny Gatton's Desert Rose all great inspirational hot rod music, RIP
Maybe your grandfather gave you the car thinking it might bring you together, as opposed to it being sold, .02 , Pat
Spend some time at a junkyard looking at engines with external oilpumps, a gear type would be more period correct but there were older engines...
Try try again, P
Here's a picture of a Jewett pump installed on a '25 CHEV4, it probably comes down to what you can find that will fit the space available. Pat
The 1st picture didn't show up, farm engineering at it's best, Pat
Thanx for the pictures, eager to see how the rearend is connected to the trans. Amazing how we get so worked up over something like this, maybe...
How about a picture of how the rear end connects to the trans, I'll show you mine if you show me yours! Mine currently has two A trans inline...
The Fedral Mogul bearing book suggest a 120" 4cyl. rod 2.093 x main 2.248, no other comes close. years are 1946-1953. So could be a tractor crank...
The position of the shifter forks is different in an early top compared to a '39, while I don't really recommend it, I've seen early tops that...
Chris, sounds like the synchro hub is too far back & is jammed, you can try gently tapping the hub forward maybe with the clutch dis engaged. Do...
Jim, I talked with Seth this morning, he said he had a great conversation with about the Hal head and other things. Hope you can make some...
I get it, the coat hanger acts as an insulator for the tie wrap, that's more clever than I thought. I'll print out your suggestion & hang it on my...
Did the inspectors have any suggestions? I volunteered to be an inspector at the Santa Margarita hill climb July 7th. The last time was at the...
What color were the stripes? P
Mac, all the pictures didn't show up so here's some more, Pat
Mac, do to time constraints weren't able to find OX5 rods so I made a close approximation. I used a stock stroke "B" crank 305 Chev pistons &...
Who are the weirdo's eating Pizza?
2X Thanks, the video supplied some good feedback that was missing, see you next time, Pat
Did anyone get any decent pictures of our car? my crew literally was a bunch of invalids and couldn't get the camera out, Pat
2X, all cam grinders that are not doing a regrind use pre machined blanks that have cast lobes that only allow a few degrees advance or retard or...
Started with a billet piece, after coarse sand blast it was soda blasted to knock down the sharp peaks, then primered & painted. P
Here's some more pics of the Jewett pump & fab'd cover, in the pile of parts for this project there was a stock sheetmetal cover with a brazed on...
No, sorry I don't have a picture with the radiator installed. Pat
I really admire your innovative carb linkage, probably necessary when driving on the wrong side. I know you mentioned installing a '32 grille...
A little trivia for the morning! P
Search on Google, "Goleta Drag Strip" April 10th 1949, 1st sanctioned drag strip.
Thanks for the compliments, my designs are influenced by Harry Millers products from 1938, and there were pop up heads prior to WWII, but I...
at the moment I'm using it for a door stop, maybe when I find something better
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