The Jalopy Journal
Spring Carlisle is AWESOME!! I go for the whole week and do a lot of walking and a lot of looking. Bring money because you will find SOMETHING to...
The key to performance is cylinder pressure. If you have stock compression and stock gears and stock converter I would stay below [email protected]...
Crane cams makes a vacuum advance limiter that goes on the screw in the back. It is cam shaped and is adjustable. If you have an hei distributor...
I just did a reverse rotation 350 chevy and the only difference is the pistons are on the rods with the Notch that points to the front actually...
The last picture shows the pushrod at the bottom of the slot. Did you install 1.6 rockers? If you did the the pushrods are binding in the slots. I...
You have to make a mold. Lots of good books out there. Keith Noakes has a good one I bought from Motorbooks International. If you read enough...
buford36, I sure do remember B&M SPEED SHOP. Milt sold the equipment to John Unamann and is now living in Middlesex N.Y. I never went to Monroe...
You can do anything you put your mind to. Buy some good books and do a lot of reading first. To clean the parts all you need is mineral spirits....
Steve is alive and well. I do a little machine work for him on occasion. Hey Henry, it came to me at work today, John's name was Johnny Robert...
Back in the early 1970's I worked at Koerner Ford and made many trips to Fred Walker Ford to pick up parts. I remember your dad. I also remember a...
The problem with flathead fords is most modern engine shops have equipment that is not designed to work on blocks that have valves in them. Most...
NOT ME! I have work to do! Yesterday morning I had breakfast with Precision Timmy from Weedsport. I picked up a 383 SBC balance job from him. In...
I did a 390 for my Cobra kit car. They make a lot of TORQUE! Dress it up and tell everyone it's a 427!!!!!! Any toploader will fit.
I run an automotive machine shop in Canandaigua New York. I grind a lot of flywheels and change many ring gears. Here is how I do it at work. Take...
Those Devin bodied race cars represent the best period in sports car racing. Back then you could actually compete with a homebuilt hot rod. Then...
Watched it last night. As usual anything Dave Despain does is AWESOME! This is a must see for everyone, no disappointments !
You are on the right track. You need to figure out your cruise rpm when you are towing. How much weight you pull will influence your gear choice....
I am Building a 400 for my 68 Chevy truck. I am using a Crane Energizer 272H which is [email protected] duration. I am using different heads. I would...
That thing is AWESOME! How BIG is that OLDS? If it is a 455 YOU GONNA SCARE YOURSELF! They make lots of TORQUE! Next time I visit the mother in...
I did an inexpensive 383 for my 68 chevy pickup. I tried to do it as cheap as possible. I used a scat 9-103750 crank, 400 rods and MAHLE 599831 WR...
At least you did not buy it sight unseen! The next treasure might be just around the next corner! You just GOTTA GO LOOK! What is the true meaning...
I would build a 302 or use a scat 3.25 stroke crank and use GT-40P heads. You want to use a cam that is overdrive friendly. The engine would make...
Shortsville,NY here. My daily driver is a 1968 Chevy truck with a 383 turbo 400, and mooncaps. After I finish my Cobra kit car and sell it I will...
I finally decided to register here! I build engines for a living, am finishing my cobra replica, and I am thinking the next project will be a REAL...
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