The Jalopy Journal
Nicely done. I love the old school shifter.
It ain't no HAMB motor!
I got a "freshly rebuilt" and never run 302 in a package deal. Before running it I decided to open it up and have a look at the work inside. They...
Simple enough considering linear back/forth shifting, but without detents/lockouts, I think you're asking for trouble.
No guarantee, but I'll see if I have one.
Dude, holy crap! Did you originally say it was running rough? Fractured piston skirts may just cause that.
You can try and tighten the box a bit (with the adjustment nut on the cap) and see if that helps. Make sure you tighten it a little at a time and...
My Falcon was unfinished and mostly disassembled and had sat unloved for 7 years. Two motors, two transmissions, a few Rubbermaid totes and boxes...
You can swap in '65 steering parts and get the benefit of the longer tie rods. You'll need center link, inner and outer tie rods and the pitman arm.
Just a little tidbit of potentially useful info. The Edelbrock 500 cfm and 600 cfm are exactly the same except for the booster venturis and the...
When I did mine, I purchased a reproduction replacement of the original stuff. Hard to work with and hard to keep glued in place. In the end I...
Yes, I've been following your thread from time to time. Great job and I'm sure you're getting excited. As always, the devil is in the details. If...
I had/have one, but I cut and extended it for a 6 bolt engine. Sorry. You can buy one at www.falconparts.com for $75.
Peanut butter, with the bread, and you can have lunch when you're done.
They'll be much better on the interstate....:D
I always end up with seller's remorse after parting with something. My solution is just to keep it all. Problem is, I'm running out of storage space.
Just beware the column shifters aren't very strong, so if you get too aggressive you'll find yourself pulling the steering column out which is no...
Nice car! The intake manifold mounts to a flat surface so it should free up easily. Some guys actually grease the intake gaskets so they can be...
If your valves are freely moving, I'd suspect a crack in the block that runs into the valve seat.
[IMG] YES!, Thanks, I went and answered my own question. Amazon, of course.
So, after all these years, every time someone has to pour gas down a carb they have to improvise an old water bottle or a coffee can or something...
You can always buy a bottle of stink oil and add it to regular gear oil.
I'm running a stock electrical system. No problems to report here, but I do carry a spare distributor in the trunk, just in case.
Mallory makes a dual point that is centrifugal advance. Dual points are a bit of a pain to gap and keep gapped, so I swapped in a 6V pos gnd...
The main purpose of crankcase ventilation is to remove water condensation in the block and secondarily to remove blowby. Air flow through either...
Not to be rude, but I don't see how "today's oil" makes any difference. A filter is to remove particulate contaminants which old cars get a lot,...
Stromberg doesn't make a 94, there is a Holley 94 or a Stromberg 97 only. Holley uses a vacuum power valve and Stromberg uses a mechanical one....
Dare I say "size doesn't matter, it's the motion in the ocean" :D
On older cars, starter circuits, cigarette lighters, and even headlight circuits are unfused. I'd think a dead short would have melted a wire by now.
I have Hooker long tube headers that fit well and install pretty easily. The only downside is that they hang pretty low to the ground.
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