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You know this is kind of two edged sword..................cars are the same as they were 40+ years ago, but the way they are controled has gone...
Personally I'd pass. Give Dale at http://www.weedetrstreetrod.com/index.ivnu a call and tell him John Speer sent you or give him an email as he...
Some old and some new.
Go all the way to the bottom of the page and it shows how brake pedal ratio is calculated; Take a look at the diagram and follow the...
Most of the early Ford intakes, valve covers and even some cast headers were all done by Buddy Bar..................and they still do high end...
I guess it just comes down to what you want and how deep your pocket book is. A stock flathead can easily be rebuilt for reliablity and double the...
Looks like a very interesting build, hope you either run low boost, or start buying the best possible parts you can get, bottom billet main caps...
The yard is South of town and has 40/50/60's cars and trucks, but mostly cars. A lot of 55 and 56 Chevy stuff, I got a roof for my 56 Chevy 2dr...
I have never used this company but a friend had a motor shipped by them, they are a freight forward service and the name is Sky 2 C, Inc. Shipping...
I've been drag racing and building my own motors for some 45+ years. I got started because my grandfather was a machinest and dad was a mechanic....
Great thread................here is my short list; Do some solid low 9's or maybe high 8's in my Maverick with a carb Crew on a Bonneville Car...
I'm just like anyone else because I started out working on Chevys. My father was a mechanic and my grandfather was a machinest. I started out...
The one important thing in higher octane gas is that is has less "energy per unit" than lower octane gas. I run 15:1 in my race motor, and it will...
I think the flathead experts have said it all, you can easily make 150/170HP by picking the right parts, but making it "reliable for long trips"...
Here is a picture of my Maverick, the wheels up picture is at the Fremont Drag Strip in 1979, and the car in 2010 at the Redding Drag Strip, the...
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