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You're mostly right except that the fuel supplied is controlled by engine air demand rather than a restriction in the return line.
Back in the early '70's, Ernie Burd, Jr., a friend in Vacaville had three of these carbs. If memory serves, he was involved with Roger Hill in a...
Well, bite my tongue, but I think it looks better than the original.
That's right. Push it down from the big end, let out the clutch, watch the oil pressure build, flip the mag switch and instant tunnel vision.
Before and After.....
Me, too....Vacaville, Fremont. Is Redding still there?
If it fits the NHRA specs for Gas class (when there was a Gas class), then it's a Gasser, as in my a-framed avatar
Don't know about the '51, but the '55 has an adjusting screw w/large locknut on top of the box. Better get some knowledgeable advice or maybe try...
Muttley, Have you tried Google's free Picasa3 ? It helped me resurrect several old pics and was pretty simple, even for a computer dummy like me.
Damn! I was only gone a week and there's 28 more pages. I love this place.
I first saw TLB in 1976 and thought the movie was new. The '55 looked so similar to the B/Gasser I built in '72, I used to jokingly tell friends...
B/g '55, '72 - '77
Got anything from early '70's Fremont?
Me, too....or three...or four. Whatever it takes.
When Chevy was coming out with its 6-cyl. sports car with its 2-speed "powerglide" transmission and side curtains, here was a sports car from...
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