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Thanks for the response. These are the same issues I’m having. Good shops are now closed because the owner died, in one case my buddy took a 428...
Still waiting for phone numbers for these machinists. I can drive. Nashville, Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis….
The voice of reason, 38Chevy454. Such a rarity on web boards. I get nostalgia, just not for everything. Would love to see contact info for...
One of my trucks is already back on the road, some here may say an act of blasphemy was required. Pulled a set of Vortecs off a ‘98 Tahoe several...
Exactly. I’ve been given the names of a couple of places that specialize in race engines. I’ve been told that won’t mess with these old heads, but...
And there we have it. Kentucky ain’t California and every machine shop experience I’ve had here—or even heard about—was a tragedy. My next build...
This was probably decided years ago and I just never got the memo. In the last couple weeks I have pulled apart a couple engines I was running...
Electric choke Holley. No other choice. These manifolds never come with the provision for a divorced choke because Vortec heads have no provision...
Putting Vortec heads on an earlier 350 block for a vintage truck that will be required to go to Home Depot occasionally in the winter. I’ve run...
Manual choke conversion? That’s just quitter talk. I thought we were all gluttons for punishment here… Voltages and everything else has been...
Linkages and pull off are good. Years ago I had a whole series of 70s Cads and I had no problem dealing with them, even though they didn’t come...
I still have a couple vintage trucks with quadrajets, although I think it’s getting near the end of the line. I’ve been pretty good with them, but...
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