The Jalopy Journal
I think he had last ran it over in Missouri somewhere at nostalgia drags, maybe someone remembers seeing it run?
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I visited the owner, one Ted Chamness over east of Dallas about 12-15 years back. He was mid 80s then and looking for...
I'm still a fan of the small journal sbc. 30 some years ago we had a roundy round dirt car with a 283 block, 327 crank and bored .060 to make...
FWIW, the 400 was never called a 400M. It's just the 400. It came first and when the 351 of the same design came later, it was called the modified...
I love this build and your eye for donor metal. I built my tub somewhat the same but with less talent. I used a heavily modified 29 4 door cowl,...
I'm digging the body work you are doing. I missed the threshing bee swap meet this year, was in the hospital. I never was too big on using T...
Over on Fordsix a few years back there was still rumblings about someone making a crossflow head but it seems like the project had gotten bogged...
The stock head was always the big drawback to making real horsepower and as someone found out, it's easy to go through a water jacket. I have...
Thanks!! A friend and I ran across a Merc allegedly Joe did out in rural east Texas. Kinda rough shape, owner had plans to redo it. [IMG] [IMG]
My only experience is on new concrete and as a contractor. We found the 2 part to be the most durable. It's pretty spendy compared to the single...
Just a random thought but all these are in cars with airbags. It's a whole system and I would think the airbag is to keep you from eating the...
I remember the old baseball bat trick to get more clearance.
I usually ordered one for an early 60s pickup because I wanted a manual choke. If you want an auto choke, one for a mid 60s 283 car should fill...
I've been driving it quite a bit, mostly just short drives around town because of the 4.56 gears. It's a fun old truck but no plans to do much...
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