Thank you Pat, I just borrowed them from online. I would have loved to have seen them new! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Terry, it must be a southern thing as we typically don’t see it much out here at Southern California tracks. Lol Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Almost looks like that flag is attached to the trunk lid of that Pontiac. Sort of like The Street Outlaws Texas group flying their flag from their trunk lids. Getting to be a touchy subject, but I have one of those flags in my garage; given to me by my class after completing X-Ray school in Texas. I am Butch/56sedandelivery.
Probably one of the neatest eras of hotrodding. You just picked up one of the least cool cars, a 4 dr wagon. Headers, chrome reverse wheels, floors shift and now you are in I/stock! Granted I know a real jr stocker takes more than that to set up but I bet for a lot of guys it started this way! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Miron Wells came to Van Wert County Dragway on a regular basis. He was bad fast in the N/S class. His fuel injection system made that combo.
Rochester Fuel Injection was a great system for stock drag racing, both for Chevy and Pontiac racers. The basic system is incredibly simple, but was complicated by the peripheral systems that could malfunction. The cranking signal valve was probably responsible for more injectors being discarded than any other reason. We ran injection on a 57 2 door hardtop and later on the 57 Corvette. Jetting the top end was as simple as turning one screw. The green wagon in my avatar has had on an injector for most of the 49 years I've owned it, but that may be coming to an end because of the low flash point of this new gas. The copper lines to the nozzles sink too much heat, causing gas to atomize in the lines. Can't afford to run racing gas all the time. But for racing they were great. Just ask Bob Lambeck or Marv Ripes.
Good Morning F.I. '57 Chevynut, Av Gas runs great and a neat Stn Stl retubing job, (yup, you can get it in the correct size) also gets the job done. Just a few thoughts that work and should allow you to keep on running your injection until you croak. I have also heard that a small amount of Kerosene in the tank will also raise the vapor point enough to help?? The amount I have heard talked about is a quart to a tank; now just how big is a tank?? Some of the antique car boys also use kero to help with vapor lock on hot summer tours. I am an 80yr old Vet who also is hopelessly caught in the late '50s. Take Care, Good Luck, and Stay Safe, Tom
Tom, would fabricating stainless lines opposed to copper help? Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Good Morning, Simple answer: yes! May not totally cure problem, but will definitely help. It is a pain to do though. The thermal properties of each are about at opposite ends of the spectrum. Cu sucks up the heat, and Stn Stl doesn't. Grab a cu rod and heat one end, you will drop it quickly, do the same with Stn Stl and you will hold the rod quite a long time. And that is a very simplistic example. It's called thermal conductivity. Make sure you get soft tubing and not 'hard' or you won't be able to bend it without kinking it. Good Luck. Google 'raising the vapor pressure of gasoline' and you will get some chemical ideas as well. Not an easy fix. Remember, if you have fuel that was formulated in the winter, it will go nuts in summer under hood temps. The DC boys want our old junkers off of the road, so don't give a crap. Tom
I used to like the smaller GTO, 442, Mustang, Challenger best until I took my buddy's 67 Bonneville 428 for a drive.. Wow I never knew those boats handled like that. Smooth, precise and fast... I blew a 68 Mustang 390 into the weeds with that Bonneville.. That big 428 just wanted to keep going, I would quickly run out of road with that car..
Good Afternoon, I did a very quick search and found this site right away. https://www.bgb-info.com/home.php?cat=9691 They have 10 meter coils with soft annealing. I would silver soldier what I could and not spend money on fittings as much as possible. It silver soldiers very easily to copper, so the joints can be right at the injector using small cu tube couplings. A bit of ingenuity is required. Good Luck, Tom
For sure really enjoyed it until............... somebody discovered bracket racing and it was all downhill.
Wonder what class that 57 convertible was running in on that day. Door glass says F/S but it looks like G/S on the windshield.
It is “F ing” G stock! Lol Sorry I couldn’t help myself Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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