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Hi guys, I just got an email from FlyHiFlyLo Who stated that he was working with a turbo similar to the Buick Draw Thru setup that I have on my...
Almost everybody seems to want to change the cam and thats fine but I think that the Mercruiser engineers knew how to get good torque over a wide...
At my age anything with less than 10 lbs per hp would be dangerous. My marine mechanic said that he built a big block Chevy that went into a...
A big block light weight aluminum 4 cylinder engine capable of 625 hp without nitros, turbo or blower certainly is worth putting in almost any...
aussie63, I think that the Mercury Marine Engineers put the water pump on the end of the cam and the alternator on the end of the crank because...
I recently purchased a Model T steering wheel hub that is about 3 to 1 reduction. It has a limiter pin in it that has to be removed to allow it...
I use it in everything that is tubeless and it works fine. My quad Fourtrax's get it when I mount new tires to prevent unwanted suprises on...
Kind of a big jump from 2/9/12 to 11/10/12 from bare frame and body parts to running rod? if you have time fill us in on some details of the...
Bad Zuk, Your Suzuki is great. Please let us know how it works out. I love sleepers and have thought about building a jeep using a...
Dennis, I definitely don't have all of the answers as to how to best convert these engines for use in a car so that is why I try to change as...
I can't imagine why the fools at Mercury Marine would put a 750 cfm QuadraJet on their 3.7 liter 190 hp engine that is set up to work optimally at...
dennis, A picture of your technic would help us understand and would let us see what type of bender that you use. Thanks Dick :) :) :)
In the early 60s I had a 53 Chevy that used or leaked about a quart of oil each tank of gas, about once a week . In Los Angeles there was a...
Dennis, Unless your tank is rounded off at the ends it should hold a little more than 5 gallons giving you 10 total with your other tank....
I like the idea of keeping a 4 cylinder engine in a car that came with one. I am putting Mercury Marine 4 cylinder engines in my Model A Fords...
Dennis, Speedway has 8X33" 7 gallon spun Aluminum tanks for $144.99 including cap and brackets. I was trying to figure out how to make my...
resOwc18, All that is required is the back plate of the Toyota Corolla water pump. The pumps that we use have a flat plate on the back...
I also grew up in Long Beach, Ca. and had some friends that were surfers. One had an early Woodie and later became famous building surf...
You are correct on the thread diameter. The thread length is definitely 1.5". I just noted that the mid section of the bolt tapered down from...
The threads are 1.5" long. The Mercruiser head bolts are tapered down about 1.25" from the head and do indeed have 1/2" threads making the...
iadr, I have also given the cooling system a lot of thought and also plan to introduce the cool radiator water from the bottom of the radiator...
Beau, You are right about that however sometimes the photos do not show the detail that is available when enhanced. I often save photos just...
Thanks squirrel, You are right I have never seen that Forum. I will explore it now. I hope the Moderators leave this Thread here...
Here is a picture that I took of the sunset about a week ago. There are 3 copies of that photo. The original and 2 that I adjusted only...
Bad Daddy, If you want post some info on how to get that Free Application and how to use it Please do. The reason I started this post is...
Many pictures posted on the HAMB leave much to be desired. Unfortunately many of them have faded or weren't very good to begin with. In...
Mike Britton asked: "Are my new cataract free eyes deceiving me, or is her right hand on backwards!!??!!" novadude55 said: "its her...
I have a severe hearing loss so I'm not a good judge of sound quality however I do know that most of our cars have the acoustics of an oil drum....
I would leave the cam alone. A friend who makes cams for 4 cylinder Hill climb and lakes cars said that the Mercruiser cam is very good as it is...
dennis, If you use 48 to 52 Ford F1 spindles you can use one of these kits for disk brakes. Don't use 53 to 56 F1 spindles they have a...
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