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@Aaron63Nova You seem to have the original box. What is the part number of the tach that you have? That will tell whether a transmitter is...
Appliance Wheels were made in Japan in the '70's and marked as shown in your picture.
There needs to be a flat spot on the distributor. A later distributor can be modified to work.
You should take a look at this thread. Lots of good info here: Let's Build a 265 Chevy V8!!!!! | The H.A.M.B. (jalopyjournal.com)
It looks like it must be from around 1964 [ATTACH]
I believe the pulley in the picture posted by @ LSGUN is an aftermarket pulley used to convert '40 to '48 generators to mount a fan. The pulley...
AMC; late '70's & early 80's Spirits and Concordes. They used Ford disk brakes in front, usually without power.
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Here is the link to the auction: Antique Cars, Architectural Wood & Metal, Tools, Antiques, & Scrap Iron; Estate of Calvin Markel - Sundgren...
Just paint it flat black with red wheels.
Some of the small parts off that engine would sell easily, if you parted it out. The crank pulley, the timing cover, the distributer, the coil...
It does have some nice touches, like the 9 fin valve covers.
Eventually you get to the point where "good enough" is indeed good enough.
The original studs are swaged on the drums. To remove the studs properly, you have to cut away the swaged material. This can be done with a hole...
Wider track width in the rear will make the car understeer. That is OK for a drag car but not good for a nose heavy street driven car.
Good choice on the color.
Condensation in the distributor cap from sitting can result in tracking inside the cap and cause such problems.
Speedaire at Grainger https://www.grainger.com/product/SPEEDAIRE-1-Stage-Splash-Air-Compressor-40KH92
If it has an oil filter it is not a '55.
That is definitely an industrial blower. Paxton still makes them. You should ask them what it is and then list it on ebay. Here is a link to...
@Kiwi 4d , Thank you for the link
I looked up the metalsurgeon, but I cannot find that thread. Does anyone have another clue?
Here is some info on what the factory was doing to help racers with the earliest C1's:
Here is a picture of the #57 car with hardtop (before restoration):
The "9T" is a truck head. They normally had lower compression than the passenger heads.
Here is a list of modifications made to Bob Mouat's 57 which was a successful SCCA B/P racer in the early '60's:
Please post some of the old pictures. We love pictures.
Thanks for fixing this. The ads are annoying.
Just to add to the confusion, they used to sell aftermarket fan mount pulleys which fit on to the shaft of the '40 -'48 2-brush generators. Those...
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