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Dang! that is awesome! Can't believe all the cool parts with it too. Score of a lifetime!
More progress updates. Engine is in place and just about ready for start-up. We are running a cooling system so had to come up with a radiator....
The front axle is all together and it came out great. Only minor tweaking needed to get it all to fit. So now it was time to drop in the motor and...
The I beam axle is about a 2.5" drop, but the spring perches had 2" riser blocks plus caster shims. The brakes were 11 inch vented rotors with GM...
Another thing that bothered us on the car was the front axle. It is a narrowed 56 F100 axle with unknown spindle/ brake conversion and it had...
We needed to make a block saver plate out of 1/8" 6061-T6 aluminum. Made the pattern from the bellhousing, drilled come holes and used the plasma...
I am thinking it will RPM to 5500 safely.
One thing that made me scratch my head was, how far off the timing was from the cam card. The cam is a Tatom's spec grind by Schneider and the...
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Been a while since last post, but have been slowly making some progress. Got the block relieved and ported. My rotating assembly was all balanced...
I'll be using forged Ross pistons.
It's been a while since the last post post, but things are starting to progress again. Got my new to me replacement block from H&H Flatheads in...
All packed up and will be leaving NC in the morning. Should be in BG by evening. Can't wait, this will be a lot of fun!
Cool pics, I really like that Chrysler 300 with the Long Ram intake.
I will be there for Friday and Saturday. Is the swap meet any good at this event?
Very Cool!
The Tri-State swap meet is definitely one to go to. Never had a bad time there.
Here are my H/gas lettering on the C pilars. They look good from 10 feet away. Haha.[ATTACH][ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G950U using The H.A.M.B....
Thanks for the info on the paint. I did get some and laid down some letters. Also, I was able to get another block, just have to get all the...
Well, looking for another 8BA block to use for our race motor. In the meantime, going to start the lettering on the body. What type of paint...
You will need to do a pressure test on the block to see if it is in the water jackets. From the looks of it, it is. If that's the only crack, I 'm...
Let us know how it works out.
Got the engine back from getting two sleeves put in and crack repair. Decided I would invest in my own pressure tester and put it to use to verify...
While the motor was in machine shop limbo, we moved on to getting some color on the body. We stripped all the emblems and trim off of it, removed...
Building the template for the 0.25" plate steel clutch shield required for racing. [ATTACH] Sent from my SM-G950U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Got our intake and carbs, 3 Stromberg 97s and an Offy intake. Needed to do some port matching on the intake, which my son Enzo was thrilled to do....
The engine is in the machine shop and of course the block is cracked in the usual spots. Got two cracks from the bowls to the cylinders. Upon...
Had some rear end work to do on it. Took out the set of 6.00 gears and gave them back to Mike Coger for his SEGA Super Stock Comet wagon build. I...
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