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Ordered a camshaft yesterday from Tony for my Olds 371. Really pleasant guy to deal with. Had time to answer all of my questions and even laughed...
Why stop at a tail light? I have been looking into the possibility of printing an intake for an olds 371 set up for a modern fuel injection system.
Been using it for years. Probably ran at least 1000 feet of it w/o any issues. You really have to try to kink it.
The engine in my 57 olds was stuck in a similar way, sitting and exposed to moisture. I was able to separate the engine and trans by pulling it as...
How big of a cam can be stuffed in an otherwise stock 371 (57)? I'm not opposed to changing out jets in the carburetor, but I would like to keep...
Put the drivers seat in backwards and swap the tail lights for the headlights. There may be hope yet! I have a buddy that is familiar with older...
Bump to the top brings the thread back to the top of the thread page. Something people do to keep it from getting lost in the 100 billion pages of...
Should work in the valley cover provided it clears the intake. As for the other end, you want it to be north of the throttle plate. Something like...
Looking good. Where does one get one of those fancy pants zebra striped air filters?
gimpyshotrods, I think you win the internet for the fastest response times ever. I googled it shortly after asking where I could find a section of...
That's some amazing work gimpyshotrods. 18 gauge? I've hacked together some floor pans with 20g with lack-luster results, but that's just flat...
Thanks for all of the responses. Lots of good information and things to consider. As much as I want something sexy like a bead roller, I think I...
Just went through the whole thread. I'm going to have to get in my garage and beat the snot out of some scrap metal and see what I can come up with.
Holy smokes you guys are fast. First build is underway. Restoring a 57 olds 88. I want to upgrade the brakes to a more modern setup with the...
Kinda new around here so I'm not sure how or where to ask, but here it goes. I've been a mechanic for a while but I've just gotten in to the...
Bought this almost 2 years ago. I was told the engine turns. Come to find out the fan turns and the belt slips on the crank pulley. It's only...
If there's any half assing going on in your work, it's not showing in your pictures. It takes a lot of testicular fortitude to cut the roof off of...
Good to see this progressing.
Been waiting for an update, now get to work.
I know this is an older thread, but I was thinking of doing the same thing to my 57. I was looking at an 80 Impala booster and master. Reason...
Love the work you're doing. Both encouraging and inspiring. I'm doing similar things to a 57 Olds. My rear bumper ends are pretty rusted and...
Replaced a cheapo radiator for a friend. It was the 4th one he put in in 2 years,but "it has a lifetime warranty". He could have bought OEM for...
So when should I bring it over?
Torque coupler = what I thought they called the torque converter like thing. Flexplate is a flywheel for an automatic. Flywheel is a flexplate...
d2 willys, the shop manual I ordered showed up the other day. It has a pretty good, step by step on how to tear down the trans. I was wanting to...
Last post was in march. How does it look now?
d2 willies, correct and 49 to 56 is another deck height as well but if I remember correctly, the timing chain survived one deck height change but...
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