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That’s a good idea. I do the same thing with my BBF’s that weigh in at around 700 lbs. mine isn’t as elaborate, a bottle jack and a couple blocks...
Nascar drivers use tachometers as speedometers as not to break the pit road speed limit.
The 64 and 65 Comets are easily my favorite 60's Mercury's. If it runs and drives perfect, if the engine needs a going through or rebuild I'd look...
I’d braze it. Brazing flows nicely, makes for a nice smooth finish. After brazing touch it up with as close to color match heat paint or leave it....
Nice! And kept it Pontiac powered to!
My 58 Edsel Villager had a FOM in it. It had the E-400. On second thought it was a COM.
The one I always get asked to show is the expire date on my helmet. Has to SFI approved and not more than 10 years old. Borrow a nhra rule book...
I wish the nhra would make bolt-in roll bars legal. Something you could piece together with sleeves, have it installed in an hour or so. I’d be...
289 is only 460 lbs. No wonder the little Cobra was so nimble.
Nice job!
11.49 and quicker for a basic 6 point roll bar and that should legal to 10.00, after that you need a cage.I think it’s 13.99 and quicker for...
Dead man’s curve…..Jan and Dean.
Chrysler gave Thunderbolt driver Gas Ronda a car for winning S/S at the 1964 Winternatinals. He says he put on it on display at Downtown Ford,...
Drag City. Jan and Dean.
I’ve had M/T 31 18.5 15’s on a 10 inch wheel. Not ideal. I ended up with 14 x 15 Welds. Whatever you decide on if their steel there going to weigh...
Those cars run on a prepped concrete drag strip. No comparison to a greasy asphalt road.
I really dig that Falcon. ^^^^^^^^
Comp Cams has a very good online spring catalog that will give you the installed height, coil bind, spring diameter and more. You wouldn’t think...
I find once you get to a certain power level it becomes sketchy stomping on a pedal from a dead stop or even a rolling start. My 57 has around 600...
Bought a used set of sbc headers for $25, cut the flanges off, re-welded y-block flanges and used a few various bends to finish off. Turned out...
Nothing too special. 1969 Lincoln 460 short block. Standard bore, all original of coarse. Thinking of a 545 stroker later down the road….gotta...
Shouldn’t need any vacuum connection to the carb. Manifold vacuum should pull the secondary’s open as much as the engine needs. The only vacuum...
Curious what the application was.
It would have to be in a Lincoln or Merc Marquis, some kind of luxury barge I guess.
Some of the Ford oem fans I’ve seen have “front” stamped on them. Must be for a reason eh. The stocker should pull air towards the engine.
The stock radiator in good shape and proper fan and spacing would keep an 352-390-428 cool….without a shroud.
In my opinion you shouldn’t need a fan shroud.try and keep the fan 1” or so to the radiator. Also make sure the fan isn’t on backwards....
8 inch would work but tire wear could be an issue. Also if tire clearance is close you can cheat with an 8 inch wheel , it would suck the...
Not sure if 65 model Fords had a block on the right side fender apron. The headlight ,turn signal ,park light wiring had bullet connectors that go...
I gain about .003. Big block Ford, aluminum heads, roller rockers. Cold lash is set at .015. My Boss 429 only gives a cold lash setting (.013). No...
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