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Yeah, while not for high rpm usage, should be fine for normal daily driving (not long freeway trips!). Higher rpm driving, they will kill valve...
NONE... It's too easy to mix and match parts, and many do. Swapping cylinder heads is WAY too easy to do, and this is one of the key designators...
Assembly lube, or some other heavy oil. I've never used a paste lube out of a tube, so I can't answer that part. I always use an assembly lube...
Gus - You sure that the carburetors...will fit, front to rear ? Mike
Just to let you know. The R2 and especially the R1 engine combination are no real big deal. These two combinations were found in MOST V-8...
Fuel / air sure flow different being "forced" out, vs being "pulled" in to the cylinder ! Mike
Me too. I have a set of 16" Bear Claws sitting, collecting dust. Mike
Was no need for that! There's a few new pictures of old cars in this thread, that aren't...traditional, by the definition of the word. But by...
Picture above - Looks like a staged, "Fire Burnout" to me. It was a "thing" to do back then. Mike
Yeah, but well overweight for their purpose. I bought a set...and sold them before mounting. My second wagon uses a modified Hotrods & Brakes...
My long term project. The Quick Change axle is in, brakes made and in place and wheels chosen, the transmission is sitting and waiting...for me to...
Thunder - Think hard, you actually answered your own question. Mike
GUYS...those sintered filters are NOT...cleanable / reusable !!! At least not properly ! JUST like the same style filters in the various...
Mmm, yeah, sorta ! I'd say fine, use the T-400 IF...you have in excess of about 600hp. Otherwise, with, as you state, a 350hp engine, to me...a...
Yeah, most any automotive repair, glass shop should have, or can get flat glass. All of our older cars have laminated flat glass in the side...
Not the best shot of the fuel lines... Teflon braided, with plated fittings. Stainless steel fittings USED to be available, but are all but no...
Just check them closely for signs of cracks, or if they are riveted together, a preemptive strike, use tubes, and cross your fingers. I just last...
Yep... Nice work on the cap. Mike
Yeah...it is ! NO...poser there. That took some skill to dig into the material, and not have the cutter roll out of the groove, and have it look...
Sorry..! Read that..."reversed"... ! Go back to your 8th grade science class, "levers". And they weren't even that deeply reversed. Just cheap I...
Many are cheaply made. Many, many moons ago, my Dad bought a set of reversed, chrome "wheels" for my Mom's 62 Impala. Never gave it much thought...
David - I hope you mean .040" (or .04") overbore...NOT 40 overbore !? I doubt a small Chevy (or any other!) will go, 40 overbore. Mike
What...because I didn't want to be polishing them every couple of weeks..? Yeah, I painted them, now...I DON'T need to be polishing them...every...
I...can't believe SO...many people want to talk about phony, fake...lying to the public, about hot rod car parts !!! Yeah...there it is, I also...
Picture stolen from above - Gotta love it...Fuel Altered driving ! Wheels up...smoken the tires, throttle still open, and 20° off track center....
A note on aggressive cams on the street... You may want to invest in a "stud girdle" for the rocker arm studs. Aggressive cams, stock 3/8" studs,...
Nope...just like all 12 volt and negative ground, the points need to be attached to the stud where all other points wiring is attached to work...
Despite the added cost, there's power, mileage and longevity to be had in using Total Seal piston rings. I don't use anything else. Mike
It depends... On exactly...how it was made manual ! The way my old T-400 was, by the governor. With a properly working governor, the trans. was...
I've got two containers. One small plastic bottle like above, I've also got a quart paper/metal container of the posi additive. Interesting...
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