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the 416 heads are super for the small 283/307 motors, have a set on my 307. On it, with the 58cc chambers, the c.r. is bumped up about a point or...
Hell, its a badge of honor---"this guy drives this MF"
A 20" glaspak ain't much. Either way you go you got noise, a lot of it. I've tried just about everything, but to my wore out tired old ears the...
cheap way is hi temp BBQ paint available anywhere. It lasts quite a while, not permanent. Did I say cheap?
Friendship means more than a car deal---you said it all. Hell of a lot of cars are built, but one true friend is truly one of a...
My ancient mind can't remember when, but i saw a video of a guy that claimed he had the original, or one of them, and he was driving it around in...
Arctic in January??
Don't underate these old performance manifolds--remember they were researched and matched to the early motors of the day--with total performance...
This is the right stuff-it is phosphoric acid -kills rust--and actually leaves a "primer" paintable surface, no further prep necessary. I've used...
Its an easy conversion, had a friend do the exact thing on a 55 chevy-his physical condition was very poor but he tackled it and was able to make...
Here's a method I've used, had my doubts but it did the job for me. Use an electric pencil eraser, just the simple eraser on the end of a pencil....
Had something similar--my solution was gravity bleed. Master must be above all cylinders, start at RR and open bleeder for 15 min-just be sure to...
It's on netflix-saw it last night, again. Wanna feel old? Look at Harrison Ford in the 55- -and i've often wondered, did they burn a real 55 in...
Good thinking. The idle number is basically my deal for my a/c. S. Texas is already hot, around 89 today. It'll idle slower, but i just keep it...
This dude is a genius!
I've wondered about that. Chevy never put a 4 bbl on one (that i am aware) from the factory, nor had any hipo parts for one. Just seems to me...
I just knew someone would say that--correct, that's the perfect foolproof way, and of course the way I was trying to avoid. You know what i was...
Naw, hell, I use question marks on everything-especially in my old age. Right, its a timing light digital unit, but its not a cheapie-Innova Pro...
Is 7 years enough?
I have a tach --its rock solid at around 800 rpm and reads fine all the way up. The timing light tach was the one that jumped around -i'm...
No genius with words--the question is Would you change the cam or leave as is? Its a playcar driver only. Timing mark did not move, vac advance...
Have a 307, when i got it i just dropped it in an elco, planning for a changeout later. Just opened the oil cap, clean as could be, so i put it...
I didn't trust 'em either until I got a top shelf one and learned how to use it properly. I discovered I wasn't nearly as good as I thought....
Right. You didn't say what you're after, if its total all out performance then an outside source for recurve that knows how do it is the way....
Speedway, 125. [IMG]
If they're good, able to be bored or re ringed, grab 'em. Personally, I'm really happy to see so many guys wanting to use the old motors, without...
Yeah, but they're a cheap date! You can get one easily at almost any junkyard, wide selection of ratio's, Ptrac, and stout. Plus an 8.8 is within...
No biggie. It depends on how you want it to look. On my 40 I ran a polished ss 3/8 tube straight up from the pump, installed a 3/8 wix metal...
Yep, this is the way to do it. I did it on my 40 chev. this way, easy and when its installed right and pulled snug, looks really good (straight)....
You would have to actually lay eyes on that maroon (not sure to call it that) caddy-talk about super slick! A gnat would look like a huge mountain...
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