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That describes it exactly. The center carb looks fine and the rear carb is not too bad, but the pitting is so bad in the front carb I may replace...
Thanks, I'll look into that.
Well, my standard practice has been to use High Octane Chevron gas, a half bottle of STP octane boost and a few ounces of Marvel Mystery Oil for...
Good one! I'll keep scrubbing, but the metal looks pitted now and I have no idea what the internal passages look like. It's worst in the front...
Ok, so I know I let my rod sit over winter, and yes it got rained on a bit, but what the hell got into my fuel bowls? Something seems to have...
Wish I could come down and say hi. I'm heading to Alaska next week. Maybe you guys could reschedule the event for me?
I got a '62 Customcraft? I think. And it could be yours! All you need is about $1400.00, a tow hitch, and the desire to go to Acton CA, to...
BTT Anybody think they might come?
Hey everybody! I've got a buddy who's a freemason and he has convinced his lodge to put on their first car show and we want it to be very...
That looks like the early type used in '57 , same as on my coupe. I'm pretty sure that the rebuild kits cover all 2g and 2gc Rochesters. The...
Another thing you might find is a sort of built-in circuit breaker. There is a wire coil with the end of the wire coming out to a small metal...
I like the part that says "four wheel disc brake" There's no brake lines running to the front wheels, but hey, the discs are there! Maybe thems...
That El Camino lookin' thing came up a while ago, pre-primer. I showed pictures to Barris and he told me it definitely didn't come from his shop,...
Problem solved! Thanks everybody for your input. I called the Holley tech line this morning and the guy told me to check the float levels...
The model number for this carb is 0-80555S. There is a screw that opens the secondary throttle slightly for some reason, but the instructions...
Ok, I need the experienced experts only here, no wild guessing please! I am trying to help a friend tune his brand new Holley 4 bbl (model 4175)...
I tried to get that 60s Kodachrome look. I never imagined people would spend so much effort to create poor quality pictures out of good ones, but...
Okay, you wanted real examples with explanations so try this. I went for a period correct 'Munsters' era hotrod. Early 60s cuz that's what...
Personally I too went through this dilemma and decided that its fine to use repro parts if they really look like the originals. I used a repro...
And why the hell is barrel abbreviated as "bbl" anyway?!? Shouldn't that be the abbreviation for Bubble??? Its a government conspiracy I tells ya!!!
Wait a minute, how can you consume most of your own oil, AND export half of it? If my country produces 2.4 million bbl and imports nearly...
I've raced in the Antique Nationals at LACR a half dozen times and it is a blast, but we're talking about the under 30 crowd that generally builds...
I use the 8 1/2" Radirs just for the drag races. They definitely ride stiffer on the highway than the skinny polyester Universals I usually run....
The '57 -'58 J-2 Olds setups used a single 2GC (2bbl with choke) in the middle and a 2G (2 bbl without choke or idle circuit) at either end. They...
It sounds like you're not getting any advance when you step on it. Put the timing light on the balancer and see if the mark moves when you rev...
Did you prime the fuel pump? By that I mean that you have to take the hose off the carb and pour a cup or so of fuel down the line to the new...
'59 to '62 is what I recall when I was looking for mine.
A broken valve spring wouldn't necessarily backfire because backfiring occurs when the fuel ignites while one of the valves is partially held...
If one of your plugs was soaked, I would check compression on that cylinder. You might have broken a valve spring. That will get progressively...
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