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Tire tech tool at most dirt tracks, at least in the stock classes. Seems like 40 or 50 was the good range per the rules.
Mine is my '65 Malibu running in Junior Stock at the Nostalgia Nationals at Beaver Springs a few years back. It makes me happy to see it when it...
Wednesday, October 19, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland. I wonder which manufacturing day has the most surviving cars. [ATTACH]
Thanks for the positive comments. When i was posting this, i was thinking back to how tough the crowd was on this site years ago and wondered if...
So I am in the parts collecting/prepping stage of a transmission swap project for a '56 Chevy. The cast iron power glide does odd things at times,...
'55-'56 chevy 265 v-8 manifolds? Sorry i don't have a picture handy.
i'd get 2 qts of the cheapest, lightest weight GL5 gear oil i could find. Even it comes from the dollar store. Once its filled, get the engine...
Yes. Its an adaptor for putting a engine starter plate on an early 265 SBC when using a later transmission like a TH350. You need the 265 style...
Found a documentary about the Mormon Meteor 3 and Ab Jenkins on amazon prime. Very cool story on the building of the car and the records it held...
Have you checked your frame rivets and bushings? You might get more info on the 60-66 forum on the 67-72 chevy-gmc site.
curious, how do these get installed? Looks like a tall spring goes on top of lifter with push rods running through the holes, but what holds...
[ATTACH] January 3, 2010 ! I was shy the first ten years...
pink = never Chartreuse = only if it was a micro-bus.
This deserves a photo, even though it isn't my thread :). [ATTACH] -and i don't have any photo that shows how it sits front to rear :(....
We have a '56 Belair that sits too low in back for my taste. i plan to build a jig and re-arch them myself to get about 2" more height. The Jig...
about a year ago I was looking at buying a '65 to build into a tow vehicle. I spent too much time thinking about the seats and other parts i...
count how many of each type? Seems like the 2 thin ones go under the rad support, the round ones go to the floor mounts and the square ones do...
If its a GM set up, another thing to check is the rag joint coupler. Its between the steering column and the steering box
the build date is about two months from my birthdate. But I see I got smoked by the Dodge!
I believe TH350's take the same gasket-same filter no matter what year. Different suppliers make different styles. I prefer the nylon mesh style...
well if it were mine, i'd look at 283's and 327's first and pitch the straight six. Just kidding.
That is a shame. I really enjoyed his posts, especially about '56 Chevys and 265 SBC.
it would nice to see this car get a set a of tall skinny 8" slicks, lose the hood sides and get raced at nostalgia shows in the MD-PA-NJ-NY area.
appears that someone might be a car flipper :)
ahh, the rare microwave optioned 57 chevy.
they look like they could be colored covers for in-ground pool lights. Even the name, Beauty Bubbles fits.
Contact the manufacturer for your pacer. You should be able to get info from a technician that understands welding equipment. I believe the...
I have a cast iron powerglide you can try. You just have to remove it from the car and put it back when your done :)
we would love to do something like this in central NY with our 56 Chevy. Went to Kinzua Bridge on rt 6 last Friday with it. Can't do this...
yes, Holley put these in the primary side of the spreadbore. Did the wire poke, basically eyeballed it after looking at feeler gages. Inside hole...
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