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I get professional results with 3M Perfect-It. 3 stages of polish with each having it's own recommended foam pad. Then I use Klasse Polish. No wax.
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You need a resistor or you will have burnt contact breakers. You will also overheat the coil. Chevy also had a 12 v bypass wire for starting.
@Lloyd's paint & glass A felpro or decent composite gasket will probably seal it up. Back in the olden days we would spray those steel shim...
OK, glad you've come up for air. So WTF was the problem? Head gasket leak from cylinder to to water holes in deck? I thought maybe it was a...
Normally lapping valve seats is only to check seat contact. Proper valve jobs really don't need lapping. Hopefully you are using fine compound...
@ekimneirbo thank you for posting the additional technical resources here. Although I am certainly aware of who Billy Godbold is, I did not know...
I have seen the evidence and the testing of several cams and lifters both new and used. I am convinced that the single biggest reason for all the...
Marty, just curious why you tied the rear radius rod brackets to only the upright and bottom frame rail as opposed to making the brackets a little...
I bought some Cleco's and other Rivet tools from https://www.aircraft-tool.com/ They have the Rivet Fan and a Mini version and a ton of other...
I could use one too. That is a real time saver. Going to search around to find one.
Looks familiar. Pits at Fremont?
Really nice metal work. Night and day improvement on the look. Thank for sharing the details.
#11510 is for '55-'71 Chevrolet V8. "Special Hydraulic Lifters" for "H Series Hydraulic Cams & Kits" I have no info on the other numbers.
@lostone I think the difference is with a traditional leaf spring, the spring eye has large bushings with steel sleeves distributing the load...
Here is something to think about; As the suspension goes through it's travel the spring eye at the shackle end will change position as the spring...
Damm it!:(
Been following on the other thread and have picked up quite a few fabrication tricks along the way. Fantastic work as always and what a great...
Well said and very important points to consider.
You could fabricate something like this. It uses 3/4" Uniball and 1/2" bolt. The tower is machined from 1" thick CR steel. Shown with a 1/4" thick...
@vtwhead , Your perseverance is inspiring! Thanks for all the detailed posts in this thread showing all the work you have done. You have built...
The new 60's plates do look fake but a lot better than the white plates. Problem I have is they tack on a extra fee for them every year. Pass
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Your post caught my eye. So starting off at 237cfm seems awfully low. Any idea as to why? Trick Flow advertises 258cfm @ .500" and I have seen...
Have you looked at the spark plugs? Does it blow black smoke out the exhaust when it does start? Maybe post some pictures of your system.
Wow, pop up pistons is a bit of an understatement! Wonder what the C/R is and what fuel they used.
Before you do the next cold start pull the air cleaners and see if your accelerator pumps are squirting. Sounds like the float bowls are drying...
I don't have any flat heads either but seems like the Cometic MLS would be a good choice just due to Iron and aluminum which have very different...
So that's all the oil that came out of the deck? Same on both banks? I remember he checked the main passage after pinning the cam bearings so.....
I still like em too! They also had an optional swing out door bar kit which I added later. Also made a tee shaped head rest from same size tube....
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