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Back in the day, military used fans for some electrical load testing, inherently self-cooling...
65 Cuda, one of my absolute favorites! And as a Gasser, should be awesome! Best of luck and keep us posted...
Baby sledge hammer... use it on everything... whether it needs it or not...
I have some of these...
These are like Harbor Freight, but even better!
Johnny, you could take some old towels, wet them, roll them up and lay them on the floor as a dam to stop any bouncing hot beads from making it to...
For all the years I've dreamed of seeing a side-by-side twin running down the track, Rocky you gave me my dream! If only I lived close enough to...
I agree the carb is not an 850, probably a universal 600cfm vacuum secondary (1850 is the model). I doubt you could have used a rebuild kit for an...
More ignition advance. If you drive with a real light foot, you can get away with more advance without pinging and that will almost always help...
I remember playing that drag race game, after you got in 4th gear, you could shift back to 3rd and keep accelerating as if it was 5th, so we would...
Could you add a second hand clamp spring to beef it up? Great project and great writeup, really enjoyed reading it so far!
They're all ludicrous
Preheat with a propane torch will help penetration...
Yes, that's what I was trying to say...
On my ol Charger, if its sat more than a week, I prime the carb before starting so I don't have to crank so much. I squirt some gas down the...
It's that there is a lot of plenum volume in a crossram so IF they backfire, it can be a lot bigger. Some folks add blow-off valves or burst...
I have a crossram I ran on my Dodge for years. The main tip I would give is watch out for backfires on starting. Wire the ignition switch...
That Oskarr is cool! MAD MAX should have had one and when he switched on the blower we'd see Oskarr blow to pieces :p
I hate car alarms, no one pays attention to them - BUT - I used one about 30yrs ago with a trick that I think would have worked: I put the siren...
I like your description of the thought process - good trick using the black paint to help visualize - and I think what you did looks better than...
This is the only reason I have never bought one :eek: :p
This is my FAVORITE thread here, can't wait to see/hear video of it running! Side-by-side twins are coooollll... :cool:
Yesterday I spent 1/2 hour looking for something, and found a pack of magnets I've been looking for, for a long time. But I still can't remember...
Nice progress! I'm loving this build. Very cool that your front tires say "Twin Tire" on them, was that deliberate?
STOMPED it into shape! I love it! Came out nice.
Welcome fom NJ! My daughter lives in Paris. I've never been to Brittany but she tells me its beautiful. Colorale with a chevy 262, that's really...
Hey, I've lived in NJ over 20 years but still think of myself as a Southerner! I love the HAMB, been reading it for years but finally joined. I'm...
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