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I'd run 2g's. Well actually I do. They're cheap, easy to get ahold of and, when run progressive, easy to tune.
It's amazing how much time passes in between my updates. I don't realize how long it takes me to do things until I look at the dates when I start...
It has to do with Patriot Act requirements. Your SS # will do the trick. Nothing to worry about tax-wise, the goverment just wants to know who's...
Sounds cool to me. I'll be there. Although holiday weekends are sometimes a little harder for me to get out of working.
If you get here on Friday then there is the Friday Fest going on downtown. Kind of a carnival-like atmosphere with several blocks of downtown...
I have an opinion on the powervalve theory, too. But I'm not gonna bother sharing it. I don't think that the powervalves are the problem at all....
You should be able to look and see if the end carbs are flooding. With no regulator I wouldn't be surprised. I run mine at about 3.5 lbs. Once I...
Here is a little more of the story. A few months ago I found a 327 for sale that I had wanted to buy for the '60. At the time I couldn't really...
Yeah, I was just figuring the compresion ratio. Looks like 10.8:1. Not good.
Thanks! Thats all the info I needed. And then some.
Not quite a comparison. I'm looking for flow characteristics, smaller port volumes vs. larger ports, Open chamber vs. closed, etc. I'm well...
I just bought a 327 today that i've been wanting for a while. I finally convinced the guy to sell it to me today. I've looked up the casting...
I try in everything that I do. Tools, parts, building material (I'm in the cabinet business), and everything that I can are all American Made....
Actually I'm going back with a solid lifter cam. Here it is all torn down. Going to the machine shop soon. If I can ever get off work early...
Here in northwest Florida I paid about a grand to have my '55 plastic-bead blasted and epoxy primed. He didn't give me an hourly rate, just quoted...
Nope. It's an early '58 block out of a full size car. 315 horsepower. Not the most sought after, but not the low compresion truck engine either.
Make sure the waterpump has the right flow direction. They make some to run with serpentine belts that are meant to turn backwards. And make sure...
If the "paint job" is, as you say, "REAL MOSS and RUST", is it really a paint job?
I know. It's a damn shame too. I had my eyes on a set of Edelbrock aluminum heads. I'm gonna spend half what new aluminum heads cost just to go...
Yeah, they're going to the machine shop tomorrow to be tanked and crack checked.
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I like both. [IMG]
I just started a new project that i've had for quite a while. I bought the '60 here on the HAMB three years ago. I have to admit that it's been...
I took pics today. And got a few things done, too. In the new shop. [IMG] [IMG] Rear-end is mounted. [IMG] [IMG] Next up I'm gonna get to...
I just started back on my Model A project thts been sitting idle for over a year. I plan to spend most of my weekend in the shop for some long...
It's amazing that a year has passed without getting shit done. I moved once and ended up moving into a new shop as well. And I've been busy with...
I own a cabinet business. And for the first time ever I don't see myself ever doing anything else for a living. [IMG]
I'll have more photos this weekend.
I've never seen one done that way, but it made sense to me. I didn't really see any reason for a complete tubular sub frame like some of them I've...
I haven't set up the rear suspension yet. I'm shooting for them to be right about the fender line on the body. I'll know next week.
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