The Jalopy Journal
Those old Mercs. used a Dana 44 rear axle and are pretty tough . Originally there was a tag bolted on the rear cover but you might want to pull...
I remember a local Max Miller had a '54 Merc. that was scalloped and had green plexi moon discs that were striped and panel painted n a starburst...
Looks lke an early Cad./Lasalle long tail shaft / mechanics u joint / bottom cover .
It would be helpful to know what trans. you are using , Normally those Cads. were hooked to hydros.
Camshaft/bumpstick/whatever ! The Potvin Eliminator ! Eliminates all competition or the engine !!
Kaisers used continental 6 , industrial engine . Some had GM hydros adapted to them . My dad had a "Traveler" model , 4 door hatchback , rear seat...
Not , but someone used a 302 ford to do the same thing , special head on one bank .
can't remember who he sponsored but he sold a chevy powered devin bodied sporty car project to one of my pals ,block had been freeze cracked ad...
Yep,, I knew Ray Depue ,, Ray's Advance Mufflers. Hell of a great guy , was a stationary engineer at one of the big joints on the "Strip"
hope this is right as it is the last time if it isn't ! Yes George I knew Ray Depue of Ray's Advance Muffler and several other shops. I worked for...
A departed friend ,Angelo Falzone , built a two piece intake to mount a 671 on his nailhead ,plus the drive and accessory mounts . That detailed...
THat looks like an early CD box circa 66-68 . Many engineers and techs were trying to be the first to come up with a cheap add -on to meet the...
That is a 1" bore cyl.
I have that set up on my '56 210 waggy . Uses a dual 15/16" MC , big bore cpp calipers in front .I did use an adj.prop. valve inline for the rear...
My grandpa owned one in the 50s and used it a lot . I still remember the odor of the paneling (Masonite ?) and it also had the trunk/kitchen ,...
We had one in a Ken Cox funny car chassis , it had Ramchargers cast into the center section and as recall used 33 spline axles there was also a...
Years back , I had a regular customer that had a '63 T bird that had a sloppy gearbox , seems to me there were two different suppliers and one was...
No ,Nada , Zip on their website !
Shelton's maroon driver 32 ster has an aluminum wheel in it and has run better than 80 Thou. with it. That little SJ 327 just loves the freedom !
Harvey Aluminum was a foundry in So Cal , they did forging for many manufacturers , Sheiffer , Mickey Thompson and more speed related cos. .. My...
Vacuum shift can be deleted by changing to the later arms on the tranny. The 46 box is a weak sister though , still had bronze bushings instead...
There was a Jr.fuel style car in the classifieds a few days back , it ran a few GG events in the 9.60 bracket inj. SBC , glide ,used to belong to...
Those blowers were made for a "V" style 71 series Detroit , they have no mounting flange on the lower part of the case. I have seen some adapted...
as the early Ford gearbox had an integral bell and the 51 -53 Chrysler had the long bell , the designers of those early adaptors did indeed...
Moon used to make "The Weekend Warrior" , a couple gallon tank with foot brackets,pressure pump and gauge.When you chose off a sleeper ad the...
Ported vacuum is a smog deal , shuts off the vacuum at idle ,retarding the timing . You want to get venturi vacuum .
There are 3 types , manifold , ported(smog thing) and venturi vacuum . Do a search on venturi vacuum advance , Bernoulli effect , it will 'splain...
I don't think there is much difference n mounting . Early Broncos 66-77 used 7/8".
"Meyers & Welch" were also a authorized rebuilder, Ford , Lincoln & Mercury. Usually painted dark green.
Henderson's Thunderbird drags used to attract some big hitters from CA.AZ..UT.. Gary Cagle's roadster was the giant killer ,The Chrismans ,...
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