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Helpful as always gentlemen, thank you!
Belated Happy New Year. After getting some excellent coaching from you all I ordered a GM Performance Crate Engine and am about to button it all...
Thanks for the fast and very helpful responses. I unwrap this engine but I didn’t remove anything, so that stuff in the block is a bit weird. In...
Good morning gentlemen – I hope this finds people as well as can be in these weird times and that everyone staying safe. I am in the process of...
Thanks @SEAAIRE354 , you and the people where were a big help. Might be a month or two but will let you know how it worked out and what the...
Good morning and thanks for all of the replies and experiences. I spent some time pricing things out and, adjusting for time/effort have decided...
Great discussion, you guys are fantastic. I've seen quite a few mild SBC builds for around that same $1,400 price point @Lloyd's paint & glass...
Thanks for all of the responses, excellent advice and thoughts. Thank you very much. My sense was that, unless I did it all myself, a crate...
First - hope everyone is doing OK. Seeing that we all have a bit more time on our hands I thought I'd ask for some coaching and experiences here....
I hear you, I've had this happen before too, but darn if it isn't enraging when you are working against a deadline. BTW - I think I'm a member...
OK guys-I’m officially pissed off now. You all nailed it-the booster is bad, despite having less than 20 miles on it and having been properly...
Thanks - I'll test this darn thing shortly and follow-up. Won't be a shock, but still disappointing that a brand new booster was bad out of the box.
Thanks for the responses, @sunbeam - I do not hear a hissing when I engage the brakes. The mechanical fan on this thing is pretty loud so I will...
Good morning, hope everyone had a good weekend. I have an older SBC crate 350 that I am waking up, it's running a Quadrajet and HEI so pretty...
Thank you for the response. That's a clever idea, let me see what I can find.
Good morning, hope everybody is off to a good start for their long weekend. I was hoping to get some recommendations on wiring specialists that...
Hi there, thanks for that. Appreciate the effort. I called several of them and they are all big run commercial stuff. I've been asking around as...
Hi guys - hope everyone is having a good week. I have been calling around without luck looking for a yellow zinc plating vendor in SoCal, ideally...
I need to fabricate a couple patch panels and this will be my first time using a bead roller to introduce an 8th inch raised bead into the panel....
Thanks for the tips. Car is with Art Carr now, engine builder saying the right things but it following up. Have a badly leaking rear main seal...
Thanks guys - really do appreciate all the help. What a great forum.
Hi - thanks for the response. I was actually wondering if there would be access via an inspection plate. That still presents the question of how...
Hi - thanks for the note. In my case, of course (my luck at this point) the engine has to come out to drop the transmission. No getting off easy...
Wow, cool! They do tend to run a bit warm, yes. [IMG]
Well, looks like I have two potential issues. Just talked to the shop that installed the engine and they did NOT balance the torque converter....
Hi guys - thank you very much for the responses and coaching. I agree that I should of rebuilt the old one at this point, hindsight is both clear...
Thanks for the responses - seems clear the builder cut a corner. Should I demand he be responsible for taking the engine out and doing it right?...
Hi folks - thanks in advance for some coaching here. Full disclosure, I am asking about my Jensen Interceptor which has a Dodge 440 engine and...
Thanks Tom. If he can come to me I am assuming it is a soda blasting option?
Hi guys, thanks in advance for the help. Any recommendations on dipping or blasting a whole shell in SoCal? Bonus points for being local to Orange...
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