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Looks like your best bet is their website: [email protected] cause they only list the 800# Good luck...
I have a 57 Chevy BelAir my uncle special ordered & bought new and the engine has never been apart. It has a 225hp, single four barrel (WCFB),...
With stock valve springs and cam you have little to worry about, just get the cooling system hooked up and run the cam and lifters in then adjust...
My car is a torque tube (actually a Mitchell overdrive) so I didn't have a choice but it sounds like your clutch linkage alignment is going to...
I've found that dieseling on shut down can be caused by the carb throttle plates are not closing all the way, sounds simple but I'd check and...
I used tri-five chevy v8 upper and lower rad hoses with the upper being to a center inlet on the rad but both hoses unmodified. I have a stock...
Measure carefully for clearance between the door/cowl before spending anything. If you're OK with the steering effort currently you may be better...
This site: https://studebaker-info.org/ has more Studebaker info than any other place but I find it hard to navigate for that reason. I'm out of...
Thanks!
Taking this one step further; can a passenger car diff bolt into a (50) 3100 1/2 ton truck? If not, what are the obstacles? Thanks, Rich
Mart, Been following this and I can't believe after all the repairs you've done (and still have to do) you don't plan to at least sand the old...
The only thing not mentioned is that top bolt on the older SBC bellhousings will sometimes hit the firewall using the stock trans & torque tube....
Tman, can you please info copy me on that AD group? I appreciate it... Rich
About 15+ years ago I received a brand new Max1 cam from a vendor in Florida (that is no longer in business) and it was broken in half (I figured...
https://flacarshows.com/ This will tell you what's nearby & when
Jebo, check post #7 by 38fordpickup. He explains the BB thing.
I have a Howard's retrofit roller in my SBC, it's been almost 6 years without any problems. It was substantially less expensive than the other...
Lares did my 40 Ford box, works/looks like new.
Can you help me (and others) out and explain who WLS is and maybe add a link ? Thanks, Rich
Does the later nailhead have a different bellhousing bolt pattern than the earlier ones? I have a 55 322. Thanks, Rich
I have a 36% Mitchell in my 40 with the 3.78 gears and 65mph is ~1700 rpm with 30" tall tires. That might be a little too tall for you but the...
Nice work on those brakes. FYI: Jim Turner in South Carolina makes kits that'll fit your cars, I have one on my 62 Lark. www.turnerbrake.com
Did you use a machine to buff that paint? It looks great!
Those swing pedals look like later model Studebaker, the part that you removed would have bolted to the firewall with a M/C on the other side in...
My 2 cents on your plan to wrap the header pipe under the oil filter is: every time you change that filter you will get oil on the pipe and after...
Could have come out of a captured Russian truck, Henry built a factory there pre-war and they built thousands of them. That might explain the...
Based on my experience with flatheads, the speed you're going is tied to coolant temp, too long above ~ 2500-2600 and the temp will climb and...
Regarding that flywheel cover you asked about on post #4, you need the one from the Dynaflow trans that the engine was originally attached to.
Your welcome, glad I could help
Suggest you look into this organization: https://www.nationalchevyassoc.com/V8 if you plan to put in a SBC. They have exhaust manifolds...
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