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Hello all, I've been away from the forums for awhile now because of life. Now that I'm ready to start on my 54 Del Ray I wanted to go through the...
Hello All, Im finally getting back to working on the engine / driveline swap in my Del Ray. Question is the rear end. I know I can swap in the...
Hello HAMBers, Found an interesting article about bell housing alignment. I've always just put it together and run it. Never thought about...
Hi all, Thought I'd posted this earlier but I guess not. I was searching the net yesterday looking for some info on Chevy rear ends. I came across...
Hello All, Glad the HAMB is back up...I was going through withdrawls yesterday. I appreciate all the work it takes to keep the site going. I was...
Hi, Can anyone recommend a good machine shop in or around Sacramento CA or warnings about which one to stay away from? I need to have head and...
Hello All, I got my hands on a 250 from a 74 Nova to replace the 235 that blew. Since I plan on running a T-5 behind it I've been doing my...
Hello All, Picked up a 250 for my 54 and I need a little help identifying it. I've got the block ID'd as a 68 - 84 250 but I cant find anything...
What the hell....drove the car yesterday and it was awesome. Went to go to work this morning, car cranked, had a weird pop/backfire knocked and...
I live in California and it's miserable in the summer in a black car with no Air Conditioning. I'd like to add the A/C to my car but since I'm a...
I've been trying to get to the Chevs of the 40s website today and all i'm getting page cannot be found page. Have they moved their site? Anybody...
Hello All, I love the column shift in my 54 but it's extremly sloppy. It doesn't bind, lock in place or pop out of gear, but it does feel like...
Hello All, I wanted to share a couple of pics of the surprise my tire gave me last night coming home from a 200 mi trip. These tires were on the...
The starter in my 54 is starting to act up. It doesn't always kick out all the way to engage the flywheel. I checked the flywheel and the the...
Hello All, Just wanted to share that I got the ring and pinion changed on my 54. I took out the 3.70 and put in a 3.55 from a powerglide car....
Hello All, I've got the stock 235, three speed, closed driveline and rear end and I'm running 14 in tires. The gear ration is 3.70:1 (37 T ring...
Hello All, I've been lurking and sucking information from the site for awhile and I dig it, so i decided to join it. By trade I'm a database...
Hello All, I'm new to the group, been lurking awhile and the info is excellent. I've been chasing this issue in my 54 for a month now and i'm at...
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