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Selling off some of my old hot rod valve covers! One set old chrome plain Olds valve covers $175 One set old chrome Olds scripted valve covers...
Super cool! Glad its back where it belongs. What a time capsule! He has a smile ear to ear :)
Very nice build! Love the color choice!
Schneider makes the best cam profile to make h.p. for Nailheads. Stock they have a descent cam but if you want to make some more power and have a...
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Up for grabs is this cool 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Body! No title. Has usual rust in lower doors and cowl but not bad, also has a few bullet holes....
Sounds like a great project with a lot of great intentions look forward to following it! You should call the build "Clint" ~Matty
Unfortunately the 400 from a 430 won't bolt up. You will need a 1964-66 ST 400 1964-5 are more common. The 66 with the ribbed tail shaft area is...
Thanks Willy301 it maybe has 10lbs of compression in that cylinder. Anyone think it could be a rocker issue or the shaft being a little tweaked...
Yes the piston rings are staggered, and yes the push rods are adjusted correctly. And I think one of the rockers is kind of stiff. Would that be...
Thanks a bunch Nathan! I will try a leak down tester. I primed the heck out of the motor as far as using my oil pump drill attachment tool so I...
I have a buick nailhead 401 that ive been puting together for awhile now and the motor has been completelly gone through and everything is new...
Thanks guys for your knowledge on old rockets! Really helped me out! I took the trans out and checked out the presure plate and clutch and both...
Thanks a bunch for your inpute, they used the wrong clutch and plate from the get. Yes it worked but still the wrong clutch and plate combo. He...
Now I know not to judge a book (clutch) by it's cover literally hahaha!
He also said he did get on it a few times and the presure plate was not new and neither was the clutch so I think we just found the problem. lol!...
Also Im talking to the orig. owner and he said his friend really knows his parts that did the clutch set up and the presure plate had a bunch of...
Yah thats exactlly what I thaught of too, but I just remembered when I pulled the trans. the clutch disc you could move around very easly by hand...
I will take it all apart tomarrow and see what the issue is for sure, Im thinking it's just a bad combination of parts or the wrong thikness of...
New 176 tooth flywheel, New 1957 ford throw out bearing is all I know so far off the build sheet.
I have all the clutch parts installed and the clutch slips really bad, but all looked new when I purchased the car and pulled the tranny out and...
Hey F&J! The bell was baught at a swap meet, It's an old school bell adapter. I will ask the orig. owner if the tob and fork came with it. Well I...
HAHAHA sorry my bad lol! I had the input shaft machined to fit into the bronze bushing of the crank. Im redoing what someone else did wrong...
Man I really appreciate it! I will look and see! Love the hamb you guys are amazing! Would the serial # be inside by chance? Im not seeing...
I modified the tailshaft of the trans. to fit into the pilot bearing of the olds. It's a ford srod transmission, same bolt pattern as the top...
Thanks guys for the quick responses! It's in my 1930 model a hot rod, i cant find a name on the bell housing for make of it but it's an old one, I...
I have a 1956 olds rocket 324 with an old school adapter to a ford toploader trans. and have no clue what clutch assymbly will work in my...
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