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Take a look at this gentleman's work. https://www.facebook.com/AirFuelSParkTech/ Drew does excellent work on Holley carbs, everything from...
Where is that? Harrybrook Park?? Is it a weekly or regular gathering?
Took a couple pics today as I was out enjoying the nice weather...right up until it started to snow and I drove several miles in it. Took that as...
Performance Engines by Billy The Kid in Torrington. He is a wizard with Chevy stuff. Normally he's buried with race engines because it is just...
Many, many years ago, on the very first 390 I helped to rebuild, we installed a new timing gear set with the spacer formed as part of the cam...
If my memory serves correctly, there is a unit for the dash gauges that pulses voltage, but my guess is that it needs the key to be either 'on' or...
I have been running around with the 360 in the car for a long time now and kinda hated to take it out. It did a good job of dragging the car...
I spent a great Sunday afternoon letting some very cool young folks drive my Galaxie again, one of them for the first time! This thread started a...
Have used that stuff a lot for heavy equipment tires and those big "Terra Tires" like on the monster trucks. It was Murphy's Tire Soap and came in...
Thanks! I'm glad that I didn't lower the compression, it has a nice crisp 'bark', just as it should. Adding a bit of race gas will be worth it to...
Well, I've been having a lot of "life" going on and the Ford hasn't progressed much since I ran the engine on the stand. Have been waiting for...
I'll try to keep these on topic: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] For a BIG car, this...
He did that all day! Jody and Doug did an outstanding job of bringing all these cars together in one place. Amazing gathering of fantastic cars....
Thanks for the comments. Yes, that is the stock Ford "AA" solid lifter cam from the 425 R-code version. My guess would be that it is the original...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP8178Gj90Q Better video after some basic tuning and a set of headers. Sounds like it's supposed to....
Well, it took almost a year, but I finally fired my 427 on my run-in stand last Saturday evening. It lit off on about a half-turn and I ran it for...
I've always heard those style terminals referred to as "Packard" or "Packard style" terminals. (Have no idea if that is correct) I've used them...
I have to agree with this fella^^^^^^^^^ [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Thanks, Eric! I've grown attached to it myself. Thanks for the offer of the hubcaps, if you care to PM me we can discuss it. I got the 'real'...
Probably more of us than you realize have been there. I beg space in a shop that belongs to someone else and have an hour's drive each way just to...
I have a '68 PI from a CT State Police Galaxie in my '73 F-250 High-Boy. Lots of torque, has been trouble free since the early 80s. Took me to Ft...
I agree about the look. I'm trying to improve the looks of the engine compartment without going overboard. Didn't restore or replate the carbs,...
The 427 has served it's time and will be bailed out of machine shop jail next week. First order of business will be to bolt everything on and get...
I copied and pasted this from one of the previous Greyhound threads. Must be just my bad luck.... I had a bit of a different experience... Had...
I'm loving the wing windows and the fresh air vents that actually route FRESH air into the car, instead of passing through all the hot ductwork...
(OK, don't tell anyone, but, their Mom is one who comes honking up on a Stop sign or red light and then hauls it down just before the white line)...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ At first I tried explaining why the clutch needs to be depressed all the way, what it actually does, and the relationship...
Did a search and didn't find a thread about trying to keep the old car interest alive in new drivers and young folks. My girlfriend has twin boys...
What a sweet car! That's one hell of a paint job! Wish that my '64 had a trunk that looked like that. Thanks for the pics!
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