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That looks like one of those Mallory optical trigger distributors or similar by some other manufacturer.
Would you rather be fixing a beautiful old car or driving a Toyota?
394 Olds not significant? Ask Albertson Olds and Leonard Harris. I'm going to try to attach a picture.
Guzler?
I've been searching the archives here and search engines on the net. Does anyone have any pages on Stromberg 97 operating theory?
Groucho, here's more fuel for the fire and complicate your decision point. I'm planning something similar for my channeled A. I've got a '79...
You missed Cinco de Mayo by one day! On the other hand you've got a good reason to not stop partying for two days. . . . I've got carburetors...
For Chuckspeed and others, one slight addition. The heads used on the high perf., solid lifter motors in '65 & '66 had an additional feature, the...
Welcome to the HAMB. Hot rods are about expressing yourself and having fun. You can usually get good tech advice on here, and lots of opinions.
Welcome to the HAMB. Post a picture of that cool sounding Dodge.
Welcome to the HAMB, from one So Cal to another.
I'm not sure about a '58 t-bird , but I know the '57 O'drive was a strange toploader. However, the bellhousing bolt patterns in the '50's should...
Check McMaster-Carr supply company on the web. They've got damn near anything you can think up.
OK, here's mine. This Culver City Halibrand quickie that I plan to install in my "A" rod. I've been hoarding this thing since 1963.
Welcome to the forum. I don't have any reference for numbers but try posting some pictures. Sounds like you've unearthed another gem.
BROWN is brown no matter who's outhouse it's in. I've had enough "fun" with "Brown" that I try to ship with the F word whenever I can.
To BUDS56: Thanks for the link. Yes, Super T-10's were made in aluminum. The key is the 26 spline input and large 32 spline output. I've got...
Yea, fuel pressure regulator. Regular pump pressure can sometimes over power the needle and seat on those Strombergs.
The scent,. . . Tanqueray or Bombay?
To Bruce Lancaster & Strombergs97: you guys are unbelievable, great tech!
I agree, the 4 deuces are over the top for the street. If your block is a '40 you probably haven't taken the displacement too big, probably 256?...
All this talk and no one has produced a picture of that '40 ragtop.
Check this out for some fun back in the day. http://www.twotogo.homestead.com/LeftyChet.html Yea, I used to watch them at Lions.
Every one has rear end questions! Oh,sorry. First of all don't even think about early Ford keyed axles with any more torque than a Moped. Next...
I love the smell of NITRO in the morning. Just start gettting your feet wet, there's a whole lot of good times in front of you. I 've watched...
Another suggestion, as if you don't have enough. Run a '70's Corvette bracket setup for a left side high alternator position. Also Corvette...
You should think about book rights about the guy that collected these.
Lower right corner of the right picture looks like a '40 Ford headlight rim. You couldn't find many originals of those 40 years ago. Keep scoutin'.
Some guys sure put a lot of money on the poker table.
OK, you guys asked for it. A Kaiser story (true). A guy I knew in high school in the late fifties had a "54 Kaiser, 4-door that was built by...
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