The Jalopy Journal
Right with you "Jimmy6", although I could also go for a '64 4Cam Ford Indy motor... But either of them Must be in a roadster with NO HOOD!!!
REALLY GOOD ON YOU FOR SAVING THE DOG!!!
bttt
MCJIM : At that price you'd be buying the motor (The rest of the car would be free)!!
The tradition of pulling a motor over backwards to clear the cylinders & avoid "Hydro-lock) continues today, or does at least in the fuel injected...
Isn't that a Metropolitian?
Most of you know that Buick(GM) sold the patterns for these to Rover, so they were developed into the late '90s/ early 2000s, & stronger...
If I may defer to the Supreme Court on another subject : "I may not be able to define it. but I know it when I see it..."
Actually Judson Superchargers were produced in several sizes & configurations, one even specifically for flathead Fords...
For vintage oval racing WRA will be at Santa Maria (& other places) on the West Coast ... Old Dawg, I'd bet you would fit right in with them, &...
The politicians at the top were "ASSHATS", but these guys were RACERS!! And their technology/cars were SOOO OOOOVER THE TOP!!!
Kevin : it looks like the pivot hole in the weight that's "riding up" might be "wallowed out", allowing it to ride over the advance cam. Possibly...
What year is your 317 LYB? They were '52-'54 & originally came with a blade/slot tang drive oil pump (the '54 may have the hex drive). You can...
Sure changes my mine about what needs to be scrapped due to being rusty!!! From now on I'm going to de-rust before I discard(sure would have saved...
My bad : I forgot about needing the truck TO bearing with the 1-3/8" input shaft (It's only been nearly 50yrs, & I should remember these important...
seb fontana : That T85/od with the 1-3/8" x 10 spline was originally out of a truck, & you would(usually) only to need to change the clutch disc...
It's been so long that I almost forgot : In these heads the intake side isn't so bad, but the exhaust ports are too small, so open them up to...
Don't worry about the pushrods as you already have adjustable rocker arms. I would suggest going with a hydraulic lifter regrind on the camshaft,...
Right on!!
If only for old times sake : BTTT
How are you going to control the heat to keep it from being brittle after you heat it enough to get it to stretch? For that small amount ( .030...
The middle thing is a water pump
Fall of '63 I bought my first car : 1948 Crosley station wagon for $35 from a guy going into the army & drove it home. I learned how to drive a...
Some of the push trucks for the sprint cars put a strip of "Cling-Free" across their windshields for early in the evening when the track is a bit...
No matter what YOU feel about it, your ENGINE won't care as long as YOU remember to check the level regularly, as long as it's a fairly low...
Every guy that I've met either has, or will, go through something called "The 40 Stupids" : Somewhere between the ages of 30 and 70(roughly : it...
If you are stuck & absoultely have to drill the hole NOW, take the necessary drill bit & regrind the point angle from the customary 118 degrees...
I've been accused of being a "dirty old man" for quite some time, but now at nearly 80, I have an answer : 1. A great many of the women in my...
I know some of you will scoff at this source, but old bed frames are a good source of steel angles in a variety of widths & thicknesses! I keep an...
I agree with big john d : If Jungle Pam or Dolly Parton is wearing it, NOBODY cares what's written on the back !!! (or the front ,for that matter...)
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