The Jalopy Journal
early 472 Caddy umbrella valve seals fit with no modifications. We would run them on our junk yard enduro round track race cars and our $ 300...
Clutch tamer you need to start your own thread and let this one die.
Lloyd part of the deal on the car is that the paint stay on until next year. Mark Hackett bought the car and it is in good hands. When I get...
Will be pulling the motor tomorrow morning and delivering the car on Sunday.
I did a 57 Ford 312 auto and used option 2 and it worked fine for years. I also installed a pusher fan in front of the condenser so the a/c would...
I don't question you on your reply. I am just parroting what they told me . I am still having issues getting to your website. However I did watch...
I talked to Spec yesterday and they told me to either send them the pressure plate and they would soften the clamping pressure or just use between...
Mark Hackett's yellow Comet is a culmination of a very savvy racer and an excellent mechanic. Yes he has the funds to buy the best parts, but he...
The slapper bars are going back on the car today. I am saving up for a set of double adjustable rear shocks . I had not seen this video which...
The heads are CNC ported Pro Maxx 210 heads with .100 long valves and PAC 1225 heads. They have had a .005 clean up cut on the deck to make sure...
Thanks Andy. I just need to keep looking for performance if it means another cam change or a gear change somewhere in this car is more performance...
I went to the BBM website and the make nice stuff. Lykins motorsports still says the trick flow heads are what he uses and 95 percent of his...
Have to work this weekend. Next Friday I will be going to Crossville to test some ideas to pick up some speed in the School's Out car.
He just reset the record. I would say he has more than his chassis sorted out.
If you guys would stop arguing over the last piece of pie and read my posts you will find in there where I just said until I get the front half of...
The basic bottom end doesn't scare me about an FE. It's the top end where the power and the dollars come in. The valve train to live at 8,000...
I have tried the Chrysler spring route and I have a pinion snubber in the car now with zero clearance and a reinforced floor pan. Other's might...
My next step is to stop saying so much about what I am doing to my car until I make the changes and then go test and then make it public. People...
I actually had fun at the track yesterday not worrying about being a second too slow . I made my qualifying passes and put my number on the...
we are home and nothing is broke. We have some personal bests ,but not where we need to be. We run consistent and the mph was up, but still...
We will be testing tomorrow at Brainerd. Couldn't make the the SEGA race. Had to work tonight and then again on Sunday morning. Finally got it...
Very cool picture. I hadn't seen that one before. Had forgotten he ran an A/FX car. He ran a lot of Super Stock stuff mostly Mopar's.
Yeah, we are looking at that also. I got the motor back in the car yesterday. Hope to have it running today or tomorrow at the latest....
I am not worried about damaging a block unless I put a rod through it and then I have another 289 block. Thinking about going .060 over and...
Met Gene at a SEGA show he is truly a fine gentleman. Praying that he is going to have a speedy recovery. I have had 2 back surgeries and the...
Got my parts from Jegs this morning. Good service from Jegs and FedEx to order on Friday and be delivered on Sunday. UPS doesn't deliver on...
It's heads up pro tree 1st to the finish line no buybacks. You run 2 rounds of qualifying one round in each lane and then the fastest runs the...
You guys are good at spending a retiree's money. :rolleyes: My ultimate choices are to figure out what I have . Build a Good $ FE . Build a big...
I saw a 19 year old kid lose 2 of his toes when I was working at the East Jordan foundry in Michigan . He dropped a drive wheel from a D7 on his...
Having worked on heavy equipment for many years and seeing how one slip or bad judgement can lead to a life changing event I wear my stuff and I...
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