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[MEDIA] Here's one Dale. Filmed from my lil' banger
Thank you for the awesome reunion pics @Kevin Pharis !!
Thanks again for sending this. Do you know if I need to pre-register with someone?
Thank you Dan!
Hi All - Does anyone know if there is going to be a hill climb/time trial event in Auburn, CA this spring?
What is the "5 gear method"?
Hi Hance - enjoyed meeting you and make a few passes against you and Casey as the only bangers at the event. Have a great time down at...
In the coming events section on page 1 of this months banger page is a flyer for the hill climb in Auburn, CA on the same weekend as the Santa...
Yes, I'd recommend it. I made my own out of gasket making material.
Thank you for the update, and thanks for spreading the word Callcoy! Though its not the greatest weekend for me, I'm working on finding a way to...
Hi Retson. I remember that conversation and have watched that video several times. Will you make it to the Estranged Drags again this year? The...
Thankyou Callcoy - I really appreciate the information as I'm trying to find information on events I might be able to attend. As I'm located in...
Does anyone know if there will be a "hill climb" in Northern Cal this year? I believe there had been one in May or June pre-Covid and pre-FAST...
Thanks John!
John - At the end of your post you mention "12 pt, ARP nuts" Do you use just the nuts, or do you get bolts as well? Do you have the part...
On the hunt for a 145 tooth flywheel. Have a couple of possibilities I'm looking at.
Received mine today!
Thanks for the pics and running the tape measure over the flywheel barrelnose. I'm pulling my flywheel off this weekend to measure it. Might be...
Thanks vtwhead - my starter is for a 53 Cad which probably means is fist 50-53, and probably not a 54. I'll probably pursue a 49-53 flywheel...
Thank you Barrelnose pickup & vtwhead for the replies. Here's the root of my question. I have a 1953 Cad 331 engine that I'm putting in a 39...
Asking a question of a statement made several years ago. Are the diameters of the course Olds flywheel (155 tooth) the same as the Olds fine...
ho ho ho
@winduptoy Sorry to hear you didn't make it to the RPM Nationals. It was a great event with lots of banger action. Trying to add a link below to...
The car is owned by Jim Lindsay of Shedd, OR
@hardtimesainit that dirty area above the gasket is caked on dirty/grease from over the years that this was in a farm truck. I hadn't previously...
Here is a pic of the flywheel cover. Gasket is there. Quite thin and stained, but there. There was not any wet leakage on the back of the block...
Thanks for the reply @hardtimesainit I neglected mentioning it, but I had removed the flywheel cover and there was a gasket there that was...
Finally had a chance to take my cutdown banger project out to an event last weekend. Went to the #estranged_cc drags up in Toutle, WA at...
Go with the Olds! I'm looking to put an Olds in a '39 Standard. Are there any threads/stories of people putting an Olds into a '39 Standard?...
I too sent my info to FAST and asked to be part of the gang. Is there a listing for race events like the RPM Nationals & the Santa Margarita Time...
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