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Further disassembly showed some other issues. All five of the cam bearings show excessive wear on the bottom side. The second cam bearing which is...
I wondered about the cam bearing being installed incorrectly as well. These bearings have holes not grooves so if they're not orientated right,...
The picture did not show the Ford style ball bearing pilot in the adapter. The brown stuff was some semi-tacky gasket sealant I used to hold the...
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I owe you all an update. I pulled the engine from the car and got it on a stand. I found the endplay to be at .025. It was not as bad as the...
Alchemy, no anti-chatter rods. I have been asked that before by others but I'm having trouble understanding what the chatter rods would have to...
I haven't had it apart yet so I don't know which side it is. I sure could be doing something wrong, however the car ran for years in this...
Engine builder business, that is all this person does... Mostly bbc and sbc stuff. All in all I wasn't very happy with the experience but I...
Thank you, that is good advice. when I got the engine back the second time we checked it and it was at about .008 endplay. I assembled the...
Yes, unfortunately my relationship with that engine builder is over. He firmly believes it's something I am doing to the engine to cause this...
I should add that it holds good oil pressure, approx 40. I did change out the stock canister oil filter at the time of build using an adapter made...
I have been working on my dad's 40 coupe that he had when he was younger. It had a 49 olds 303 mated to a 39 ford box. He drove it for years this...
Wanted to add that I purchased one of your Ross starters Mr Goatroper. It works good and took care of the issue of the starter hitting the...
Thanks for all the suggestions...I'll get busy and start contacting some of these.
My 303 is tired and needs a rebuild. Can anyone recommend a person or shop who has experience rebuilding these in the central MN area? I called...
Sorry for your loss, my thoughts are with you.
Looked this morning and saw a few more responses...all good info. The pics are all nice, great looking cars. Thanks again for the help. Aunuki
Thanks, after a lot of great input, I think I'll try 8.20-15's rear and 5.90-15's front...maybe. Aunuki
Thanks for the info, Aunuki
Olscrounger, wow, nice group of cars. Thanks for the good info. I will look up the sizes and compare to bias sizes...should be a good start....
Flat Earnie, thanks for the quick reply. Nice car. Those 7.0-16's really fill up the rear wells nice. I was thinking of going with 8.20-15's...
I searched with no luck. I am getting ready to order tires and wheels for my 40 coupe. It will have all stock suspension with slightly lowered...
My boys from last year.
Thanks for the quick response. I'll check the model a parts route and see what I find.
I am using a 46 ford rear with 3.78's and shortened closed driveshaft in a hot rod. My question is about the speedo drive. Does this have to...
Thought that I'd take some time to complete my profile and introduce myself to everyone. I've been involved with cars my entire life. My dad...
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