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Look at engine vacuum, Timing, And/or fuel delivery.... Did a similar swap in an OT 2 ton car. 1986 HO with the hated E6 heads, E303 "Cheerleader...
Caddy engine is roughly the physical size of a Buick Smallblock. Distributor in the same place at a similar angle. 425 oil pan, pickup and engine...
Ford 300. Symbolic Revenge for all those "Chevy-in-a-Ford" Swaps. Anvil tough. Gets 13 MPG City, Highway or parked in the garage. OHC Pontiac...
OEMS build in Ackermann, but not as "precisely" as you would think. 2 door and 4 door cars frequently had different wheelbases, yet used all the...
That is a thing of beauty!
The GOOD paint stripper had Methylene Chloride in it. Not a nice chemical. Likely carcinogen, reproductive hazard as well, goes thru most PPE like...
[IMG] Now, This is fun. Put the kids, or the mother-in-law, maybe the wife in the rear cabin. Whoever the hell you are sick and tired of listening to.
REALLY looking forward to seeing the "Group Photo" of all Moriarty's cars out on the front lawn with this one in the middle.
Steelies. Poverty caps. Maybe widened steelies... Oh, yeah... Painted Black.
Bingo!
64 Galaxie. 2 door post car.
Part #48 on the exploded view. Power Valve. Every bit as "Special" as a Holley Power Valve...
Rule 1. Don't sweat the small stuff. Rule 2. It's ALL small stuff. If you are happy with your truck, that's all that matters. Remember, it's...
Look good. I likey.
what kind of wire? CCA? or real copper?
Had a buddy that was into Geocaching. All fun and games until he told me he found the jar that someone replaced the trinket with poop. Madder he...
It does have that look to the front.
If the manifold exit is rectangular/square, do you have a flange that matches it? You will have to "massage" the end of the pipe to fit. Or buy...
Try the "Ray Guns" with a "V" shape to the white, or a round ring instead of flat. Play with the proportions a bit.
Clean it with acid, flush with water, dry it and braze it. Small diameter torch, like a jeweller's torch, and added benefit, the brazing "should"...
^^^^^This right here!^^^^^
O-O-O-Kay...... SBF is OT? Been around since 61 or so. C4 trans? 1964. As long as it's carbeurated, a 221-260-289-302 is "Just a SBF". Chevy 350?...
IF the 289 is a 6-bolt bellhousing, use the 351W AOD or a 302/351W FMX flexplate. They use the older balance. If the 289 is a 5-bolt...
Ford 302, E6 heads, E303 Cam, Edelbrock intake and 600 CFM carb, FMX with stock converter, 2.73 gears in 2 ton OT car. Assembled from...
ALL SBCs are Corvette Engines, especially when they are for sale...
Centari, Delstar, and Delthene all stinky-stinky. Isocyanates are bad. You're breathing superglue. Hardens your lungs and poisons you... Supplied...
And you are matching orange. It's gonna be faded. Have it scanned, but even a perfect match will fade differently than the original in the future.
Modern Trans mounting/bolt pattern. Crank end too. Better sealing surfaces, one piece main seals. No cork gaskets. Modern casting...
Why are we even discussing this? Highway Star - Deep Purple. Everyone knows that... :)
And just to add to the ID fun, Ford reused the exterior molds for 352 for the 390 and 360 blocks. So regardless of actual displacement, it will...
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