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Thanks Butch: No, the case is OK, just a few burrs. The drive lugs on the steels are sloppy in the case slots without case savers. Just thought...
Greetings: I am building a powerglide for a street Hotrod. No trans brake or drag racing in mind. Tried "search" but no luck. I am fitting...
I bought an old circle track glide. I just found out that it has an early direct drive coupler....so i must buy the coupler to fit my new late...
Thanks to everyone. It sadly answered my question. Miz
Greetings: Can anyone tell me the difference between the earlier two piece seal engines and the newer one piece seal chevy small blocks? Mostly...
If one engine is going to be reverse rotation, then the crankshaft must be too. the oil ports are drilled in a different place to suit the...
For some reason.it screams front engine roadster to me. Id examine old roundy round car pictures..
I can get frame measurements everywhere...just none for the body. THX anyways....MIZ
What is the outside to outside measurment of a 29 roadster body at the door hinge seam? Tyvm. Miz
Sorry but I use the original metal repair.....solder it. It is a pinhole afterall....any good solder will do a permanent repair if cleaned and...
Any done by Norm Grabowski. the man is an artist supreme.
If you live in a temprate climate and dont need carb heat, go for it. If it does help, my "seat of the pants" didnt feel it. I leave it working...
I have been told that you can switch a V8 unilite to 6 cylinder by changing the shutter wheel/button and cap. Has anyone done this? Yah I...
The first engine in the family was a 221-V8 in late 1961. In 1962 was the 260, followed by the 260 or 289 in late 1963 and 289 in 1964-(all were a...
Yes, you answered your own question. The bigger the cam overlap (Lower idle vacuum), the lower PV number it usually takes. The PV tells the...
'56 Corvette.....Yah, I feel bad just thinking about it.
I use Royal Purple synthetic. Yes, it is $17.00 / Qt. Never had a failure with reg 90W either.
Anyone?
NAPA sells the dye kit. A UV light to track the real source...Anyone used one of these?
I have heard that guys use the FORD 8N tractor intake with fabricated headers on their bangers. Do any other FORD tractor parts fit also?...
No, it is not coming down from above or running along the pan gasket horizonal. Oops...I was afraid they were a blind hole. The possible...
My buddy's RPU has a mid-1960's 327 in it. He changed out a pan gasket and now has coolant seeping from a rear/side pan bolt. I'm not familiar...
Yah, as said above...Small tractors. The JD 4110 has a Kabota engine in it. The alt is a permanent magnet type and is VERY small and narrow...
Things I have found from experience: 1. In 9 out of 10 times, the original pinion depth shim will work for the new gears also. 2. ALWAYS...
While diving, I see water trucks all the time......
An old American Le France fire truck with the V 12 Pierce Arrow engine. Wish I still had it...would look good in an early rod.
1. The engine bays of a 1964 Falcon, Fairlane, Comet and a Mustang are so close to being the same that it is not even worth mentioning. 2. I put...
Engine designers like to have a large overlap between the rod and main journals. As the stroke increases, the bearing journal diameters also...
It is not a "Cammer". It is a "Boss 429". the cam is still in the block. Had one. If not driven fairly easy, it had a tendency to have valve...
It is a little more detailed than that...You have switched and non-switched circuits. You must know the wire gages for the runs, or have the EXP....
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