The Jalopy Journal
Being on a night shift for 4 years just kills getting up even on a Saturday. Heck, I went bed before midnight, thinking 6/7 hours of sleep. Wake...
Let’s see, we’ve gone from paint stripper, to brake clean to solvent. What up next?;) Before I knew better, I couldn’t recall the number of...
Those fins just blow me away. Nice find for sure.
Very well you may be correct, it’s just what I read.
I just read something about why guys would use 1.6 RAs. This was just regarding a SBC. Seems who wrote said that allowing more exhaust flow...
Damned Dave, I’ve an undressed 318. I may try to start a trend;)
For we simple folks, pi (think it has a Greek origin) is usually rounded down to 3.14. Used for determining a circumference of a circle, etc....
Well, I couldn’t bake a decent blob. Good on her!
Took my granddaughter for immunization shots, forgot what that was like for 4 YOs, been awhile;) She gained 3 pounds for all the ice cream I got...
So go back to the original post. Just gets stranger. But heck, I gotta get to sleep.
Read the thread, then click on the next HAMB link, see @Roothawg ’s opening post....
I’m thinking of the line in “Animal House”. “This is gonna be good” But what will “this” be?
Let me preface this response with that I know nothing about welding cast iron. That said, there’s three “ifs” involved I’d think about. If I...
Your back yard? :)
I’ll be darn, I didn’t recall Gene doing the paint. “Oh how years have passed”
The shop I used years ago, I asked about the roller hydraulic lifters I has and said “I’ll put them in oil and pump them up” They said no, prime...
I’ve never seen/witnessed a crank being turned, (ya, I should utube it I guess) but the mains would be the easiest to index, I’d think? Since...
Well, I was thinking 383, but CR is higher than I want for the near 2k in heads I have. As far as the balance, I’ve got to find out a few...
@chickenridgerods Regarding grinding the valve seats. I could find time this weekend and show you a SBC head that the shop did just that, a...
Actually the Scat balanced rotating assembly comes with bearings as well. But with rods and pistons and wrist pins. I’m kinda leaning back to...
I don’t think they are. Fronts look right, but I think the builder did some longer ones for the rears.
I think like @wicarnut says, you mark up parts, not sure it that pays for your time or not, but helps. Or, another possibility is to have a...
This article pretty much matches what @Kerrynzl mentioned as well.
^^^^. I’d agree, pretty tough to do everything yourself as a business. A side gig, sure.
May I ask what/why it’s referred as a “6 wheel”. Two spares maybe?
Let me update this. I called the shop back yesterday and was able to talk to the owner. When I mentioned an aftermarket crank/etc vs their...
From the housing to how much the cover sticks out. Ie how deep/tall is a stock rear housing cover. Thanks.
Geez. Definitely a sad way to end the night.
The mains mic’ed out fine. I’d have to check if they will just turn the rod journals, the shop I want to go to has had a long reputation of doing...
Well, I put the crank in my lathe. 600 grit emery and WD40 and polished it best I could. But after sliding my mic around it, it, the rod journals...
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