The Jalopy Journal
Best is a 13.29 et so far "avatar" but have a stout 421-inch small block on the stand planned for its future.[ATTACH]
Gunna be a Sleeper :p
We had the one breather problem with my buddy's chevy wagon, sometimes he pulls a vintage camper so he swapped the tired 283 long block with a...
Last year sold a O.T. 68,000-mile z-28 4 speed that I owned for 42 years and never drove it in winter, used most the money to replace the gravel...
Hard to beat a a sbc for reliability, fuel economy and the availability of low-cost replacement parts. ;) Got a shop truck/daily driver project...
Thank You GuyW, Will find out how good of a job, when we find out how straight it goes, and how it hooks.
Hoping the anti-roll bar will keep the car square and straight off the line, take some of the twist stress off the ladder bars. :rolleyes:
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Finished up all the welding and painting on the 56 Chevy frame that can be done before the body goes back on, then Ahron will start on welding in...
Torq Thrust or Cragar SS :rolleyes:[ATTACH]
I'll be looking at your tail lights for this year, :rolleyes: Kept my engine and transmission from my drag car and sold it as a roller to finish...
Sometimes drag racing consumes me, keeps me thinking young and love the building and improving the cars to drag race almost as much as driving em,...
News article was December 7 1964, so was that a z-11 engine pulled from a 63 z-11 like Malcum Durham ran?
Lloyd, we hope you're not tasting the turds lol :D
Since you already got the timing chain set, put it in for peace of mind, degree the cam while your there ;) Might want to check the timing curve...
Be care full, my buddy said she farted and flew out the bed room window like a ballon :D
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I'm thinking the big, tall slicks go on when he gets to drag strip pits.
Thank You chicken , this one has more lift :confused: Checked the base diameter and lobe lift with dial calipers tonight to find if there was a...
When his uncle passed, a friend of mine picked up a 427 Chevy long block that had a fresh rebuild about 25-30 years ago. While it was in storage...
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Working on an engine that was rebuilt by someone a long time ago, the cam lube and assembly lube has turned into a red waxy substance, going to...
How about a picture of inside the rear bowl for Jim :p post #33
Looks like running moth balls to raise the octane :D
Jim I might be guilty :oops: Had some fun experimenting when E-85 was $1.50 gal about 10 years ago, changed the jetting and the alcohol...
It would be interesting to see the inside a secondary bowel in a vacuum secondary Holley type carburetor after using 10 percent ethanol mix for a...
Another picture of the Violator at Wisconsin International Raceway [ATTACH]
One thing to check is that the vacuum advance plate may have flexed the wire to the points enough times that the copper in the wire has broken,...
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