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At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man, Big John.
Come to think of it, nobody has ever stolen my metering block out of my holley carb either!
[ATTACH] Make a plate with milled fins to match the spacing on the dash. Polished aluminum or chromed steel and blacked out lows.
Look how he's holding the wheel!
Might also add to support the back of engine, under the pan, to prevent it from dropping down.
Spell check is traditional!
Did this guy work on the brakes also? Looks like the pushrod from pedal to master cylinder is just stuck on with no nut securing it, and the...
If you shorten the pushrod, make sure it doesn't bind in the master cylinder bore during full range of travel.
That tie rod looks pretty small in diameter and has several bends to clear the frame. Could be flexing quit a bit when you hit a bump and causing...
Just cut that much off the opposite side.:)
Did you change the other side while you were in there? Might not be far behind.
These headers hang pretty low to the ground. If your truck is lowered, they will probably drag on speed pumps. I think since they also fit the 292...
Note to everybody, Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!
Are there dual master cylinders with shorter max strokes, that may be used to compensate for an existing pedal setup that doesn't have quit enough...
I had an OT '67 F-bird convertible with back windows that were barely operable. Would spend ten minutes working them down whenever the top came...
Maybe check the starter gear for clearance?
You said it was a "brand new" engine. Old block or new? I thought some newer blocks were not machined for a fuel pump. Could whoever built the...
We also dont know if the OP lives in San Francisco of Kansas.
Looks like that piston is stamped 030.
Every time I crawl under someone's house to do some plumbing work, I find a some kind of tool - water pump pliers, crescent, screwdriver, pipe...
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No pun intended?
Did you end up with the 1" or 7/8" master cylinder?
There is one you never see, Model A shell on a 32.
I guess Carpenters or Mac's didn't win the "egg drop off the top of the school without breakin it" contest in science class.
Drove a chevy truck with a very worn out, smokey 250 in it, that I transplanted from a 67 camaro. Would fly down the highway, 75 mph coming home...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Carved this at work 35 years ago from a vinyl eraser, mounted on a piece of wood. Took a picture of an eraser, to...
Going through some of my Dads old art work: [ATTACH] Oil on canvas, 1986. [ATTACH] Airbrushed acrylic, pen and ink, and pencil. 1983.
[ATTACH] Is this close enough?
Found this while crawling around rocks at [ATTACH] the top of the Grand Canyon. Usually would pick up any trash I see, but figured this guy could...
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