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My Vote is for the Kellison [A Ferrari GTO lookalike that was 3 years ahead of the GTO] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hi Chris, Thanks for chiming in with your reply, and keeping up your sense of humor. We [me and Kerry] were really worried about what could've...
If you have a working AM Radio, [and not scared of a bit of wiring] You can connect a 3.5mm phone-jack between the Tuner and the Pot [Volume...
"FWIW" = F***en Worthless Input Whatsoever
This only applies to 55-56 engines (265) In 1957 onwards Chevy went to full flow oiling .
Pull it out and bench test it. I use a 12v 1a AC adaptor from an old cordless phone for 12v supply Then use a potentiometer with alligator clips...
Getting towed home was a "rite of passage" especially when testing a "Lincoln Locker" on a Saturday night An old Hemp Tow Rope soaked in diesel...
About as traditional as my patina'd tow-rope.
Easy Peasy!! [treed by 1 minute] Use a relay in the engine bay from the Alternator to the electric choke [no hole in the firewall is needed] On...
How are you going to start it on a floor jack? Does it have a flywheel and starter motor?
Have you bypassed / removed the ballast resistor correctly when you fitted the Pertronix
Could be, Usually the floating piston [in the M/C] will bottom out because low drag calipers require more volume. In some cases it will initially...
Caster doesn't apply to rear axles [or trailer axles] What we were changing was the arc [or path of travel] of the suspension. On trailers they...
You can try it and see..........but word of caution ! Do one mod at a time and test. Roll oversteer is unstable because the axle steering always...
I hope all the best for Paul [heal ASAP]
Have a good look at the schematic I posted #10 When the spring compresses/flattens out it will lengthen along the "datum line" What manufacturers...
Yep haha :D Hangers vs Shackles The Rear has front hangers and rear shackles and to confuse them on some beam axle pickups They have "Rear...
You need a competent welder and some steel brackets.
Worse than that..........Usually the centrebolt is a lot closer to the front eye [to control axle torque reaction] Usually a 1" lift would require...
Bostik ISR 70-03 urethane This is tough yet remains flexible. And cleans up with wax and grease remover. The alloy deck on our trailer is glued...
YES YES YES :D A perfect swap if the end goal is good manners. [and no oil leaks] Throw some small port 265 heads and a matching 265 intake on it...
A 12v winch is an easy method [with a 218:1 reduction planetary gearbox] for a bead roller D/C motors can be connected with a simple relay cheap...
We didn't bother on the 283 in our 57. But we sometimes blend all the old leaded race-gas from our race car. [why waste it?] Our 4 stroke line...
We've got this Texas sticker on our '57 It is serial numbered and watermarked [ATTACH]
Keep it a Six, but put a 292 into it. Up the compression and add a stump pulling cam to it. The 292 could be made a lot stronger than a similar...
Those Chevy rocker covers only took about 30 minutes to do. Use a spare piece of scrap to blob the ink to get it flowing Then you lay the sharpie...
Paint the whole rocker cover! Then go over the raised letters with a coloured "Sharpie" paint pen. If you do a couple of coats with the pen, it...
To keep it 3 on the tree and add power steering would require a "Ram" setup. Not as good as a steering box but definately doable. You would need...
Column shift or floor shift?? Adding power steering and retaining a column shift is difficult [especially on non-collapsible, one piece steering...
Leave the rear end alone and swap in an AOD for the C4 and have the best of both worlds.
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