The Jalopy Journal
We have 3 "hot rods" running a stick. The race truck has a Jerico, the '56 has a Tremec TKX, and our blue daily driver has an early Tremec 3550....
[ATTACH] So, I've gotten the short block back from the machine shop with new crank, rings, etc. I managed to get it painted in spite of the frigid...
I spoke to the folks at Liberty Gear about my transmission. The face plate modification does make them shift well at pretty much any rpm but they...
I have experience with the TKO 600. It is a good strong transmission but if you plan to be shifting it at 6000+ rpm then it is the wrong...
Well, I finally got the call from the machine shop. The short block is done! We didn't replace the dampener because it was an ATI and I was able...
I ran that "Cadillac" six in my street pickup for many years and it was a great engine. I picked up a couple 1/0's of a second in the 1/8 mile...
There is a nice 2 min video on YouTube if you search "Sleeper Six". I didn't do it but it is nicely done.
Well, after doing a bunch of looking into my transmission situation I decided that the face plating was not for me. With face plating there are no...
The down side to the automatic is that the kick down linkage is a pain to figure out. I would put a T-5 behind it and that will pretty much bolt...
Here's a pic of the 261 carb setup than ran well unheated here in SD. I, of course, didn't run in much in the winter but in lots of 40 degree...
Oh, one other thing, and maybe this has been covered but remember when putting an 848 head on a 261 that you need to drill the steam release holes...
I have read every hop up manual I have been able to find on the Chevy six and they always tell you to heat the manifold. I know Tom Langdon is...
This sure sounds like my kind of race! Don't know for sure at this point but it is going on the calendar. I think my truck would fit right in.[ATTACH]
Very nice! Have you had to the track before? It looks like it is setup to do some business at the strip. Nice clean car!
Those pics are before we added the roll bar and the new wheels. When we went to alcohol it was running fast enough I couldn't get by without the...
I don't have the short block back from the machine shop but I can't wait to drop it back in and bring it back to life!
I had been working on it for a while and was checking voltage at the battery...and something didn't seem right. Sure enough, NOTHING was moving....
The machine shop didn't consider it an option. It would have to be slotted for the keyway and it needs to be a really good, tight fit. That is...
Welcome fellow South Dakotan. We are on a small ranch out between Box Elder and New Underwood.
Six cylinders are harder on dampeners and flywheels than the bent 8 motors. The longer crankshaft has more harmonics to dampen out, especially...
Warhorseracing - so sorry to have created a stir. I have never been on a site like this (or pretty much any site) but was encouraged to do so by...
The '56 is our street/strip car that I have owned since 1974. It was originally a 235, 3 on the tree. I installed the 292 in the mid 1980's and it...
Sorry it has taken so long to get back to you guys. I did type the question just as my wife and I were leaving to take her to a gig - she has a...
So, I have experienced such a thing and I'll be happy to share it with you all but before I do that I thought I'd see if anyone may have a guess...
Very Nice!!
Well, this isn't exactly what you are looking for here, but a friend of ours is a pretty decent artist. I showed him some pics of our race truck...
FWIW I have 3 of those 261's tucked away in my shop, in case anyone is looking.
Absolutely 6 cylinder, 5 speed!!! Have something a little different!
Here's our '56. It's not really a "race" car but we do race it some. It's more of a street/strip car, I guess. We've owned it for 46 years so it...
Our '56 150 2 door sedan. We've owned it for 46 years.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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