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The green Willys custom really got my attention. After a few decades of car stuff it is hard to really find a new twist to catch - yet I had...
Hi Ken! Good to see that the Comet is still running well. Looks great!
I'm darn near around the block from you (Commerce Twp., Pontiac Trail & Haggerty). We build about a zillion FEs every year. Probably as many as...
Don't lose any sleep over the filter lid. I have repeatedly tested them on the dyno and found them to be within a horsespower or two either way -...
Your cam plug is in backwards. Should have the flat side facing out.
Usually too much closed throttle airflow. Means the idle speed screw is set to high on the carb. Closed up the idle screw until the plates are...
Around Detroit during the summer there has to be a decent cruise going on virtually everywhere, every night. Lots of small ones, but quite a few...
I have an obvious bias. Here is a link to a dyno pull on a heavy low revving pig. this one is a stroked 390 - nothing exotic - that made good...
I applaud the idea of sharing your knowledge and experience. I try my best to follow a similar path (ask my wife - she'll gladly tell you...
David Very cool to see. As you are doubtless aware, I do quite a few FE engines at my place. Many are probably in cars you've provided....
I've owned a blacked out '69 Torino notchback since about '81 & was really hooked into the Detroit street racer crowd for many years. Always had...
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A couple more - slow afternoon here.... Back to the Sunnoco owned by "Bozo", 'cuz that was the place with the best stories. One hot...
Oh cripes. I could fill up the whole internet with gas station stories! I worked in maybe 6 Detroit area gas stations from the time I was 16...
Sorry I let this coast for a week while life got in the way... And did not intend to get snippy, but I actually know a little bit about the...
Cast rings are not suitable for performance work of any kind. Period. Plain cast rings will break at the first sign of detonation. They will...
Woodward was actually pretty good. I have friends that live right behind Duggans - easy parking. I was able to cruise/drive pretty easily...
Started driving my '46 Ford coupe around the last couple weeks. It's been a "stalled project" sitting in a couple garages since around '92 while...
I am building a Cammer for this year's Engine Masters Challenge entry. Its gonna be a monster (assuming everything goes OK...) with two four...
Do I need to list them all? Did they need to run? Graduated in '76 Like others I bought and sold a bunch of cars for $50-$400 - never spent...
Pretty much all quality replacement valves for the past 30 years have a flash chrome plating on the stems for wear resistance.
A bit back I let my buddy drive my '69 Torino street piece. Last time he drove it had been many years earlier when it ran 12s - it now ran low...
Very cool thread. Kinda "Yes and No" here... I am the only one in my family who is into cars at all - in any way. But even though they did...
You'd be better off starting out with any old aluminum intake as a core. That way the welder can create the mounting flanges for whatever you...
Boy I can relate to that! I managed Speed-Pro for twelve years. Glenn - - the Hot Rod A guy on HAMB that is stuck hard on gassers - - was one of...
Yeah - - I'd like to know about that stuff. I'm about ready to do the doors in mine and something waterproof sounds like a winning deal - - since...
When is the drop dead date? I have a '46 Ford that's been sitting - - I mean "aging like a fine wine" - - in the garage for about a decade....
This is more than a little scary to read after I wrote it.... 2005: I am putting my 10 sec. '69 Torino street racer back together again...
Here's a pair. The '46 obviously fits in here - and is in process.... The '69 is a drag race/street race deal that I've had forever.
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