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Well, I guess the title pretty much asks the question. Where is the best location on my engine to plumb in the sender for my temperature gauge....
They have a picture of a 3W body too and the frame
Has anyone seen the ad for a 3 window Deuce glass body on Walmart for 1300.00 bucks? They had a name for the company that sells it so I looked...
Hello, I forgot to mention that all of the plugs looked pretty much the same… dirty, a couple of them had clean areas on the porcelain. I plan on...
I’m sticking with “Skip” we always used it as a generic term for a dead hole caused by any think from a bad plug or wire, to valve problems to a...
It has a skip, like you pulled a plug wire off, but it straightens out after it runs for a couple minutes
Oops, I forgot to add that the crankcase oil is fine, not like chocolate milk and not over full
Hi, I have a 350 SBC in my 40 Ford. Lately, I’ve noticed that it skips for a minute after a cold start. I also noticed that the coolant overflow...
Thanks for the fast responses. BTW, I forgot to mention that I did use a combustion gas tester on the engine as well. No color change in the...
Hi All, I have a sbc 350 in my 40 Ford, This time of year it doesn't get used every day and I noticed that it was skipping a little when it was...
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We had a Motorola Vibrasonic in a 63 Cadillac and when my dad traded the car, he kept it. It sat on a shelf in the garage until I got my 69...
Thank You!!
Hi All, Does anyone have the dimensions of the cutout in the dashboard for the instrument cluster on a 40 Ford Pickup. Thanks!!!
Everything is fixed! Thanks to everyone who helped out. Like Squirrel mentioned, the back of the drivers side head should be the same as the front...
I took a picture but can't get it to my computer. There were 2 holes drilled into the head, both 3/8-16 both into water. Obviously used to mount...
Good morning! I messed around with trying to guess at the thread size and I finally took off part of the serpentine system. There are 2 tappings...
That may be the case, the hole is not in a faced(machined) area of the head, it just goes into the casting. in any event, it doesn't look like...
Hi all, I finally got to the point of firing off my new to me SBC 350 in my 40 Ford. After a short run, I let it cool and went to top off the...
Sadly, I must admit that I wore out a beautiful Dotco. The repair parts were so spendy that I just left the thing apart on my bench wondering if I...
Nobody mentioned the ball fringe hanging all around the back window mouldings. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
The two shops that I would never hesitate to use are Balabanis Auto repair, Main street Walpole and D&D auto body on Walpole street in Norwood....
There are a couple of shops...one in Walpole and the other in Norwood. The one in Norwood does lots of hot rods. But I don't think either will be...
Drake used to sell them all ground. Not sure if he still does. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Fire extinguisher, welding coat, safety glasses, face shield, ear muffs, dust masks, sink with spray faucet but mostly I just use masking tape and...
I love following this thread, it brings back lots of memories of my build. I have that exact same ceiling console in my 40 PU. I scribed and...
Hi Guys, Thanks for the help. I listened to what y'all said and looked for some earlier manifolds. I actually found a pair that I think will work...
My dad wasn't a hot rodder at all. He talked me out of my first project of putting a 283 in my 65 nova so we rebuilt the 6 it was born with. That...
Hi, I'm looking at the differences in Chevy exhaust manifolds. On a Chevy V6 I have, the passenger side manifold is about an inch further away...
It’s getting a SBC crate motor and 700R4 this winter [ATTACH] Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
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