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Pulled the weekend duty at the office - Worked both days. The only thing I managed to get done was sand and paint the rear diff in the '55 and...
That really sucks! Makes me sick to my stomach thinking about it. But, I'm with the 235Kid - whack off the remains of the top, straighten out...
Georgeous car and really good to hear about a shop where they care and do good work. There are a lot of good shops out there, but of course the...
Bitchin'!
I agree that a 10 lb residual valve should not make this happen. I have seen this twice before - once with the pushrod too long (between the...
Car? What car? :cool:
'77 Toyota Pickup I bought from my Dad (who traded in a nice low mileage Cheyenne 4x4 pickup for it - regretted that one!) . Slug. Rode like a...
I have lurked the board off and on for a few years when I am scratching my head on something and looking to see if someone else has run into the...
I agree with the basics covered above, but another idea to throw out here. Check the plugs for spark (not a visual check). Long story: I had...
HArd to know where to start looking, but I have seen this sypmptom with a jumped timing chain. The first indication is to put on a timing light...
I got my new lock & cylinder and installed it the other day. 15 seconds and it was done - exactly as you described above. Amazing how well...
I am putting an NV3500 (sometimes called a Getrag 3500) in my '54 Chevy pickup. IMHO, its a fantastic tranny, the shifter location is really...
Looks like fun! Doesn't matter what anyone says - its a hot rod! How do you know? Very fun, very fast, taking way more time than it should,...
Man that sucks, but glad the car is not a total loss. IT's going to be a pain in the butt, but I'm sure before long things will settle down and...
Thanks Alfred and Chris. Great tip. Unfortunately it looks like it might have been forced when removed because the locking mechanism is damaged....
As long as he isn't trying to "launder" his bad parts to you for your good stuff it sounds like a good trade. If all the parts were in comperable...
Hi guys. I've got a head scratcher on the ignition switch for the '55. The lock cylinder doesn't want to stay in the switch when the key is in...
Man I wish. Once I get all the parts to get my brake mess sorted out...
The cool thing about whites like you are talking about is that if you get sick of them or want to change the look, you can re-mount them the other...
Darned funny!!
I had a work associate about 10 years ago that WAS the guy in the restaurant. He was pretty loud and definitely obnoxious, but pretty funny. He...
Way to go. Awesome ride!!
Hi all. The car was delivered to my shop last night! :) I troubleshot the booster, and it is indeed dead. I did the basic booster test (cycle...
Glad you got it sorted out. For future reference, one obscure thing I ran into on a friend's Chrysler 440 once was bad plugs. Went through the...
I was stylin' in my 3-corner pants and riding around town in my custom baby buggy. Born in '62. Remember the first car that ever made me stop in...
Go for it! At least you can't be accused of having a "Belly button hot rod"! Actually, it could be really cool. ;)
I just scheduled the transportation for my '55 - it will be to me in about 2 weeks (the first week is lost due to schedule issues with the...
I found this site a few years ago when searching for a specific question about Ramjet 350s. Came across it now and again when questions came up....
Thanks everyone. You have given me a lot to look at and think about. The car is running pretty well and has an RV cam (high lift short duration)...
Hi all. I just bought a '55 Bel Air - arranging to have it tranported home. The car has 11" GM Intermediate disk brakes (Chevelle, GTO, etc) with...
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