The Jalopy Journal
Hay guys I need some assistance. I have a 55 caddy with a 331, has 390 heads, opened inlet and exhaust ports and changed the cam to hotter set up....
Hello, I have a 331 caddy motor with 390 heads. I've placing it back in the 55 caddy but I cannot use the 390 exhaust manifolds. Drivers side hits...
An old school trick was to wash out the inside of exhaust manifolds with acid to clean , smoothen, and increase the passage for the gases to...
Hey guy, I got my 390 motor at the machine shop and want to open the intake and exhaust valves to 2.02 and 1.60 respectively. Shop tells me the...
Hello, I am rebuilding an old caddy 390 mill. Motor does not have too much wear. If honed to 0.010 over stock do the pistons need to be upsized or...
My car is getting close to being painted. It is a 55 fleetwood. Paint color is Toyota speedway blue metallic. Painter tells me he needs 2 gal of...
Has any one install the ISKY performer cam? It is advertised as no other mods needed and is going for $221. I have a 1960 390 motor and...
I need to rewire my 1955 fleetwood. What company offers original wiring kits at a reasonable price? Thanks in advance, George.:confused:
I have a 1960 390 and matching transmission. I need to fill the tranny with oil. Should I use synthetic or regular dextron oil? It is not a...
Does anybody know where I can get a rebuild kit for a 1960 cadillac 390 motor water pump? Is there a differance btwn a/c and no a/c...
Hello all, I have a 1960 390 cad mill and purchsaed a tri power manifold and carbs. originally a 4 barrel. I have the throttle linkage for new set...
I have a 1960 390 caddy motor that I will be installing the tri power on. I don't know if I have all the pieces yet as it has not arrived yet. My...
Hello,I p/u a used 1960 390 motor. I was disassembling to paint it original caddy blue. When I removed the oil, it looked like there was some gray...
Hey guys, I am looking for some advice. I have a 1955 caddy that is getting a frame off restoration. I have the original 331 and tranny. I bought...
Hello to all.I have a 1955 caddy that i am going to put 1960 caddy 390 motor in it.I am thinking of putting a 1979 caddy trany in it to get the...
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