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520 castings work great and should give you a 10 to 1 compression ratio.
All the carbs are pretty good. I have 2 500 Eddy's on my kids 350 in his car and it runs great. They are jetted a little rich for cruising but...
We have a '63 2dr post Biscayne that is a 425hp car, owned the car since '74. Now has a dual quad 350 but I have 2 409's one is a dual quad engine...
I will be there with my Biscayne, 2 fours and all. Best show and all the people there are always great to talk with.
I bought a tunnel ram from a member here that came with a big old crack in it. The guy said I switched out the intake and that was not the one he...
I love screwing with low ball people, I had one guy who wanted to buy my Offy 2X4 intake and had the thing priced to sell and this ass offered...
My Vortec 350 has 20° base timing and 16° in the dizzy, I then add 10° vacume advance for the road and there is no detination or hard starting. I...
Is the registration at the Hampton this year or at the Mermaid like last year?
Why not just use a Vega Saginaw with the 3.11 low gear? as long as you do not beat on it or bang gears it should hold up for years.
I sell a lot of stuff on Craigslist. Most people are pretty nice and sometimes they have to come to you house. I sold a topper last fall and that...
Looks like 8" of snow right outside my window now, I hate having to clean this mess up all the time. Thank God for 22 year old kids, They get...
Some flat top pistons with a set of Vortec heads and a good cam should get the 383 to 500hp easy. Dont forget to get an Air Gap intake and great carb.
Nothing wrong with a newer Big Block chev. All Mark IV engines are the same up untill the 7400 Vortec Mark V engine came out in 97. Heck I will...
Floyd has been sitting on those cars for years. I used to go out to French Lake all the time when I was a kid. I still remember when the one pole...
My sister-in-law gave me a bunch of 60's wacky packages that she though I would like. These are cool ones I though you guys might like to see....
That guy in the picture is asking for it with no safety glasses and gloves on. Years ago the station I worked at had a guy that balanced all the...
If you want a 400 that screams then by all means find a used set of vortec heads. Drill them for steam holes then add some better valve springs, a...
A good freind of mine used to race them all the time. He would punche them out and make 317's out of them. His last one ran low 12's in a street...
Check the fan motor to see if it is dragging. Use an amp clamp on a meter to see how many amps it is pulling. I had one that was pulling 28 amps,...
Impressive.
I had a really cool 66 Nova wagon at one time with factory disc brakes and the disc brake center caps on the rally wheels. One night I heard a...
I have been told that problem is caused by the walking of a camshaft if there is no cam button. I have seen it on some of my engines but not on my...
Don't laugh at the prices sometime. I had 2 bucket loads of GM lug nuts from cars in the 70's and 80's SAE and Metric chrome ones from Firebirds...
Sir Henry the Hauler
I have used a Blue Point for over 30 years with no problems. With that being said one thing to do before a double flair is after cutting the tube...
Saw your car at BTT 50's it looked great in person. Wow $200? you can shoot paint on my kids Biscayne for me. LOL.
Been going since '91 when my son was born. He is 21 this year so I gave him my Biscayne and he is driving her in. I put a new engine with 2X4's in...
Doing a cheap 400 does not exist anymore. That being said it is just that the parts are more expensive than years ago. The 400 I just took out of...
Hope your customer brings that car to Back to the 50's here in MN. next month. Would love to see that car in person.
Back in the mid 70's I passed on a AAR Cuda for $900 all factory stock, Guy was going in the Navy and just wanted to get rid of it. The 2nd one...
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