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Guys, I converted the front drums to discs (54 chevy wagon). Car has 2" dropped spindles on stock suspension, wheels 15" 6J back spacing about 4",...
Guys, I recently did a front disc brake conversion (rear still drums). Bought a cpp 1" master cylinder with build in proportioning valve. Bench...
Guys , Does anybody know what type of outer bearing to use when converting to disc brakes. I read a lot on the sites that sell the conversion...
I decided to convert my 54 chevy handyman to front disc brakes. Is there anyone around here that has cad models or dimensional drawings of the...
Guys, I installed my rebuild 235 engine. Bolted it to the powerglide and now I want to connect the flywheel to the torque converter. It seems...
Guys, I want to install a holley 390 carb on my clifford intake. I have a spacer that I adjusted to serve as a carb adapter. The chevy 210 has a...
I bought a 49-54 chevy power brake pedal assembly at speedway motors. Bolted it to the original k-meber and tried to mount the 7" booster to it....
Guys, Is there a heater plate available with connectors to heat the intake with exhaust gasses . I have an older intake without the water heating...
Is there a substitute for a 235 oil pan ? Mine got some small holes and was repaired by former owner. Welding could be an option but the sheet...
Who sells these parts ? Need a cam shaft thrust plate for a 54 235 chevy engine and the plug on the other side of the cam shaft (looks like a...
Gearheads, I recently bought a clifford intake for my 235 engine, I also bought a used holley 390 carb. What kind of adapter do I have to use...
Anyone experience with schneider cams ? They offered a 256-H 256 duration, 204 @ .050" .420" lift 110 lobe center for my 235 engine Sent from my...
Gearheads, My '54 chevy 235 engine is in the machine shop right now so this is the moment to change the old camshaft. Currently i'm running...
Guys, My '54 chevy 235 engine is being rebuild, the crankshaft show some serious cracks. Can I use the crankshaft from a '53 235 engine ? I know...
Guys, who offers distributor hold down clamps that fit my 235 and D.U.I. Distributor .....
Hi, I want to use a single 2 or 4 bbl carb on my 54 chevy 235 stock engine. I'll already have the fenton headers and now I'm looking for an...
Gearheads, I'm really in doubt to buy a used '55-57 235 engine (manual 3speed) from a truck and swap it to my 54 chevy handyman. I know that I...
Gearheads, What kind of fuel pump do I need when I change the current set up from a single carb to a dual carb (weber 32/36 or rochester 1bbl...
Can anyone tell me what kind of bolts I have to use to connect the flex plate to the 235 engine. I guess 7/16 unc . I'm not so familiar with the...
Gearheads, can I swap my water pump of the '54 235 engine to a '60 235 engine, or is this complete nonsens ...
Hi gearheads, someone offered me a '60 235 engine from a chevy truck with a manual 3 speed transmission. I want to swap the original 235 engine of...
I want to pull my 235 engine from the '54 chevy handyman without removing the powerglide. I cant figure out wich bolts to remove. I got rid of the...
Hi, I recently bought a 1954 Chevy handyman . I started to improve the front brakes a bit. Added new drums, wheel cylinders, brake shoes and...
Guys, what's a good adress to buy 235 cylinder head parts to rebuilt my engine. Good quality parts and affordable ones.
I want to convert my manual brakes to power brakes (drum/drum) on my 54 chevy handyman. I want to locate the master cylinder/booster on the...
Gearheads, what thread size do the cylinder head bolts of a 1954 235 engine have ? Is it 1/2 " unc or .... we only have a metric system so its a...
Hi gearheads, I want to get rid of the road draft tube located at the bottom of the 235 engine. I read an article of someone who installed a...
Hi gearheads, I want to pull the 235 engine (for rebuilding purposes) from my '54 Chevy handyman WITHOUT pulling the tranny . I removed the brace...
Has anyone done this , putting a modern chevy V6 in to a 54 chevy ? Are motor mounts available, can I keep the powerglide tranny ?
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