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I've always wanted to see the dry lake beds where hot rodding started so I'm planning a trip to LA sometime in the summer of 2018. I'll be driving...
Title says it all, really. I'm looking for a good quality fuel line bending tool. I'm not looking for a multi bending tool I'm looking for a tool...
I just put an electric fuel pump on my 62 Lincoln. A Holley Red. Works fine. Someone said that it's wise to add some kind of oil to the fuel twice...
Yes, I meant gear drive. And I appreciate the link to the other thread. Any info is useful on this topic for me at the moment.
I'm building my first engine and I'm trying to do my homework before rushing into things. I'm at the "timing chain or timing gears" stage. The...
I'm looking for advice on which hydraulic, flat tappet camshaft for my engine build. I'm using Vortec heads (062 casting) on a small block chevy...
A friend of mine sent me a link to what I can only describe as a bolt on chevy 350 turbo kit from keystone turbo LLC. Here's the link:...
I'm not an expert but here's a pic of one of the original axles and I believe this is a sealed bearing: [IMG] I'm not sure what a WER axle is even...
I'm rebuilding the differential on my 49. It's a Ford 9" from a '57. Ranchero. I pulled the seals (or so I thought) and behind them is what looks...
I have a Ford 9-inch differential housing from a '57 Ranchero and a Ford 9 3/8-inch carrier (aka 3rd member). I've notched the housing to get the...
Yes, there is. I can see I'm going to have to either retro fit the intake or the other valve cover.
I have a fairly lame sbc 350 from a 1970 Corvette, smog heads, garbage RV cam, Holley 600 cfm carb. I'm gonna say max 275 hp on a good day. I...
I bought a 31-spline, positraction Ford 3rd member with 3.50 gears from a swap meet. The guy said that it was from a truck and that it was 9 and...
I have a 1949 Ford sedan. It's got a chevy 350 in it. The person who owned it before me converted it to 12 volt. they also put in a new wiring...
I've got some 12v gauges for my now 12v '49 Ford shoebox. I'm trying to connect them up to the electrical system but I'm stuck as to which wires...
thank you all! Maybe I'm thinking about this too much but does the anti-seize have to have copper in it? Thanks ~K
I've been researching this and am getting conflicting info. I'm trying to find out what sort of thread sealer to use on carburetor studs going...
I'm gearing up for my first engine build. I've been planning this for a few months and am going to give myself another couple of months to finish...
I would like to say a big THANK YOU! to all the contributors to this thread. All comments are very useful and add to my understanding of the...
I want to build a 383 chevy stroker. I've got an old 3970010 block. I want to be sure I'm starting off with the right kind of block. I...
I got some valve cover spreader bars when I changed by gaskets on my sbc to make sure things didn't leak but I don't know which way up they go....
I recently swapped an iron 2 bll intake for an aluminum Edelbrock 2101 4 bll. All went well except for the water neck which began leaking. It's...
I've got a sbc 350 from a '71 corvette in a 1949 ford custom with the original dash cluster. And, I suspect, the original oil pressure sending...
1971, 76 cc heads.
Thank you for your answer. I heard that by indexing the plugs you get minor improvements in fuel efficiency, a slightly better idle and a tiny...
I need some indexing washers to index the spark plugs on my sbc 350 but I don't know if I need tapered washers or flat ones. I am using the stock...
I understand the boot of the spark plug wire to be the end near the engine block. If it's not this end, then it must go at the distributor, am I...
I was just given a timing light and I can't work out how you use one of the connectors: [IMG] (click to enlarge) I'm assuming this is a simple...
The battery gauge is back to doing what it's done for the majority of the time I've had it - precisely nothing. It's not budged. Electrics isn't...
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