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almost done with the 427...assembling now
so far i got a short block with dimple rods and trw pistons. some 990 heads and getting a cam done up by schneider, solid lift .560...dart intake...
running a set of thrush glass packs on my bbc, 25" long, it's fairly quiet idling, similiar to the 40 series flow masters i had. a little bit...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVNxHzepyu8 got my car in a diablo dimes video, no movies yet
[IMG] a pic where i was welding in some of the re adjusted spider for the ladder bars.
i was reading the holley book and it was saying something about setting the cam up in the 2nd hole...which is normally where they are set out of...
i've made some changes. it doesn't bop anymore. i noticed the burnout wasn't long enough to really heat up the tires. took note of that too....
427 seems to be the ticket. i'm thinking about building one also. i'm looking for a truck deck though. with some 6.535 rods and a 4 -7 swap...
what i'm thinking is running some 6.535 rods with 3 ring pistons, 4 and 7 swap on the solid lift cam and e85 with about 12.5:1 or 13:1...
i'm setting up some ladder bars and sliders aka bearings on the front of the leaf springs...leaving the stock attachment on the rear of the car....
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[IMG] turned it into a straight axle gasser. this was at the drags in san diego...june 18th
nothing i have bought for my 55 has been less than 100 bucks it seems like. used frame 300 bucks...oh, yeah, now i remember i once only put 60...
anybody know how to make cal tracs work with a straight axle 1955 chevy? cuz all i've done is roasted the tires...including slicks...no traction...
i go to auto part stores for newer vehicles made in the 90's and they have the wrong parts listed under the bar code stuff. when i go in to ask...
use a non metric rotor like off of a 68 camaro with disc brakes. just use the stock gear make sure you get the caliper that fits your calliper...
you did good, any two door car from the chevy is allright, if it's a classic but yeah, as you originally posted that 55's are hot rods and 57's...
anything is possible...i just did a straight axle conversion on my 55 chevy sedan. picked up an I beam straight axle off of a 1964 ford truck...
period correct or more performance...in my book, hot rods were all about performance correct. all i know is that richmonds with gears like 3.73's...
i have adjusted a few motors with the valve covers off while running and that seems the best way. untill i was attempting to adjsut one with a...
that's about how i started on my 55 two door. my pops was laughing at me the whole time i was stripping the car down. he used to say, are you...
i plan on driving my 55 in a straight line pretty soon, quarter mile at a time without smog regulations.
okay not so much california but the whole country, my bad, but cash for clunkers in general creates revenue for what state you live in. that's my...
man, the flow masters sound are illegal in some places. the world really is going crazy. all i know is that i normally hit third gear when...
although i did primer it with a spray gun after i initially stripped it all down. but rattled bombed the primer after it started to rust a little...
we are allowed to shoot a couple of gallons, i'm not calling you out but i live in san diego and they look at me funny when i have more than one...
the only thing i really know about mallory dual points is that when the copper wire blew up connecting the second point in my ride, the car...
307 cranks are large journal 3.25 stroke, 327's are mostly 3.25 small journals. 327's have 4" bore. 350's 2 and 4 bolt main have 4" bore. 307...
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