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I'm finally getting around to bolting on my Fenton dual exhaust, but I can't remember how much has to be cut off the driver's side engine mount to...
I was cleaning up the rocker arm assembly from my donor head last night and stopped wasting my time after I found some nasty scoring and gouging...
I've got a rather good condition Delco generator sitting on my stairs that I bought several years ago. Problem is, I can't remember if it's 6 volt...
I've been struggling with this problem on and off for ten years and have not been able to figure it out. Here it is: From time to time, when I...
Is it possible (and if so, has anyone done it) to add a "Line In" into an old tube radio so that it cuts out the reciever circuitry and uses the...
I haven't posted anything in quite a while, but figured I'd ask a quick question. How easy would it be to swap out the inline 6 from a 1954 Chevy...
I don't post much over here, but I thought this was really cool and a few of you folks might appreciate the craftsmanship. It isn'y mine, just...
I finally (after 7 years) pulled the head off my '54 Chevy to get the hardened valve seats put in and figured I'd do a little porting while I had...
I think I have an issue with the voltage regulator in my '54 Chevy. It is a replacement that looks fairly new, but I didn't put it in, so I don't...
I just picked up an Edmund's Custom aluminum intake for my 235 Chevy. It's a 2x2 setup, and it looks cool as hell, but I found two cracks -...
I've got a 3 speed tranny in my 54 and a 3 speed out of a 1955 sitting in my garage. Can the 55 be used with the 54 shift linkage, dropped into...
Other than the obvious displacement difference, how different are the 264 and 322? I've got a 264 sitting in the back corner of my garage for the...
Ever since I bought my car, I've had a reaccuring problem with the starter. Every once in a while, I'll go to start it and it just clicks - a good...
I'm having trouble finding a good set of Rochester carbs to run on my 235. I've got one really good one that I'm running now, but I'd like to get...
I just need the width and height measurements if at all possible - just want to see if it'll fit a little project.... Second question of course...
I need some body work done on my '54 Chevy. I'd love to do it myself, but I don't have the tools/time/experience. I'm looking for a GOOD bodyman...
I'm looking for a new exterior visor for my 54 Chevrolet. The one I have is in decent shape, but it mounts to the roof of the car with three...
I'm replacing the 6 volt bulbs in the taillight I want to use with 12 volt bulbs. I'm going to use a #1156-CP32 to replace the #87-CP15 for the...
Found this this morning, thought some folks here might like it: http://www.sherline.com/05gears.htm Later, Jay
I've got a dual carb Edmund's intake that I want to run on my Stovebolt, but am a little fuzzy on how to plumb it for water heating. It has a tube...
Is a Mag on a stovebolt a good idea/bad idea/useless/poserish? I'm still draggin' my heels on building up a mild 235 for my '54 and was...
Think I might finally get around to rebuilding my '55 264 c.i.d. nailhead. Is there a complete gasket kit available? If not, what are my options?...
I want to run dual Rochesters on my '54. I've got the manifold, I just need the linkage. Any idea where I can find one? I'd love to make one, but...
I'll be there Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Anyone else plan on being there? Do you want to meet up before, during or after the event?...
...so that it has a finish like an impact socket? I have some of my grandfather's old machinist books from back in the 30's and 40's - they tell...
I've got the whole setup from manifolds to tailpipes, the thing is, the instructions that came with the kit says to hang the pipes from holes you...
My father gave this thing to me a bunch of years back - he had no idea what it was or what it's supposed to do. I came across it the other day...
Wasn't there a post on here a while back where someone made a dimpler? You know, a nut and bolt setup that you insert through a hole and pinch...
Does anyone know what the threads are in a common Shraeder valve? All I really need to know is what tap and die I need to match the outside...
Is the 1955 head any different than the 1954 head? I've got a '54 in my car and a '55 in the garage - I'd like to have the head on the '55 done...
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