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just because in many posts from flathead builders i read not more than 85lb pressure.....
Hi all hambers.....i have dubt about my valve spring pressure.....i have a Schneider 400 lift camshaft and they suggest 100 to 110 lb of pressure...
The 4 1/4 stroke needs lot of engine modifies….i have to grind the lower part of cylinders cause the rods interference , going to buy a balanced...
Hi all, so..after lot of visible problem is time to rebuild my 8ba..it has a 3x3/4 crank…..was thinking to buy at stroker kit and bore the engine...
Hi all….so many of us build rods with open drive and '48 banjo and wishbones.Sure i know that many,like me, broken wishbones where they bolt on...
Hi all hambers,i just opened my 8ba flathead and i notice no valve seats, looking on the web i read that the late flathead are without valve...
Time to bore it…change valve seats …..and adjust carburation
Looking on the pistons,i think in half of circle area i can see about 1mm of ring….cylinders are 83mm large...about 3,26inch.....i read on some...
Valves are hollow adjustable with isky springs…..cylinders looks good but, looking in some pistons i can see the upper ring clearly…..
Hi hamber, opened my 8ba flathead that was running very bad, very fast overheating, white smog, oil everywhere, took some pics to show you the...
Thanks..
Many thanks Pete1....so the potvin eliminator or isky 404-a are really one of the best…..i'm looking for one of those grinds…...have you one for...
Hi all members….anyone of you can you help me to get info about a isky track 1024 camshaft? seller can't help with the specs….any suggestion is...
Yes ..i know 0.125 is a bit big bore…...looking on ross pistons i see they have two sizes of bigger pistons….actually i have a 3.313 bore…...ross...
Hi all hambers ... after lot of smoke from oil filler tube today I check the compression on my 8ba....all cylinders are around 60 65 psi.......
Hi ,i just read this post …..i adapted my F1steering box to a Limeworks banjo style steering column, i cut the F1 shaft and connect all with a...
Hi all hambers,wa slooking for a fan-pulley and crank pulley for my '57 365 Cadillac and was thinking if other years of fan can fit my...
is stamped on the front of right head....the other is on rear left side of block,,looking on web i read that first 2 numbers are of the year so 57...
Hi all hambers friends,was looking on web for info about my Cadillac engine story,i know for sure is a 365 but don't know for sure the year...
Thanks a lot !!
Hi all hambers,,was looking where buy a pair of tattersfield baron heads....but i don't try a webpage or any info...can you help me?thanks in...
Love this car, congrats Lucky for your great job.....and proud to see it on the works on your shop in January at your party....hi from Italy...
Wow..really nice sportcoupe, like your works....
Can't wait to hear how the climax performs.....people says is better than eliminator....
Awesome ....i see it at the A-Bombers too....like it!
I had the same problem with mine 239 +0.125 8ba,,engine is ported with 97s on a Navarro racing intake and race camshaft from H&H....first had...
well ..the worm gear is changed...now i have to change the sector roller.....
Hi..thanks for the help,look on my pic,i was trying to do in this way but no good results.....probably is too old the part. ....i'm doing right?...
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