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Thanks all. It sounds like stock head gaskets are fine, at least up to 10 lbs. Built lots of engines but this is the first blown one so going...
Struggling with how to seal heads on a blown 390 Caddy. Gonna run 6 to 7 lbs of boost. Any thoughts?
Just saw this thread myself. The good news for you is that YOU ARE LIVING IN FLATHEAD COUNTRY !! I am in Santa Rosa and have been fooling around...
Oh yeah, still at it. Working on a Deuce 5 window these days. Chopped it 4" and laid the pillars back. Have blown 390 Cad in it with a TKO 500...
How you doing Kevin, been awhile brother, Keith
Just saw it and signed up. I am jacked !!!!
This is some of the most incredible work I have seen, and I've been around a long time. Just stumbled on this thread and impressed is an...
My experience matches Spanners above. I was taught to use fresh automatic trans fluid and it worked fine and that is still the way I do it.....
Haha!! Where were you Kevin, didn't see you? Just chopped a 5 window I'm building last weekend. Has a blown Caddy in it. Come by when you are...
It is the Bud Bryan car and I don't think it is for sale.
Haha, saw my 29 sedan in there. That was back when we were all having kids and getting rid of roadsters and coupes so we could haul the family....
Years ago I took mine to a jewelry shop and they either did it or had it done. I was fairly inexpensive as I recall.
Jorda, I run a big flathead with a T-5 behind it and an old Halibrand. I have been running 3.78 ring and pinion and 3A gear set which gets me to...
When I had a dual point I ran 7 MM and Ragah terminals and worked fine with the solid core braided wires. Upgraded to electronic and now have to...
I'm putting a '32 coupe together with a '55 331 Caddy using 390 heads and a 4-71 on a Cragar intake. Where did you ever find the belt drive set up?
Picked up that book in 1962. Mom tossed it when I was in Nam but I found another at a swap meet 20 or so years ago. If you are into flatheads...
Good luck! I live in Santa Rosa and Vern and I have been friends for 45 years and I don't even has his number. But... I think I have a Weiand...
I've got one. Some of the material is a little out of whack but LOTS of good stuff in it.
I have one but are still collecting parts. It came with cowl vent, garnish mouldings and all the little pieces except window regulators and all...
I'm building a '32 five window and have been looking for a stock seat with no luck. That seat you are putting together is sweet and would work...
I agree with the others with open cars that you just don't hear that much noise INSIDE THE CAR with the straight gears. I enjoy the sound myself...
I've been the Coker route several times and continually fight getting a smooth ride. I have dirt trackers on my roadster and after finally...
How about some hotel suggestions for the lonestar roundup? Is there anything happening on Wednesday night?
It seems you have either the wrong manifold, generator and/or pulley for a 59A. Just for the fun of it I would measure your manifold and another...
I can't thank all you guys enough. I will keep this alive and share how I do, that is if I still have my hands...........
So I hope this picture loads. Does this look like the balancer being discussed? Now the scope goes as close to the wheel, tire or chassis as possible?
Thank you guys for all the great feedback. I am going to take a couple of pics tonight and post them (which I should have done to start with)...
hotrod A, sounds like you have it down. I guess that you place the strobe pickup as close to the tire as possible since it is mounted on the...
I picked up a cherry Alemite Strobe Balancer at a swap meet last weekend. You guys know how tough it is to get a good balance with old wheels,...
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