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This was probably decided years ago and I just never got the memo. In the last couple weeks I have pulled apart a couple engines I was running...
Putting Vortec heads on an earlier 350 block for a vintage truck that will be required to go to Home Depot occasionally in the winter. I’ve run...
I still have a couple vintage trucks with quadrajets, although I think it’s getting near the end of the line. I’ve been pretty good with them, but...
8BA flathead and '39 trans for sale. Engine has never been run or installed. Built it for a '41 tudor project, but car has been sold. Engine came...
Weeding out the projects. My dad did this car basically as you see it now back in the late 80s. He moved on to other things, by '94 it was sitting...
Maybe somebody can point me the right direction. Need info on redoing an old Kingston-Conley motor on a 30s or 40s compressor. It's basically a...
HAMBers: I am interested in finding a list of car clubs that are very primarily focussed on doing legitimate charity work, if they exist. I have...
On an engine build I'm going to end up using an Edelbrock #7116 intake for Vortec heads. It has the square carb flange. Normally I run Qjets but...
Found in a '66 Delta 88. Engine is gone so I could get the stuff easily. The lower terminal on the accelerator linkage switch says BAT. The two...
Somebody gave me a short block from an '89 IROC-Z Camaro. Block has the fuel pump boss and the hole is drilled for the pushrod. Roller cam is...
I've only done modest porting on early "heavy" heads. Working on a set of 882's--yeah, I know--that are in good condition to be used on a mild...
Wondering if anybody had tried using a 60's Ford heated carb spacer with an unheated carb manifold and Vortec heads. My cars and trucks tend to...
I know what holes to plug in the block, one is corroded to the point I will have to use a 3/8" tap. What about the passages in the heads? I'll be...
Here's some redneck engineering for you. Drop is only about 1-1/4", nothing radical. Do I need to put in a cross piece between the bars for...
Bear with me, sort of a stupid question. I'm helping someone build a 350 to put in a '57 Chevy, but I don't have much control over it. I donated a...
My flathead project is about done, and my curiosity about them has been satisfied. Been fun/irritating/challenging/expensive(!), etc. Clearing...
I need to swap the innards from a recently rebuilt short shaft (4x4) th400 with a damaged case into a Monte Carlo 400 case. Both transmissions...
It's 15" and 5-1/2" wide, five lug. No stamping I can see. Sorry about the poor camera work. Thanks.
I can't find anything on what to do/look for when going through one of these pumps. Took the bottom cover off two that we have, gears look...
Not that HAMB-y, I know, but I want to take advantage of the newer tech with my parts-chaser, family hauler '70 K10 suburban. It gets used alot...
In a nutshell here they are: 1) We really need to use early water pumps on our 8BA. Do the Bob Drake pumps have sealed bearings? Or is there...
I want to get the original radiator from our '41 Ford checked out, would prefer to take it to a place that has experience with the old stuff and...
OK, dammit, I just want to get this thing assembled and installed. The 59ab in our '41 was 3-3/8 + 20--too much. We get an 8ba block, minor cracks...
Closed driveline, is this a straight bolt-in deal, or is it more complicated than that? Seems the back part of the '39 trans is a little...
Just coming off an experience building a flathead for my oldest son's car (gift from his grandpa). Turned out to be an exercise in check writing,...
Found this in my dad's garage, these are the only two pics I have right now because it is enroute to my house via Fedex. The only thing we know...
My dad is donating a 39 trans to our cause, its got all the good stuff as far as I can tell, but we can't find the stick, there is little hope in...
In my search for a good flathead block I got one complete 8BA truck engine and most of a '53 Merc. I already have a Merc crank at 30/30 machined...
I'm heading out this afternoon to look at a couple 8BA's--one is supposed to be a '53 Merc, the other from a truck--and I'm needing to get the...
I'm shopping for a replacement for our 59ab (it was 3-3/8 + .020, cracked, needed some valve seats, etc). I'm newish to flatheads, and identifying...
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