Customs finishing off my pre-war cheveee project

Yikes! I’ll be in the market very soon. Not looking forward to the price tag

 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/cca-7372-16 . much cheaper where you live eric.also available plus 0.100 in. long 7.9 in. if thats what you need

 

Thanks Chris. Not sure what size I’ll need yet, working on my pre assembly checks this week, should know more by Friday

 

stock replacement comp cams are $40 dollars on summit.upgraded ones thick wall are ? 137.plus 100 thou are a little more.depends on where your redline lays i think. take care and a merry christmas to you and yours eric

 

pushrod arrived week ahead of schedule from amazon.part inc shipping cheaper than the shipping through summit good deal.happy christmas to all on the hamb especially my friends on this thread

 

Early Christmas present! Sweet!

 

Glad that Christmas came early for you! Merry Christmas!

 

thanx lads a nice surprise

 

Merry Christmas! ! May the Peace of the Lord be with you and your family.

 

thanx leakie many happy returns to you and yours chris

 

Merry Christmas Brother Flea on the other side of the pond
Take care of yourself and stay safe

 

Merry Christmas Chris!

 

after a break away from the truck over christmas im back at engine reassembly.big storm passed followed by a cold spell.but its been milder lately im back in the garage.first move was a new led light for over the engine bay.couple of hooks in the rafters ,and suspended the light from chains.everything much easier now with no shadows.started fitting the guide plates and rockers,pushrods .it was hard on the back stretching over the fenders but all fitted now and happy how it turned out.intake manifold gasket on order and a set of rocker arm adjusting nuts.shouldnt be long in transit, at the moment.i will be reusing the valve cover gaskets they are a good quality set.i usually seal the gaskets to the heads and smear some grease between the gasket and the valve covers.this stops the oil from running down the heads with the covers off.

 

we heard about that big storm over here. they mentioned it on the news, looked big.

 

Glad to hear everything’s good and you’re back at it Chris. Can’t wait to hear it run with the new cam.

 

i slept through it all.we wernt hit its quite sheltered here ,however more exposed places were hit hard bringing down lots of trees on power lines.some still without power.

 

not a lot done in jan.2 bereavements put a spanner in the works.cathing up on some jobs.found a lovely vintage light on ebay arrived this morning.its 4 in across and about 1 3/4 high with a glass lens and switch.ive been looking for this with ages hard to find a light with a flat base.advertised with a seized switch sprayed with wd40 and then a drop of 3 in 1.switchs moving and working.even the bulb works it will b going on the roof lining brace thats hollow and the wiring will go through the brace.it worked out expensive inc shipping + taxs but i love it and glad i bought it.now just needs a little paint and some wiring .

 

Awesome Chris. Sometimes the money doesn’t matter if it makes you happy. Got any pics of the light?

 

So I skimmed through but I didn't see what you're actually building, I mean I think it's a 38 but what style ?
Just a hot street car or racing or ???

 

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/IIsAAOSw8Jlnf9wg/s-l1600.webp ...this is it eric.ebay site reluctant to let me copy the photo

 

Looks nice, I dig it, somewhat similar to my 41, color and holes in tailgate



I recently finished the front body work and paint on it

 

yeah birds of a feather.my tailgate panel was very dented and out of shape .drilling the series of holes and pressing them with a dimple die stiffened the panel up and made it more aerodynamic at the same time

 

That light is cool, I like that a lot. Truck is looking awesome man! How do you like the new cam?

 

pic of truck taken 2 year ago,havnt finished assembling the motor yet, so cant comment on the cam.

 

Dang, I got all excited seeing it parked out in the wild. Thought maybe you were able to get a nice cruise in.