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Ah, with the open door the seat bottom issue is evident. That 3" or so will be a much better deal. As for the skid plate chrome vs powdercoat...
Temp is still hanging at 6 degrees F...been there all day. The woodstove is keeping the garage 70 degrees though,and I've accomplished almost...
7 deg F and dropping with 30+ mph wind. Expecting 6-12" of snow next two days. Yuck.
As it sits this evening:[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Turned this '30 A pile into ...something.
Wow, Otis is really laying down a groove. Good stuff! And the Mopar? Lotta folks likely saw that view. ;)
Great stuff...thanks for taking time to post it all. Ya know, you're better with the bending tree than I am with proper bending tools....o_O
Roller rockers can be used with flat tappets with no problems. Been done forever, long before the roller tappet became commonplace. It's crazy how...
Going out on a limb just a bit, but while you're checking make sure the piston to cyl head clearance at TDC is sufficient. Usually .040" is a good...
It's certainly making power. 129 mph is typically in the 10.30 ET range in a naturally aspirated car with good 60'.
My '41 Merc with a late flathead does about the same-16-18 depending on speed and weather. Your car is very nice!
Roughly figured, a single 7" booster with 20" of vac will provide 350 lbs of force. Dual will double that. That's in addition to the mech input...
91.52 mph. Nice one,Mart! Thanks for taking us along.
I'd bet that triangle denoted footnote is telling us that the tangs are different.
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