Projects 51 studebaker/hemi

Would still like to see some photos of the car from different angles.

 

Me, too.

 

me 3

 

He hasn't been on the HAMB for the past 6 months so maybe he's busy finishing it.

 

Hello Bullet Nose...
You know I just haven't been on here for a long time and I just seen your post...
Actually the last pic I posted was the finished machine...
I have probably drove this Stude several thousand miles...
You were asking about overheating I have never had a problem.... Course I live in Ohio...
Never drove in Arizonia weather...

 

The only problems I ever had were with a couple of the original disc style freeze plugs...they blew out on 2 different days when it was good and hot... I replaced those 2 with the T-bar type...
Now my engine stays cool on the road but warms up some in town @ stop lights... never overheats...

 

I work in a engine machine shop and test run a lot of engines.... And one of the biggest misunderstood
thing guys think is Timing... street cars NEED a vacuum advance... your engine will run COOLER...
More timing is cooler... less timing is more heat... It may not help you enough to over come a 120 degree day... but it helps them idle and at cruise speeds...

 

WOW.very impressive.Nicely done.