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Yep--go get some crocus cloth, do NOT use sandpaper of any grit. Go in circles, not up/down and make sure to travel the full length of the bore....
Thing is, it ain't the only thing that gets old-more parts on cars can be replaced than on humans. I had 3 also, one day I realized I didn't...
Have a C3B that will take an HEI. Just ground a small amt. off the rear runner so it would turn--works great.
If you want to keep that color and look-no suggestion. But, a cool, cheap way is to go to Lowe's and get a hall runner, ribbed (various looks,...
Some shops will take the tanks and a universal core and make one specific to your dimensions. Had this done to an early chevy, was just fine and...
Go with it. Break it in the normal way and then just drive it--you'll know pretty quick if it cratered. Like the post said above, lifters...
Wanna bet it outlasts him??
U didn't say the engine you have in it. Unless its got some serious torque and you're going to use all of it, just go with the thing. That shaft...
Ohms can play a big part no doubt, but the easiest way i've found is just hook it up fully wired and run the float up and down manually while...
Going to assume you still have the original 55 key switch. If so, my advice would be to pull it, take off every one of the connections, clean...
In Texas we have two major ones-Pate in N. Texas (Dallas) and S. Texas (Conroe). Both draw bunches of vendors and parts types. I don't do Pate...
Go to local craft store and buy a package of various size teeny brushes, super teeny to almost huge. Have spare pint of exact color paint...
Dragstrips--yes, several with different cars. Oval track-no, Superspeedway (2 mi. oval)--YES. The top thrill of my car life, in an original Grand...
Same here, I ordered the end bases for the tri's-took quite a while but when they came in they were great-absolutely tight seal (a must) and...
Brought to mind an incident on the way back to college. Had a 55 chevy, 292 w/ 3:70 gear. Friend pulled up beside in a 61 impala, unknown motor....
Have you ever? No, but I'd like to--Brother Dave Gardner Pulled up to a stoplight in elco, very late ‘vette pulls up beside, sounds badass. He...
IMO, make it the last thing you do. Put everything on it that's going to be and stay there-get max weight of the critter on the tires-then set...
Forget it all. Your driving habits are perfect for what you have. Start changing things on an old motor and you'll wind up having to change more...
A good HVLP or LVLP gun is definite and a 60 should do the job. You're not going to be at 14-15 cfm all the time so the rig has time to recover...
Its a good question. NOS stuff is normally good even after all those years, but I always suspect rubber and leather stuff. I wonder how was it...
Somebody counts??
Hard to beat a good clutch fan with a proper shroud fitted right.
Great! Can't you imagine spending multi K bucks on base/clears/reducers etc. , get a great job you're actually proud of--and then have it peel...
Used it a bunch, but like others said, i'm close to the coast. I first heard about it from a shrimp boat captain, he said when they pulled the...
Its not top quality but will work if you are highly concerned about losing the film. I used a good screen, think it was a piece of an old movie...
Old men and old cars are always a match. Face it, we live in a microchip generation that humors us but does find it interesting to look at the...
I'll probably get roasted for this, but I used the foam filter element from a lawnmower. They come in various sizes and you can cut to fit the...
You might consider an Explorer 8.8 rear end. They're like 59.5" vs. the 60" you have with the stock gear. Cheap at the yards and big variety of...
IMO this is a no brainer--go with the rebuild of the 2GC. Sounds like performance is not the #1 issue here, but reliability really moves the...
I've never forgotten the top one for me--traded a pair of bucket seats and a 4 speed muncie for a '55 210 2 door chevy sedan, with 265 v8, 3 speed...
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