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Yeah, it already has one set of Harley baffles in the pipes, I was thinking of adding a second set behind the first or possibly wrapping the...
All, so early Chevy chassis which has ball bearings on my front hubs, not more modern roller bearings. The Reprint I have of the Chevy...
So paint may some day be in my cars future, but certainly anytime soon. In the meantime wanted protect what’s left of the 90% faded black paint...
So it’s off the stands and have had the opportunity get in several shakedown drives. Still no windshield. Working on installing full harness. As...
Still out here! New day job been cutting into my garage time. Have been making some progress on the Pontiac however. Fabbed up some tail lights...
Jon, my thought was that with a centrally located primary carb and two secondary’s on the ends that the driveability would be better off idle....
Heathen, thanks for the info, I’ll havta find a set of those studs as I won’t want to steal them out of my 216. GasserSteve, I had the mistaken...
So on my way home pulling a UHaul box trailer. Picked up my two complete EBay 261’s, one with the full flow filtration capability, one without....
Hi Grandadio, thanks the feedback. So it looks like now I’ll start my drive now on weds, get close to Concord and have a full day on Thurs and...
Gents, thought I’d try bumping this thread. Not sure if there was a lack of interest / participation in this event or it got lost due to activity...
My understanding from a lifetime ago was that the staggered dual points allowed a longer coil saturation time, especially at hi rpm’s. Coil fires...
So resurrecting an old thread but planning on going to Charlotte swap meet this coming week, haven’t been but once in 2004. Made most spring and...
So it’s been a long time since I’ve spun a wrench on someone else’s automobile to make a buck, been wrenching exclusively on my own cars and toys...
Thanks for the feedback. They’re are a lot more expensive gaskets than the Felpro version. Now I’m only seeing one version on Felpro site, musta...
Really cool build, I’m gonna follow. Have two of these 337’s, one with a junk block the other with some theoretically repairable cracks. Was...
Gents, about to put a set of older Edelbrock aluminum heads on my bone stock 53 Lhead. Engine is in a 53 F100 which gets used quite a bit when...
Thanks gents, I’d say that’s the stuff I’m looking for, just googled it, readily available. I was unaware that it was described as “asphalt wire...
Just found this thread! Picking up two 261 cores in a couple of weeks. Incredible amount of information posted here over the years! Hope to...
Latest addition to the roadster is this license plate mount purchased on Ebay, not sure what it was originally for. Liked the look and patina and...
So I really like the vintage aspect of the mechanical brakes and how they fit with the theme of the car. We’ll see if I scare myself as I get...
Why the open drive? Not that excited bout the freewheel device nor the difficulty of servicing the closed drive. Not that comfortable as well with...
Found it, the filling station shows the different gaskets, thanks 33an a3rd
Thanks for making the effort! I didn’t consider doing that, where’d yah look those up? I didn’t think that there’d be listing for something that...
So my 30 Pontiac roadster has a 32 Chevy frame with all associated 32 Chevy running gear except for the Stovebolt which is a 52 216. The 32 Chevy...
So, I’ve been working on my roadster every chance I get. I’ve gone through the mechanical brakes and brake linkage and have them working well,...
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So I had noticed with interest that the later open drive ten bolt center sections/drop outs seemed to have the same flange and bolt pattern as my...
By the way, where’d the carb insulators come from? Appear to be phenolic type resin?
Thanks for taking the time to post the pics, very helpful! Mine wasn’t installed quite the same as the original linkage from the pedal to the...
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