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Not too bad. Adequate room , but it needs the usual....correct oil pan sump/pick up, front cover...etc. We put a 351W in one several years back...
If you want easy but expensive, go Vortech, Kenne-Bell or Paxton. Me, I've used a dual quad manifold and bolted an upper box on it to mount a...
You were very lucky. I was too. I lost mine 3 years ago at age 73. I am happy that there are a lot of guys out there like me that had a real dad.
Awesome ride, Speed! I have a TQ midget that was built in 1950 and used a 1949 Crosley frame and front axle. It has a solid rear suspension and...
Back in the 1970's , I saw an interesting engine in a econorail dragster. It was a FORD, 300-6 cyl inline with a crossflow head built out of two...
Heard it on the local R/R station. My wife just stood there looking at me with disbelief (like prolly what I had on my face too.) Went out to...
The above are good suggestions. I work on School buses and they have a very flat/long cooling system.... One method that always works is...
My EXP has been that the balance tubes need be only 1/3 the diameter of the runners. Nice job. MIZ
Hydro/peroxide is activated by an electrofied platinum wire grid. Saw a go-kart powered by one 20 years ago. If memory serves...it did 180mph in...
I see a little NASCAR influence in your work. (The a-arm plate and the strut type front end) Very clean. Good luck, MIZ
The 348 stuff should be easier to track....Salvage yard, swap meet, garage sale, hotrod meet...etc. (There's a special place in hell for...
When in doubt, use a volt meter. But sounds good.
just very carefully teflon tape the bleeder screw threads. works 4 me.
1-old style front covers have the dipstick. Use an old style pan with it. 2-old style covers have the fuel pump boss. Mount an eccentric....
Rich fox and Pimpin paint gave you the two most do-able solutions. A back-up patch and small chain of small spot welds to keep the panel cool....
Brace yourself....Its ugly.... http://www.tulsachevys.com/Images/buriedcar/slides/Dsc08983.jpg
I love it. Put an engine/trans in the front too...heh
When American Race Trucks were still in production, they used wet-blasting to clean the GM Metric donor chassis before fabricating the tubing cage...
I once had a 1954 Marmon-Herrington 5 ton, cab over truck, 5 spd main/4 spd brownie/2 spd rear axle. 59AB block (if memory serves).
As stated above: Check all electrical connections for looseness. Start at the transformer, all straps, terminals and capacitors in the welder....
The Hotrod Shop..$417 for a '32 FORD Aluminum rad...it is a neat piece too.
While ur there, buy a pair of "backflow" check valves.....They are made to prevent this and have been required by OSHA for construction use since...
When you burn ANYTHING and breath the result, your at risk. I'm 55 and have been a welder since I was 16 or so. Yah, I have been tested and...
1. check pinion bearings.(wriggle it up & dn for play) 2. check u-joint phasing. (shim trans up/dn, shim pinion angle up/dn) 3. check 4 bad...
Toe 101: Set the steering wheel to center-lock to lock and tie/brace it securely. Hook a string at the center of the rear wheel and pull it...
Divide ur dampner in quarters. (on a V-8) Put #1 on TDC. Adjust #1. Turn 1/4 turn to next mark. Adjust next in firing order. Turn 1/4...
Years ago, I was sitting on a roller stool, cutting sheetmetal bodywork and got up to answer the phone (Laid my 4" air grinder down.) Yep, u...
I just got 1 from PRC "the Rod Shop". for my 4" cut down '32 shell for $417.00 (It is a work of art.) MIZ
Yah, a standard Mercruiser Marine engine is reverse rotation. It is so the torque will keep the right hand seated driver 's elbow out of the...
Bless you both. MIZ
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