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I plan to post build threads when I get a HAMB-friendly project going (my own or a customer's), but not for any ulterior motive. I like reading...
I've been looking at lots of options for my '57 gasser project, and since I'm running a big block I have decided to have one of my fab guys build...
I have used Dynamat, and it works well but is pretty expensive. You can get a similar, but cheaper, product called fatmat that works well also. I...
Why could it not be done? The typical 600 or 605 style steering box isn't much larger than the original. Can it be done with off the shelf...
I have to agree on the weld issue. However, all the criticism of the car not being powerful enough, hooking enough, sitting too high, etc, etc,...
can you even get fiberglass doors for a hardtop body style? I have only seen sedan doors (Glasstek has 'em).
Yes...the 700R4, 4L60 ('93), and 4L60E are all identical, as far as the dimensions go.
A nodular iron crank will live just fine, esp considering you don't have to rev one of these engines to the moon. Yes, the mains are large, and...
I think you need to decide whether its more important to you to have a "unique" car, or a HAMB-friendly one. No offense to anyone with a...
I used it on a high mileage OT car once...worked great, though be sure to run it outside your garage, because the stench is awful! Lots of smoke,...
Being from Milton Robson's collection, I would say it was all top notch. He's pretty well known for his car collection around here.
That isn't all that uncommon...most manufacturers don't want to sell parts direct to customers, if they can avoid it, and set up dealer networks...
What spline is your transmission? If its 26 spline GM, use a 26 spline clutch and appropriate presure plate (the plate doesn't care what spline...
I'd try some Simple Green and a soft brush first, before getting too harsh. Its al I use to clean aluminum, since just about anything harsher will...
BTW, the rockers are the weak point on these engines, but MTS and others offer some fairly inexpensive shaft rockers that fix the problem. Also,...
So the guy complaining the loudest about what is traditional and what isn't, has bags on his own car? :D
If you can wait til later tonight, I'll check on my '57. It still has the original mounts on it.
They did, and still do. Some of the traditional extremists remind me of restorers, always trying to push their rules on everyone else. This isn't...
Thats the irony of it all...spending 3 times more to replicate something that people began pulling out in droves as soon as "modern" OHV V-8s...
If you're giving him that much free labor, it makes you a chump. tell him you aren't running a non-profit, and that if he wants charity he needs...
I'd rather change any of the above on the side of the road (but have never had to), than a water pump that is worn out from the extra load of a...
I can understand not wanting to pay that much, but for a well-done wiring job that isn't bad. Neatly bundling everything, proper routing, and an...
Thanks, and happy b-day Marines! (11 Mike, US Army-Mechanized Infantry) My "old ride":
The problem with most aluminum cleaners is that they are too harsh, and will etch the aluminum or turn white. If they are actually dirty, I'd...
Very cool! Guess I know which way I am going on my '57 gasser project now!
I usually try to stay all 45 degree flare, or all 37, on the same car. I actually prefer 37 degree (AN). Even with a crappy flaring tool, its much...
maybe if you're the man from Nantuckett!!!:D
I agree, but only if you are making some really impressive horsepower to go along with the lousy mileage. A blown Hemi? A tunnel rammed BBC? A...
I would route them as far away as possible, and if they are still too close, make a heat shield out of aluminum (or grab one from a salvage yard,...
I'm planning to be there, and hope to see some of you guys there. I have been going for years, though not consistently.
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