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Basically they are the same engine with one exception. The 327 has a 3.250 stroke and the 350 has a 3.480 stroke. The cam is in the same location...
I spit water all over the keyboard and about pee'd my pants. That is funny .:D Seriously, sorry about the layoff, keep the faith man. Try it on...
Look at the rear of the block just below the head deck surface where the bellhousing bolts up and you will see some numbers similiar to these...
How bout the milk man or the bread man? Anyone that lived around Dallas in the 50's and 60's will remember The old Manor Bakery that delivered...
283 = 3.875" x 3.00" (Gen.I, 5.7" rod) 302 = 4.000" x 3.00" (Gen.I, 5.7" rod) 327 = 4.000" x 3.25" (Gen.I, 5.7" rod) All of these engines used...
Yep, you guys are fast and good. Most people would never think a VW part was used on a dragster. Glad I'm not the only old fart on the HAMB.
Okay graybeards, this question may be easy for some of you. Thought I would asked this question in honor of my 50th. post.:D What part/parts...
Weld in a cross member between the frame rails with a bracket to attach the shroud lines to. Or you can weld a bracket to the rearend housing to...
Yes, Mexico has drag strips and Mexicans love dragracing. There was a track at Torreon, not sure if it is still there. Monterrey has a very nice...
Beep, GizzleHopper looks great. Did that drive from Texas to Oct. CHRR in Bakersfield back in 04 my ol' butt was drag'n when I got home. I...
Ted Cyr & Bill Hopper were based out of the Escondido, Ca. area. 50's early to 60's era, quit racing in 63. Never remember them running a Chrysler...
Thanks for the correction. Da Tinman, you are correct, .058 is the correct wall thickness. My crusty old memory pulled up the .063 number. .005...
What I found after becoming proficient in tig welding back in the late 60's it made me want to throw rocks at gas and arc welding (no mig in those...
Funny Car Summer, a documentary that chronicals Big Jim Dunn's racing travels. The doc. was made in i believe 1971 but was'nt released until the...
Congratulations on your first pass in a FED. After about 15 or so passes you will realize that other things are going on outside the car. Take a...
Whatever minimum overbore is to cleanup the cylinder walls and a 5/8" arm. That being said if you bore .030 for cleanup + the 5/8" arm you will...
R.C., I'm still waiting on a call back. Should hear something by weeks end. Paul
A small block Chevy powered the rollers at Dallas International Motor Speedway. The rollers were started spinning with a long handle that engaged...
1965........1962 Silver Chevy SS 409, blue interior, headers, Engle cam, 2 E-series AFB's, Borg Warner 4 speed with Hurst shifter, 456 gear, Sun...
Yes, they were called "glider kits". Cab & chassis with front axle, tires & wheels, less engine, trans. and rearends. Best part of a glider was...
No, that will not harm your engine in any way. Your rings are already seated.
A perfect weld on stainless will have no discoloration. The colors are usually a result of oxygen contamination from a lack of shielding gas...
Injection is nice........ but I'd rather be blown
Some of the younger generation do get it. There are two nineteen year olds that hang around a local shop that don't wear the baggies and do their...
0.7854 x bore x bore = x stroke x number of cylinders = ............. Example: 350 Chevy 0.7854 x 4.00" bore x 4.00" bore = 12.5664 x 3.480...
61 years young...........Saw my first drag race in 1956 at the old Irving,TX. drag strip from the road (no money to get in). Attended my first...
The snack bar could sell Hokey Ass burgers, but for short, we could just call them "HAMB" burgers.:D I occasionally have a flash of brilliance,...
Hell, I'm in for a grand. I made many a pass down that ol' two lane blacktop. NHRA held division 4 points meets there for years. Shut down area is...
There are no springs on the idle mixture screws on a Holley. They have a cork gasket that sets in the metering plate and the gasket puts tension...
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