The Jalopy Journal
i decided to tackle to motor mounts. I think they should stand up to the 409, but we will see. Most of the plate is 3/8 and the rest is 1/4. i...
hahah my arm was very tired after all of those cuts, i really want to find a band saw!! Got the motor back from being pressure tested and it...
got me some new tires!! Firestone's 750 on 16x4.5 Now its starting to look like something The body should drop a good 1-2 inches once i get some...
worked on the coupe a little this week, once i got the original chassis out from under it i brought the new rails in, [IMG] i started lookin at...
I picked up the car when i was sixteen years old. I am now 18 and its getting real close.. Here are all the pictures from beginning to end....
I was able to check out the paint last night...it was beautiful...he hasnt even sanded or buffed it yet! Bill can really throw some paint
its a 63 409, 30 over with 10 to 1 forged pistions....it has big block h beam rods, hydraulic cam...
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I wanted to run an overdrive trans...and have a 3.90 rear end. Also the shifter location on the t-5 is ideal... its a s10 tailshaft with v8 gears
this was the first time the motor was fired up so i ran it through some mufflers so we could hear if there was anything wrong.... also im gonna...
i have an old 900 and there are only six wires coming out of it... all the diagrams show 7 and no wires look to be missing inside... anyone have a...
so how many lbs can an engine/rad. handle...ive had a 7 on there and it was worse...its been better with the 13
i have a 409 with a 32 radiator made by us radiator. I have a 13 lb cap on now and when i shut the engine off i shoots out a 1/4 gallon.. [IMG]
its a nickle/copper tubing made for brake lines...i work at an autoparts store and we order it in...its not cheap but it is the nicest line i have...
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i Got my carbs from UncleMax...and they look great. Brake lines are done...almost ready to start it up [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
yes http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/brakes/brake-types/master-brake2.htm
its the brake proportioning valve
nope just glass beaded old ones
750x16 in the rear and 600x16 up front
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starting to get it back together.... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
here is how i did mine... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255769
the patches came from macs or snyders they were pretty good... everything seemed to line up fine
Bill will have the body all finished up in January, and ill have the chassis all done by then, the motor is coming back next week... im shootin...
got the wood all stained and put in... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
yea there chevy i picked up up at the carlisle swap meet there originals but ive seen them repopped
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got my wood kit test fit now im gonna stain it to give it a cool look im gonna run without an insert for a while... [IMG] [IMG] and i cut in my...
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