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Automotive Clay sculptor...with a past in automotive prototype, street rod and race car/bike fabrication..
Yep , Bob's is closed and all /most of the cars are still there...she price of scrap dropped just after the sale...Did ya hit any of the yards out...
On my setup like that, the O2 valve on the base of the torch body is ALL THE WAY OPEN, and the one above where your hands hold the...
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sills make sense...window sill, door sill...on a house..just translated to a car....as far as why they are called rockers here...dunno...but I do...
I would have no problem giving it a paint job , to protect it....and I would build accessories to enhance it , without damaging the original...
I have seen one of those kits as well ...a fellow sculptor at work brought one in..was pretty cool. If I remember correctly , there was clay, a...
I would opt for the 180 over the 165....also the 250 will be a power hog compared to the miller...Just my 2C..Shawn
Also is this motor a dry sump???and why not just set it up for e-85 , and freshen, it up, and run it...??? I know a blower is cool , but it...
They seemed to handle 750HP in a 3400 # car for a few seasons, fairly good...That would be the large bell...I believe they had a 10" or 10.25 "...
"Tools, do not a craftsman , make" ....comes to mind with this thread...just substitute welder , for tools ....I have welded on stock cars , race...
Did ya call Tom & ask him??? I am sure he can get you pointed in the right direction...
I've had one 2 years..great welder...I have noticed it is a little "hot" on thinner gauge settings when on 220....and I like my machine a little...
I usually hit the local Wholesale tool & get the blades in the discount bin , and re-weld them to required length....the most I have payed is 9.95...
I have 3 welders...all Blue...so I am a bit biased.....I will have to agree with the above statement about the Lincoln, not having the same arc...
Nitro IS the solvent....works great for dissolving superglue...:D
Nitro and hydrozene& benzene were some of the common attempts to sensitize nitro so it would "light " the fire a little easier..as 44amp mags were...
Well, I don't have pic's as dad was too car poor...But he did have a '62 Biscayne , with a 425HP 409 4spd , that he bought off a GM engineer at...
We used to run up to 1" in wheelbase length difference on a roundy round car..on purpose....but I would try to correct it or get it under...
Thanks guys....The vehicle is OT for this forum , but the engine is not....SBC...am intending on building 12-13 to one motor for a street /strip...
Anyone here build a engine for there ride to run exclusively on E-85????I have been doing some research and it seems to be a very doable deal,...
Wizzard....You built a nice set of headers there..Alot of my experience with gas welding headders is with High RPM 2 strokes...IE expansion...
I braze them with O/A , or a silicon bronze W/TIG....Also Mild steel headers will tend to last longer when gas welded , because the tubing is...
I personally like step tube headders for a street/strip car ...1 1/2 to 1 5/8 about 10-14" of 1.5 " tube and the rest 1.625 for an overall length...
Model 405...have one just like it w/3 jaw chuck..., mine is a '36 near as I can tell....I tend to use the 16x60 Shanghi shaker more though.....Shawn
Just a note ....for the best accuracy , look for a lathe with the V bed ways instead of the flat craftsman/ atlas type.. these are normally South...
Dad bought a couple of cars through a friend that was an Engineer at the GM tech center back in the mid to late 60's ...the first one was a '62...
Also , do not forget to drill a hole in the outer tube and put a rosette weld or 2 in there....it will help keep everthing in there if the butt...
as mentioned above a 3.42 rear gear with thar 200R is a good combo...take the cam out and replace with a rv/mialage type cam, and top it off W/ a...
Auto cast at the re-cycler here is 300 a ton...sheetmetal is 200 a ton ...sounds like to me , that block and 45 year old stove went to be...
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