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Hey Guys Happy Shark Week! Hey I got that 235 installed in the '54 Chevy Sedan basket case that was delivered to my shop. After a LOT of Bad...
Man if this thread don't bring back memories! In high school I bought a Rambler American a yr or so newer than yours. The trans was gone & it was...
We saw the building trades guys building a house & then selling it & thought "Why not a Car?" We took our case to the shop teachers & they got the...
Yeah my Motors goes on to say that the front plate is set to protrude past the front edge of #1 main journal by adding gaskets between the block &...
Yeah my Motors says .003" max...says to install it & stop right before it locks up...sure to be an adventure!:rolleyes:
Yeah the oiling tube is what the P.O. welded on, it's been pushed rearward so as to bear against the block so no oil can get in the the rear of...
OK I see the timing gear cover has the holes & the bolts go through & thread into the cap. That lock plate must be on the outside against the...
OK thanks guys. A little background- This man is about 80 yrs old & has two model As, a 57, 55 & this 54. I overhauled one the model As carbs &...
My son n law & I go ever year 'cept when I was in Afghanistan...But he got his leg broke by a 10 yr old Girl & a Softball two weeks ago & is...
No, the cap in the photo is the front. The other photo was to show the rear seal.
Boys due to an unfortunate sequence of events that I was not able to deflect a customer has dropped a disassembled 235 Chevy engine in my shop....
Greetings from Mississippi! Boys due to a sequence of events beyond my control I am not gonna be able to travel to the Pate Swap Meet this year.:(...
squirrel this is some of the info I was looking for, thanks. This car is a basket case, the man who owns it installed a 305/R4/Trailbazer rear...
I remember going to a car show in DC around 1968-69. Saw the Bonnie & Clyde car! Anyway the RamRods had a big display of REAL Drag cars, mostly...
Jeep used wood in the Hat Chanel floor supports up thru the 50s & maybe into the 60s. Also a wood filler behind the front bumper.
Greetings from Mississippi! Hey can somebody here help with a body work question? I am shortly to bring home a '52 Chevy 2 door HT. I really think...
That's pretty cool! I got an old Sibley Camel Back drill press sitting by the small door in the shop, almost 7' tall. Had it 30 yrs & never used it!
OK jimmy six this is the answer I was looking for! Pull distributor up & lock the clamp! So all that really holds the distributor is the...
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The distributor tag is missing, & the ned terminal was shorted & insulation melted. I used an alternator part to repair this, I think it's good....
Here you can see how the two parts interact together. Photo is a truck unit but fits together the same. The dist clamp is on top of the adance...
OK here we go. What I'm asking you see in the photo the SB distributor has a "Ledge" that sits on top the manifold to locate it "Up & Down". The...
Greetings from Mississippi! Hey if somebody could answer a couple questions about a 235 distributor you would cause me great relief! I am working...
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