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You are too funny. I am stuck in wait mode! I can build the front end to set up ride height in about an hour. Other than that......I am waiting on...
My 'W" block left Mizzou Friday evening and will be delivered to the dock here at work tomorrow. The 700r4 tranny core is due here Friday and that...
I ALMOST finished pulling off all of the old parts/ rivets yesterday morning before reinforcements arrived after lunch. Fatkoop pulled my steering...
A repeat of last night ....Good Progress on the rear crossmember removal. The stinker of a rivet from last night is gone and his next door...
I had time before dinner to ease out to the shop and take on the dreaded RIVET REMOVAL. 14 of them removed in about an hour. It's interesting as...
Thank you Squirrell. I will look tonight. I am trying to see what I've got,... so I can get rid of it! smile
Does anyone recognized the electric overdrive 3 speed tranny in the photo? Thanks.
I drove up to Superior to pick her up Saturday morning. 54 miles with an empty trailer is easy. We loaded it backwards as it was headed out of...
59chev...I came up with a pair of 59 Apache fender spears today. Have you any advice on how to repaint them?
Belair...Thirsty is OK . Im going with a Holley 670cfm. MINIMAL cam and going to make her very docile with super quiet exhaust. prrrrrr...
I bit the bullet and ordered an M11 front IFS with 11" rotors from TCI. First task this weekend is to get her home. The second task is to pull...
Sorry about no pictures. I will go get her and bring her home this Saturday. I did get started on a list for project build milestones and located/...
Thanks guys, I appreciate the education....Looks like I will need to buy aftermarket cross members for a big block . I can use a late model...
I'm bad about wanting the "W" block "look". Bobby Alloway had adapters made to put 409 covers on a customers 502. I am really interested in this...
After the 34 3 window,....It's been a while since I have had a project going and I got the itch after seeing an ebay Auction for Chevy Fleetside...
I have lots of Hemi items that I am going to let go of to clean the shop up. 354 Industrial Hemi with triple nickel heads PLUS adjustable...
They are regular disk brakes with "PRETTY COVERS" and worked out just fine. They really dressed up the front end. Regards, George
I am selling in Colorado and moving home to the South. I have a nice Pullmax with the right goodies. Center tool holder, off set tool holder,...
Stranded by my baby: With 380 miles on her clock and nothing but good vibes from the debug process being completed, she sputtered , died and then...
Patman, Your welcome. My dad used to tell me that learning was paying tuition in the school of experience. Bob was a great professor as he was...
It has been a while since I posted progress on the after build debug status. The brakes were not a problem at all and did not require any help...
Thanks for posting the pics. ( Much Appreciated) I put the first 100 plus miles on her over the weekend at the Good Guys event. She has a short...
[MEDIA] The results were 276 HP at the rear wheels. 4 different runs were made while adjusting the Holley Fast ECU settings. The last run up...
This afternoon is chassis dyno time for final tuning. Based on a 15-18 % loss from flywheel to the rear wheels , I am guessing she will run about...
Thanks…here's the 392 AFTER run in. Rob and Leonard were trying to get the float adjusted. As stated above, they ended up putting the largest...
Here's a few visuals from the week…. regards, George
From the time I left home this morning headed out to spend the day on the HEMI , until the time I just walked in, was 12 hours! Quite frankly ,I...
Ok , I have two pictures to share tonight. Sorry that one isn't in focus. Rob from Blue Oval Performance has gone back through the 392 after the...
ok..will do when I get them back
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