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Well to help answer your earlier question, on a 66 frame there is an aftermarket bracket available to allow you to bolt in a 73-87 GM truck power...
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Well, I'm just going to throw my $.02 in here and say it depends on your timeframe for completing the paint job on the car. Flash rust will be...
The points set up is still good, very mechanically reliable-until they are not. It really is only a difference in technology and reliability....
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Pertronix upgrade is a good way to go, or the small cap distributor. Either one will work. A SBC does not care if your distributor comes from a...
I just want to say thank you to all who post their memories on here. Sent from my XP8800 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Use a ballast resistor from a 1957 Chevy, can be picked up at Orielly's. As far as starting, Does your motor whirl over, but you can't get it to...
I love the color of the engine! Sent from my XP8800 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I figured this is the best place to document the ol' stories. I lost a couple really good ol' timer friends this last year and their stories are...
This story again involves my brother and a few of our friends drinking and being bored. We were all sitting in our garage while I was filling...
Ok, so if I understand this correctly. You are all about the chase, the stories behind the cars, then the basic resurrection of the vehicle to...
It actually came about due to the minitrucking scene of the early to mid 90's. Then the aftermarket industry blew up with air ride suspension and...
I packaged up and shipped a few parts for some fellow Hamb ers. Then cleaned out the trunk on my 55, and cleaning out my garage to get ready for...
To answer your question, this is where the math comes in. You have to select your ground wire based upon your amperage load of your circuit, your...
I would agree with OFT, Constant B+, in the instructions I posted earlier it is an orange wire. Which are GM colors. Sent from my XP8800 using...
I have attached an 8 circuit wiring harness instruction manual. It is probably not the same one, but it should at least get you somewhere. I...
My younger brother and I always had car competitions. One year when we was teenagers, he owned a 1976 Cadillac coupe de ville with a 500 cubic...
Yes Yes Yes! I had a 1959 Caddy 390 in a 1930 Model A roadster, this motor produce over 400+hp, and almost 450ftlbs of torque! It was a Monster...
Well gentlemen, I just so happen to have a 223 with a Ford-o-matic bolted up to it. I will be pulling this motor out and will have this...
I agree, I was just trying to keep it as simple as possible. Calculating amperage, resistance, wire length motor loads and etc can get...
**Warning** This story contains some vehicles newer than 1964. I can start with a few from my youth, I grew up in the mid 1990's. My father...
As I am only 40 years old, I have always enjoyed the stories behind the cars. My father would tell me stories as a young kid about all of his...
That is voltage drop from the battery to the guage. Rewire it with a closer voltage supply and it's own good ground. See if this improves the...
DC is just straight direct current, it does not use the alternating sign wave like AC. So DC is pretty much wired with a Hot wire and a Common or...
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I have a standard bellhousing for 223 if you're needing one. PM me. Sent from my XP8800 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
eBay has them for $360, one piece seamless tinted. [ATTACH] Sent from my XP8800 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Same goes for 51 Oldsmobile one piece fitting 49-52 chevy. Sent from my XP8800 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
You forgot to mention the second mortgage just to pay for the parts on a 57. [emoji16] Sent from my XP8800 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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