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Anybody know if Wardlow is the only bug screen maker? Can I just get some fiberglass screen mesh, cut it to shape, sew on some binding and...
Need to rebuild my Ford 9" and wondered if anyone can give me a steer to buying a shop manual or something like it that I can use for info and...
I need some of those female spade connectors that are specially made with a little spring-tab to hold them in place when they're stuffed into the...
Originally I had a low pressure hydraulic switch that only worked when braking action occurred, not when I touched the pedal. I decided to...
Running drum brakes in the rear with a 10# residual valve mounted in-line between the master cylinder and the drums............... Isn't...
Hey Hambers, Long story short; I put new vortec heads on my Gen I SBC and need to find TDC. I have one of those tools (piston stop) that...
Does anybody have a good front seat suggestion for my Model A? I'm presently running a back seat out of a late 90's Mazda mini-van. It's...
New Gen I block, new EngineQuest vortec heads with guideplates, comp Extreme Energy cam, Crower lifters, 1.52 Magnum rockers and .050 over...
With a stock (7.794) pushrod the bottom of rocker-ball looks really close to the hex-head on the stud. About .060 when closed. The witness mark...
When I try to get a witness mark on the valve tip by using a magic marker, the rocker is so loose on the ball (Comp's Magnum 1.52 roller tip...
On a new engine assembly, will using Crane Moly-Lube on the cam bearings pretty much guarantee cam bearing failure? If the cam bearings are...
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GM 12605117 - New from GM performance parts, partial engine assembly When used with 76cc heads compression ratio will be 8.5:1 When used with...
Does anyone have any experience with Summit's SUM-162111 aluminum SBC heads?...
Water being a better coolant than antifreeze, if you run a 70/30 mix (70% water, 30% antifreeze) how many degrees cooler might a SBC actually run??
Does anybody know about how many degrees the operating temp of a SBC might increase when going from a summertime 70/30 mix (70% water, 30%...
Spent a couple of days rewiring all grounds and adding heavier wires. Hooked up the gauge outside the car, to the positive and negative battery...
SBC, 383, Hi-Flow water pump, Walker Cobra Z radiator and a SPAL 16" puller fan. New Classic Instrument electric gauge set put in awhile back...
I want to shorten the wire lead on a mechanical temperature gauge. It appears to be a single copper strand protected by a chrome spring. Can I...
Put on a new oil pan, started the engine and the crank was hitting the pan lip enough that I had to remove the pan, peen it out for clearance and...
If you've noticed Summit Racing no longer sells Barry Grant stuff. After they ate about $200,000.00 worth that BG wouldn't stand behind, they...
It's me again. I sent back that "piece-o-crap" Flow Kooler water pump to Summit, told Flow Kooler that I would alert my HAMB pals, and now I need...
My SBC stroker motor/TH350 needs to be put in neutral at the lights to keep the temp from climbing about 20 - 30 degrees. It has a ProComp hi-flow...
Got my new SBC stroker in my Model A and lookin' to rework the exhaust. I'm presently running block-huggers and 2" pipe back to Flowmasters, then...
I have a SBC that I bought as a '69, and the casting date looks to be an 8. So it could be a '69 or '79. There is a torque spec difference for...
Can anyone tell me how many amps a '95-'96 Chevy S10 starter draws? Thanks
Does anybody make a cast aluminum oil pan for a SBC that's raw as cast...........or is the only option to blast a polished one? Thanks in advance.
I need to overdrive my water pump about 400 RPMs at idle. I presently am running a 1:1 ratio with 6-1/2" crank and water pump pulleys. Can...
After trying several different things to keep my cheapie chrome oil pan from leaking I sanded and wire-brushed the radiused ends of it, wiped the...
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