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The bottom of the piston probably let go. If the rod held on to the crank, it probably spun around in the pan. I have a block hiding in the back...
'79 El Camino Rears will give you a 4" drop. They're cheap @ Napa. Cut the top pigtail off will give you a 6"drop and the weight of the car will...
Any info on what size PCV to use with this set up? Part #??? Thanks Mark
'50 Special is 2 piece. Super and Roadmaster are one piece. Super and Special have the same Body...
Worthless site...:mad: They haven't got any oval taps!!:eek:
Sweet. I was just gonna say "Hydrogen"!! I've been thinking about and onboard converter for my 50 buick. Would love to here and see more on this!!
If you get something in the mail that you didn't request. ITS YOURS. FREE. Thats the law...
I saw a '56 at a carshow in AZ a couple of years ago. The guy had combined two 2 bbl manifolds to make one 2x4. It looked pretty good!
While trying to hang the side pipes on my '50 Buick, I ripped several bolts out of the backside of the rocker panels. I finally found "well" nuts...
Napa has a classic line... same as original!!
Couldn't say for sure, but it would be real easy to take yours off and take 'em up to Napa. I payed like $80 or something. On mine the lower...
Jaques Bajer (see the link in my previous post) was head hunted by Lincoln in 1955 away from Michelin France (the tire company...). From 1955...
Its ALWAYS about bias vs. radials!! :D I met Jacques Bajer (The guy who invented Radial Tuned Suspension!:eek: ) when I was in Detroit last...
Takes one to know one Glen!! :p how's it hangin'? I use coker 7.60x15 on my '50 Special.
Try tilting the motor with a spacer, under the trans tail shaft, to adjust for the new drive shaft angle.
Some kids pulled up next to my '56 desoto and shout at me "Man that cars really phat!!" My usual reply "Thanks." "Did you ever meet Brian...
sweet.
OOPS, I had my head shoved up my wrecktem!! The 2 end exhaust ports are seperate and the middle ones are siamesed. a 3 flange dealio would prolly...
The manifolds are actually 8 separate flanges for the exhaust and 4 flanges in between for the intake, that's why I wanted separate flanges...
Uh, Christine was a '58 Plymouth... Check out the Despatch on Desotoland.com for Make/model specific info/help... Welcome to the family...
Knowing Garcia, I bet he got it for nothing too!! :D
If you still have the str8, a front opening hood will make it difficult to work on the motor.
The Matco type is the one you want. If the Autozone one has a tapered point on the end it will split the spindle!!
There are also adjustments you can make to the hood/fenders to allign it better. Get yourself a Buick shop manual. It explains this and a lot...
Weird, I moved here from Phoenix about 3 years ago!! Does Joyce know you as Meatball??
I didn't say you shouldn't have picked it up!! :D I just know from experience that you're in for a few long hours...
WOW!:eek: You have your work cut out for you!! There's some good info here: Vintage Vacations, antique travel trailer talk
50 Buick Special, 55 Empire Trailer
I would prefer seperate, Each port. This would make later repairs easier.
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