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Forest Lime... have to check into that! I think the chrome rim around the edge of the backing plate will look awesome. Gives something for all...
If you've mocked the engine, and it has a TRUE .000" deck, then I'd be looking at quench issues. I can't remember what a Y block head looks like...
Might be easier than all those f****g rules of mine. -Bill
Jack, I didn't know that you were here as well as speedtalk (I'm there as 'wjnielsen'). Your name popped into my mind by halfway thru the first...
Killer idea, John. If I might make a suggestion... you'd like to keep this on the low side of $20K, right? Going to be hard to do with engine...
And it can double as your rollcage! -Bill
Langy, this car is gonna' look soooooo killer! If you're still sitting on the fence, I'd recommend thinking about painting those backing plates....
Stopped by this thread to see what's happening; the dash looks like it's going to be nice. Sorry to see the bordello interior go... I was...
Cool! I went for a test thrash... er, I mean drive in a 4 speed one with SU carbs; thought it was a pretty spunky car for being 30 years old, and...
Disassemble and inspect with good lighting. Check everything with a fine tooth comb. If it's making a grinding or swishing noise, it's almost...
Nah, he shoulda' made the cuts w/ a home-made cutoff wheel. Then it'd be impressive... Just goofin' - good job, and inspirational, educational...
One other thing to throw out besides Econoline or Speedway... somebody had a thread on here recently that showed Jeep "mail truck" front axles......
Yeah, I was gonna' jump on the 'how much ground clearance are you REALLY gonna' end up with, and WTF are you gonna' do about the engine and...
Tell more. I'm a little familiar with the engine; thought it shared a bunch of dimensions with Vauxhall 2.2L 4 cyl stuff in the shortblock (but...
^ too funny. BTW Rebel, I think that valve cover swap is cool as hell. Probably woulda' foolded me a good one. Especially the part about...
^^^now that's funny Now, enough humor and talk about Mexican food... let's get back to the pictures of the girls amongst the cars. -Bill
Funny thing, I was just reading a thread on speedtalk this morning (when I should have been working) about cam cores cast here in the US. I think...
Wow, an internet tough guy. I guess your keyboard kicked my keyboard's ass. My comment about a big block was that if you want to pull stumps...
I clicked on the title of this thread, and what immediately popped up? [IMG] Damn, that looks so nice. Just gotta' ask, what did she go for?...
BTW, I looked up some Comp cams; for a shelf grind, an XE274H-10 would probably work pretty well, and IF you have to change springs, you should be...
Uh, you never rode in my truck. It drove pretty nice with a fairly mild engine and TR. I've been there - done that. And I ain't nobody special;...
Ya' know, I wouldn't have any problem running a good set of O.E. Chev rocker arms with no more cam than that little 327 has. Then there's not...
I don't, but I'll BTTT it for ya, and throw stars on the thread. Almost as good as an answer, right? -Bill
QFT! A guy on speedtalk posted that he had some patterns made for regular cast iron by the guy who does his stuff for stainless (which is what...
I sold my '69 Valiant to my friend Jon in the late 1990's. Bought it back a few years later. Then he bought it back again. But that's the only...
Hey thanks guys! Yeah, I read the thread about casting (a couple times); have also been to the backyard casting page, too. One problem is that I...
Hey Ian, thanks for the reply! One piece has four identical cores, and the other doesn't have any cores at all. That one would be pretty simple...
So, I had this idea to make a sand-cast aluminum part, and took a similar one to a foundry my buddy recommended. Short story long: I need help...
Subscribed I'll do it if it looks like the guy is doing something unsafe (uh... I wouldn't use water as a substitute for brake fluid, dude),...
If the fan is pulling more heat out of the radiator, but also blowing the contents of an entire 15 foot x 25 foot living room through the engine...
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