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Good metal finishing starts with a good weld. As a craftmans you need to improve your welding technique to the point where your work needs minial...
Seems like you are on the right track but you have to consider the head you are using and select a matching piston. Cylinder turbulence and...
Great question, is there a new hot rod out there?....not yet...and perhaps we can all keep busy redoing the old ideas until a new one pops up and...
1992 Chevrolet Astro, my research says the 4.3 90 degree was the only engine available and it used the small cap remote coil HEI. The module is...
clear 'lack-a' will yellow quickly as it warms up.
Dont use any stop leak....remove and get it fixed right by someone who can weld alu. You can do it your self using propane torch with map gas...
It's called "Glisten PC" I'm not a great painter but this stuff levels nicely and makes me look good. It's a bit pricy but worth every penny...
Por15 has a two part clear product designed especially for this and it sticks! 1. Polish the part, no need to get super crazy because the...
12 Degrees ignition advance is a bit much...try 6 or 8 and tweak your centrifugal advance curve and fix your vacuum advance issue. get a...
Whats the thread pitch? If it's 12 you can get a 2 inch nut and tap it out. 2-3/16 taps are available. You can also get a 2-1/4, slice...
Future Generations wont care, attitudes have changed. More and more young people see cars as a necessary evil. To us they are freedom,...
Consider using urethane based paintable seem sealers. The problem is with edges. Once salt starts to lift paint on an edge you're done. Paint...
Chevy 2.8 60 degree V6 roller lifters + Late SBC style spyder and clearanced dog bones = roller lifter early chevy....
I've done it on early SBC...what engine are you referring to?
You're right, I've got a baldwin filter on the way to me. Now that my engine is clean and I've been through two filter I'm considering putting...
Stay with it...400's are awsome. I had a similar experience with my 400 block... First rebuild ran fine but oil pressure faded after a few days...
sand blast it clean. Consider using caliper paint for your engine if it comes in a color you want to use. Caliper paint can be sprayed or put...
What gun and tip are you using for primer? Should be a 1.7 to 1.8 tip. 220 is a bit aggressive, seems like you are sanding off most of what...
Try Rusoleum oil based in a can and put it in a spray gun thinned a bit. You can use a low cost gun like an HF hvlp. I use an old Iwata RP gun...
Displacement is only one of many factors that impacts fuel economy. Case in point... in the mid 80's Jaguar redesigned their V12's head to a...
Not a good idea to mount a filter before a pump. In general pumps dont like any sort of restriction on the inlet side. It's ok to put a screen...
weld a 1/2 inch extension to one end and use it as a breaker bar.
It'a bit of a ride from Monmouth but try Peter from NY Speed and Machine in Staten Island. He does excellent and precise work and he's open...
What pistons? What rod length? Something's not right....no way you should need mallory to balance a short stroke 327 crank. Sounds like your...
Just let it sink in and perhaps re-read tomarrow. The details & specifics are not that important unless you have a controlled enviroment and a...
My advice it to get a Y or collector pipe and bring both sides together rightafter the headers, then run a single 3 inch length of pipe to the...
Check out this months carcraft magazine. They tested a bunch of after market heads including the SD vortecs. They were one of the more...
I always use them and I've had good results. Some have a different break in procedure so read the instructions specific for your set. The...
Hello I'm John, I've got 4 Jag's. I figure why swap the IRS in to something else, I can just swap the motor. My first Jag, a mild custom XJ6c,...
Try putting the car out in the sun and let it bake for a few days. The UV and the heat should cure it. Then carfully sand it back, treat it like...
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