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Butch, I am running the stock rear currently. I made a set of locking spiders for it, and fully expected to either grenade it, or at the very...
Right, Fallout is match style, but there's no reason you can't do both. I'm not positive, but isn't Fallout the same weekend as their muscle car...
Hey thanks, man! Feel free to stop in any time, if the door's open or the light's on internet garage I'm probably out there. I work 4th shift so...
Aluminum heads are pretty far out of the budget for the time being, but I'll definitely keep my head out for some rectangle port iron heads. How...
Glad you posted on this Squirrel, I always value your opinion on this kind of stuff. I spoke too soon about getting that book, I was sure I had it...
I'll be using a 454 block for sure, but I just had to reply to say that's a pretty sharp memory you have! It is indeed an 854 block that's with...
Thanks for suggesting that book for me! Just ordered one for cheap off flea spray. That had a copy from 1977, too, but I figured this is one...
Hey guys! Just scored a 396 for C H E A P tonight, picking up Monday morning. The block has a cracked cylinder wall, but that's fine with me. I...
I think you really need to take a refresher course in dyno terms, my friend. "Peakier" means in comes on and rolls off faster, which would result...
The article you just linked directly contradicts what you are saying, and supports what I said about tight LSA improving low end torque. Here are...
I think you have that backwards... tight LSA generally produces more low and midrange torque than a cam with a wider LSA. Thats why circle track...
Those look real sharp! I do agree with seeing the carbs almost being a necessity.
Killer work, man!! I was thinking about gutting the airport as well, glad to see it can work out good. I love the idea of Holley jets, too, and...
Thanks for those links! That's a really good read, and some good thorough testing. Just looking from the outside (and it's hard to tell exactly...
You're talking my language!! Eventually I hope to get to that point. I am on the hunt for a 4.10 gearset for a drop-out Chevy rear end. I only...
Sounds almost exactly like my next build. I have another 327 block that is already .040 over. If it checks out ok I'd like to .060, find another...
It'll be going in the '60 Biscayne that's my profile pic. I'm trying to make it into a mid-60s street/strip machine, with a lot of influence from...
Hey all! I'm working on putting together a 3x2 setup for my 331 Chevy. First off, I would like to state that I am aware that a single 4bbl on a...
I've pretty much always worked in restoration/restomod shops my whole life, and when I was doing it all day, and then coming home and trying to...
Thanks a ton, man! Thats some really great info right there. My car would've just made it into C/MP, but I definitely wouldn't have even come...
Thanks for your reply! Makes sense that those numbers would be mostly just for bragging. Really shows how far we've come that back then...
I have some questions for you guys. I am eventually lettering up my Biscayne and want to be as accurate as possible. When you see these cars that...
I'm looking for some ideas on making new vintage-looking faces for modern gauges. I've taken apart plenty of old instruments, but I've never...
I did drive my '60 through some snow once a couple years ago. I had just moved to Minnesota the previous fall and left my car and tools down in...
Man, I've really enjoyed all your pics out in the winter weather! I don't really have the time or space to tear my '60 down again this year for...
Wow, I hadn't checked back on this thread, didn't expect all the great replies! I ended up cleaning up the old Weiand Stealth for this engine, but...
I picked up this '57 220hp 283 intake a while back and haven't been able to find it a new home. Casting number is 373139. Beside going on a...
Can anyone from the Midwest tell me what the deal is with fuzzy dice hanging from the coat hooks in the back? I had never seen this until I moved...
Thanks for the replies!! Seems like these will still fit fine with my later-60s look I'm trying to shoot for. Butch, that's a really interesting...
I picked up this set of headers for my car today, and while I'm not overly concerned with authenticity with this project, it did get me wondering:...
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