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Brian there is so much info here its going to take a while to absorb it all so I want to thank you for this thread. I am starting my first build...
can't break the head loose on an engine....find a cylinder with the piston at TDC and then make an adapter out of an old sparkplug and a grease...
This thread brings back a lot of memories as I had a 56 Dodge way back when I was still wet behind the ears. Any how I recently bought another one...
thanks for the replies gentlemen....I have an acquaintance here that has a tube axle with a 4" drop in it....its from a 34 Dodge I could probably...
Hi everyone, I'm attempting my first build on a hot rod and I would like some advise on a choice for a front end axle setup for my car. Its a 27...
no help on this?....bewildered....
my 18 year old daughter and I are building her a 62 chevy II nova.
sorry didn't mean to offend with a "title"....I just happen to like the look of the lowered unpainted hot rods....call it what you want but we...
Hi my son and I just acquired a 1927 Chrysler 4 door and are gonna build ourselves a rat rod. It has a solid axle on it which seems fairly sturdy...
Here's mine
I got my 4 door cheap too. It was 4 different colors when I goet her with a 235 six in it.I lowered her , different grille, etc. and put a small...
Anybody got some NOS 194 chevy six,.30 over pistons they wanna part with. Can't find any and 4 of the skirts broke on mine.
Good thread. I find though that most of my connections are to a device that requires an eye connector or a slide on connector. On these I...
Tell us how cold it really get where you are.... Here it gets so cold if we talk outside the words freeze before we hear them and we have to wait...
I've done lots of U-joints and sometimes when the new parts are put in, the pressing and/ or pressure you have put on it will make it tight. I...
Its got a Hudson steering wheel.
Thanks everyone for your help. The 3.8 was a freebie and keeping in mind that my daughter is still in high school her funds are limited. We...
If all you want to do is change the tranny why not just change the tranny? Why go to all the work of pulling the engine? Just curious.
the V-6 is from a 70's malibu. Its a carburated engine that runs well. I've got it bolted to a 700 R4 tranny The car originally had a powerglide....
Hi Everyone, My daughter and I bought her first car, a 64 chevy II Nova that we are fixing up. The 194 was smoking very badly and running very...
Well a front end guy told me it was illegal....I thought it was a good idea but what the hell do I know....
Hi, do any of you guys (and/or gals ) remember the Super Red Ram engine that came in the mid 50's dodges. I have one in my shop still connected to...
Get yourself a Hudson. My 308 twin h powered Hudson 6 will out torque most v8s. With its dual range hydromatic transmission there would be no...
Not to mention limited travel.
Its too bad its illegal to change the steering linkage. If could I would cut the linkage and go down underneath the pan and back up but it might...
You're right Markyac, I'm finding this is getting real complicated.....I'm starting to look at the original 194 six again.....I might just rering...
Thing is I have to move the engine forward to make the engine mounts line up. This means I need to notch the rear of the sump and that is where...
Its a chevy with Dist in the rear. As it is now the sump will hit the linkage, if it were a forward sump it would miss the linkage....
the engine is from a 1980 Malibu... rear sump, I know you can buy a front sump oil pan for a small block v8 but not sure about the v6. I was...
Hi Everyone, I'm attempting to put a 3.8 GM v6 into my daughter's 64 Chevy II Nova. The problem I'm having is the oil pan hits the steering...
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