The Jalopy Journal
"Just" ? That's more than most people have and I'm sure you can make too. You do have access to the printers...Protolabs.com
Yes, I did a thorough search trying to find this topic but no luck. If there already is a thread, please let me know. Otherwise - Who's going...
The old ways of doing stuff take too long. I'd that time doing something else on the car. This was 30 minutes on the CAD model & 5 minutes...
Woa, that's far!
My son and I are headed there with the roadster from NH, be there Thursday Pray for no rain
Custom making an in-manifold/valley air oil separator. Will 3D print in stainless... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And then fill with this before...
OK ...someone (thanks for the suggestion) suggested I try a transparent fuel filter to see how much oil is coming through the PCV. Man, it's...
Yes
Yes, but it's apparently not enough [ATTACH]
Anyone have pictures of a homemade or purchased air oil separator that looks traditional? I suspect I'm getting oil through my PCV line, so I want...
Leave top up, so my head doesn't get sunburnt [ATTACH]
Get the Walker re-cored. Their brass tanks are great, but their cores always sucked. I did this and have zero cooling problems. I do have a Zip...
Interesting, has me thinking... I don't get a puff of oil smoke when I start it up which I believe is usually with bad valve seals...I'm...
I have 16 each of these seals in my box of gaskets... [ATTACH] I looked back through some old pictures of the engine and saw that the valve...
No idea yet, haven't pulled a valve cover. If the heads need to come off, I'll probably replace with these......
I pulled my plugs out and most are oil fouled. Looks like it's time for some valve seals. Anyone have an opinion on what kind of seals to put on...
What are your thoughts on what plugs I should be using and what gap ?
Big question IS, does your girl like it? If so, you're good to go. :cool:
Originally used a piston stop to find TDC, did it twice. Last week, used a dial indicator to confirm TDC and it was dead nuts on the mark from the...
The distributor comes with the stiffest springs available and a blue bushing. The MSD spring chart says that using 2 light blue springs with the...
I don't know exactly who did it, but he's Chinese for sure. Chinese suppliers default to metric on anything you don't specifically call out as...
Ever make your fingers hurt tightening or loosening the butterfly nuts on a roadster windshield? Grab a pair of channel locks and cry no more......
I put the blue springs in the dist. That didn't seem to make much of a noticeable difference, if any.
Yes, vac advance.
I am keeping a journal of all these changes and what the effect is. I'm sure at some point, it's going to result in an undesirable result. Today...
I'll look for the block casting number, but it's gotta be earlier than 69, has a cannister oil filter... [ATTACH]
Trying to identify this thing... [ATTACH] to52511c
The one I have is different from the other canister types I've seen... [ATTACH] Using this old AV adapter... [ATTACH] Point is, if you remove...
I'm guessing there's still some more to squeeze out of it with Jets, rods and step up springs.
Yes! Dramatic... Every step with regard to tuning has gained something.
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