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I just drove it from western Canada (Alberta) to eastern Canada (Ontario) in 3 1/2 days. 3484 km. on a 66 year old seat made with a plywood base....
I am in the process of a cross country move and was going to drive my car cross country. (3500 km) The Coker WW that were on it were installed 9...
Finally....got my motor swap completed. Took a year but its done and on the road. A "HUGE" shout out to K13 for the suggetion to try WelderSeries...
Totally agree Bill. My car is in a carport with two others parked behind it so anyone watching will have a tough time seeing me leaning under the...
Don't want to mention names K, I want to thank you for the link though. I have an email to them to get a few details on that universal kit.
Back story... Got a 1954 Pontiac Chieftain Hearse, original straight 8 is dead, removed it and want to swap in a SBC. Does ANYONE make a motor...
I bought a used Edelbrock AFB. I've watched youtube videos on how to clean and they always say "be careful which cleaner you use and refer to the...
Thanks man...its going into the car in my avatar.
Hmm, ok...I will be using Rams Horns manifolds and the heat riser valve will be gutted of the flapper with the shaft hole welded up, so its...
Nope....bone stock 305.
I guess you are correct Jethro, my terminology might be wrong. So the "crossover" in the intake would be ok to leave open? I mean, its an aluminum...
I want to run an Edelbrock 2701 EPS intake. I'll be bolting it to a set of factory GM iron heads that have the EGR ports as the factory intake...
Cool guys, thanks a bunch. Looks like its the copper spray. And you spray both sides of the gasket right?
Tried a search but nothing came up for steel...Replacing the steel head gaskets in my rod, is there a sealant/spray to use? I've never torn an...
I was asking if anyone had added power rack and pinion to their cars coz thats what i want to do to my '54. No answer from any admins either.
I started a thread yesterday about adding power steering in the "technical" section. I got one reply, and when I came back a couple of hours I...
Exactly Jimmy, I have those two notch valves. I made sure the seal kit I bought had those little o-rings for that extra notch. I installed them...
One done, reassembled with federal mogul pre-assembly lube. Went with the umbrella seals. Funny though, when I pulled the valves there was no...
HAHAHA!!! Jesus...a tape measure? There isn't that much slop. I thought someone was gonna say so many thousandths of a inch. Hehehe,...that was a...
Oh, ok. Well, like I said, I have no dial indicator. This is really just a "buy a used engine, clean it and re-gasket/seal it, replace the cam...
I don't have a magnetic dial indicator to measure side play. The stem itself has a shiney section where it rides up and down in the guide, but...
Well then that sux. While the new white nylon seals are quite snug on the valve stem, they're absolutely sloppy on the boss. Maybe .025" wiggle....
Admitting right up front I've never replaced valve seals before. With that out of the way, The seals I'm doing are off an '86 305 chev. The seals...
Johnny, thank you so much!! Ordered a pair as soon as I read the parts description. Thats what this community is all about...rodders helping rodders.
I pulled the heads off my '86 305 and found steel head gaskets. The gasket bore is about 3.82(ish) and they're about .018" thick. For the life of...
Would the factory have installed steel head gaskets? Theres positively no fibre gaskets when I pulled the heads.
Every lifter was exactly the same.
I cut 16 holes in a cardboard box, drew a fan on one end of the box...lifters are sequentially placed. A speedy sleeve here is the ungodly price...
Beanscoot, 55merc66,....I did some hard thinking the last couple of days...and what you both say makes sense. Why shovel money at an older small...
Car was manufactured in Mississipi. Had the straight 8. Canadian cars only had a six as far as I know.
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