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A friend of mine's father was in the scrap buying business from the late 60s to the early 90s. I remember going out to the scrapyard when I was in...
I pulled one off a 64 425 last week. After using an impact to get the bolt out the balancer slid off. No puller required to my surprise.
A complete set of Wierd Al tapes from the early 80s to middle 90s. A car that came into my buddies scrap yard had the trunk filled with brand new...
This might sound like a dumb question but what makes a "T-Bucket" a t-bucket and a "Modified" a modified? I'm working on a 26 touring I cut the...
Crap like that makes me wish I lived next door to that Horn guy from Texas.
You beat me to it! Vista Cruiser for sure. I've always wanted one.
Fuses that burn your car down, toys with lead paint, poisoned pet food. WTF:confused: I try to buy American as much as possible. I've been putting...
The day I cut the exhaust off my Cadillac Seville that was only a couple years old at the time and welded up my own catback in the driveway so I...
I was thinking of driving over to Iowa this weekend for the swap meet. Never been to this one before. Is it any good :confused:
I've got a 57 Mercury rear axle I'm sticking in my 26 Ford. The backing plates and brakes in general are not so good and I'm not having much luck...
Check out the C4 section on www.corvetteforum.com. There is a forum dedicated to supercharging, turbocharging and putting nitrous oxide on LT...
Some tables from Speed Pro. These figures assume standard deck height and compressed gasket thickness. Even with 64cc heads you'll run into...
A new Vette weighs in at between 3100 and 3200. I'm not sure about a Mustang. My buddy was giving me crap for putting fuelie heads and a solid cam...
My story is about a newer Corvette but I'll throw it out there anyway. Like most car guys I always wanted a Corvette. I spent 2004-2005 overseas...
Thanks for all the help guys. I'm going to cut a couple spacers out of some .060 aluminum and put a gasket on each side between the water pump...
I'm running a gear drive so I need to be somewhat careful since the button on the front of the cam takes up it's thrust on the timing cover. I...
I'll see if one of my buddies has a stock shorty laying around and see how it fits. I noticed Milodon and Edelbrock both say you may need to run...
I was putting together a sbc with a short water pump and I noticed the timing cover was about .070 to .100 too tall. I had 2 other timing covers...
Got the frame tacked together last night. As soon as I find a rear end I should have a roller. I'll post more pictures when I get farther along....
A few months ago I decided I wanted to build my own hotrod. I took a few pictures today before I started working on it. The body is a 26 touring....
The 290 HP 302 was used in 68/69 Z28 Camaros only. It had a healthy solid cam and dome pistons. They are super rare and lots of Z28 owners would...
Yep, straight bolt in. Just get 350 pistons and you are in. No bore job needed either unless your block is worn. 302/327/350 are all the same...
You could put a 305 crank in a 302 if you have a 302 and make a 350 out of it. If you have a complete 302 I'll just trade you straight up for a...
327 has a 4.00" bore and a 3.25" stroke 307 has a 3.875" bore and a 3.25" stroke If you have a large journal 327 it's an easy swap. If you...
I'd just stick with the 327, more nostalgic and more cool factor.
Both 305 and 350 share the same 3.48" stroke. I think around 1986 they went to a 1 piece rear main seal so if you wanted to swap a 305 crank into...
Hi everyone, I'm Brad from Columbus Nebraska. I've always been a car guy and a machinist/metal fabricator by trade so I thought I'd combine the 2...
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