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I also made a homemade one. Cut the dist end off of a bad cam,drilled 1\2" hole in end , ground down damper washer to fit cam brg OD. Cut piece...
That is the OIL SLINGER .I saw them up to 59 or60?. covered the timing cover seal. Never saw one on a 327. In 61 they changed the rear main...
Shaun, I have the entire setup from a 63 Bonneville, FACTORY. This had the long tail also. Came from a 421 which is the same. If you do some...
HI, I have 63 Pontiac bell and stick setup. how far will you drive? I am in Hartford NY. no shipping, this way you can use your 63 389. if...
Bill, did the motor have good oil coming out of the rocker shaft the entire length ?? good oil pressure?? Another area is did the shop put...
Drove a 2004R in a Buick wagon for 140,000. never an issue . It was a 1990. OLDS .motor. the motor went before the trans. Use a 1986-1990....
JOEL, you did it! followed every day. hope DAD enjoyed the the trip. you proved that "white elephants" do well in the hands of real mechanics....
ZZ, I "bombed" a number of HEI modules doing what you did. mostly for engine noises or skips ( bad cams ) in the 1970s. It was common among every...
ZZ, one reason for the 16 washers could be a low base circle cam., or a reground cam. I have seen this also on heads that were not cut for guide...
I had a 5 week old chrome leak big time. the seal inside the pump was not "staked " to the pump casting . i checked another brand and it was.. so...
hi, I will try to explain. first you need a FOUR speed front driveshaft or shorten yours. you have a 62-64 alum glide with a short tail. a 3...
MOST of the time on a new build the builder will use vaseline or trans gel in some spots. must be warmed up to melt. some guys are in a hurry and...
51, I will say this, if you look at a stock 305 cast crank , early or late ,you see about 5 holes drilled in the front counterweight. on a 350...
Hi Mikko, years ago buddy had a 51 ford, same trouble with gas tank. He took it to a real radiator shop could not flush it out. what the...
Are you sure you have a stock torque converter? Hi Stall will slip in wrong application . ck pump pressure with a gauge for your model...
HI, I ran across a similar case years ago. You did not say what Caddy motor, 429 or 472 ? I had a BBC with a BOP trans. The dowel pins on...
EBSPEED, HI, think of a small vibration damper, only 3 inches in diameter. about a foot from the pinion. bonded with rubber ( like a motor...
WE, 50 yrs ago used a plumbers pipe cutter. Welded with torch worked smooth, car was not sold with this. had good one done at driveline shop....
Gus, I was around 50 yrs ago with these cars. i raced a 63 SS in stock, 7 inch slicks. stiff station wagon springs, air shocks, no wheel hop....
Lloyd, 283/097 is the way to go. Competition Products has one listed in the newest catalog. (Howards cam). use polylocks also. I checked...
GM 1986-2002 one piece seal SBC factory one piece gasket.. better than fel pro. I have 3 Fel Pro on my cars with early motors. NO leaks..
HI, try Rocland Standard Trans rockland ny ,S+K Speed and D+L trans, both on Long Island NY .. used all of them a while back on 3,4,5,+,6...
GUYS, to do this requires skill and knowledge of the engine you are working on. I first saw this done at the Summernationals 50 years ago. in the...
HI,some info on Cam Techniques milford CT. then FLA. David Generous. Very Smart guy. Was engineer at Crane, told me he wanted to be close...
Did a lot of work for UPS trucks in a machine shop in the 70s. the heads got new stellite valves,. springs, shave and a haircut. 6 new forged...
HI, a little suggestion, Pontiac Fiero from the 80s was the same setup. i see that people are stuffing v-8s back there. You might want to check...
I worked in machine shops 10 yrs. This was done on a regular basis. I first saw factory (GM) in a 283 in the 60s, and in 90s . common in...
RICK, what does it do wrong? as said these are not hard. ONE THING wrong could be causing all of your problems. Pete
Hi Jeff, a man i know has a 56 ford with O/D, he used a PTO CABLE from a tow truck. its made for a trans, should work good. you are in a big...
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