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Sell the Hurst , and massage the stock shifter. It will be far more reliable than any aftermarket shifter. On a T56 with our latest round of...
Update after 3 years. The shifter is working perfect as is, but we are always looking for ways to improve. Used T5 and T56 OEM shifters are...
Make the pipes curve outward to the side-pipes for flow [volume] A balance pipe is needed to get rid of that "farm tractor" sound that Chevy's...
My Vote is for the Kellison [A Ferrari GTO lookalike that was 3 years ahead of the GTO] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hi Chris, Thanks for chiming in with your reply, and keeping up your sense of humor. We [me and Kerry] were really worried about what could've...
If you have a working AM Radio, [and not scared of a bit of wiring] You can connect a 3.5mm phone-jack between the Tuner and the Pot [Volume...
"FWIW" = F***en Worthless Input Whatsoever
This only applies to 55-56 engines (265) In 1957 onwards Chevy went to full flow oiling .
Pull it out and bench test it. I use a 12v 1a AC adaptor from an old cordless phone for 12v supply Then use a potentiometer with alligator clips...
Getting towed home was a "rite of passage" especially when testing a "Lincoln Locker" on a Saturday night An old Hemp Tow Rope soaked in diesel...
About as traditional as my patina'd tow-rope.
Easy Peasy!! [treed by 1 minute] Use a relay in the engine bay from the Alternator to the electric choke [no hole in the firewall is needed] On...
How are you going to start it on a floor jack? Does it have a flywheel and starter motor?
Have you bypassed / removed the ballast resistor correctly when you fitted the Pertronix
Could be, Usually the floating piston [in the M/C] will bottom out because low drag calipers require more volume. In some cases it will initially...
Caster doesn't apply to rear axles [or trailer axles] What we were changing was the arc [or path of travel] of the suspension. On trailers they...
You can try it and see..........but word of caution ! Do one mod at a time and test. Roll oversteer is unstable because the axle steering always...
I hope all the best for Paul [heal ASAP]
Have a good look at the schematic I posted #10 When the spring compresses/flattens out it will lengthen along the "datum line" What manufacturers...
Yep haha :D Hangers vs Shackles The Rear has front hangers and rear shackles and to confuse them on some beam axle pickups They have "Rear...
You need a competent welder and some steel brackets.
Worse than that..........Usually the centrebolt is a lot closer to the front eye [to control axle torque reaction] Usually a 1" lift would require...
Bostik ISR 70-03 urethane This is tough yet remains flexible. And cleans up with wax and grease remover. The alloy deck on our trailer is glued...
YES YES YES :D A perfect swap if the end goal is good manners. [and no oil leaks] Throw some small port 265 heads and a matching 265 intake on it...
A 12v winch is an easy method [with a 218:1 reduction planetary gearbox] for a bead roller D/C motors can be connected with a simple relay cheap...
We didn't bother on the 283 in our 57. But we sometimes blend all the old leaded race-gas from our race car. [why waste it?] Our 4 stroke line...
We've got this Texas sticker on our '57 It is serial numbered and watermarked [ATTACH]
Keep it a Six, but put a 292 into it. Up the compression and add a stump pulling cam to it. The 292 could be made a lot stronger than a similar...
Those Chevy rocker covers only took about 30 minutes to do. Use a spare piece of scrap to blob the ink to get it flowing Then you lay the sharpie...
Paint the whole rocker cover! Then go over the raised letters with a coloured "Sharpie" paint pen. If you do a couple of coats with the pen, it...
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