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Sandcrab was what they called a molder in the foundry. He scuttled backwards on the foundry floor ramming molds from the heap of conditioned sand...
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Except for the temperature required for the exhaust manifolds this link shows intake manifolds Kelly Coffield has made using the lost foam...
I run the 1/3 scale smallblock at least once a year at the Hot August Nights Swap meet. this is a scratch built model in cast iron that has been...
What Gene said. I had a 215 Craigslist engine that hadn't been properly honed and broken in that I was able to resurrect with a re-hone. The...
Is there a crossover index that goes back to 1962? I have been following some of the mishaps with hydraulic throw out bearings and would like to...
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Dave, must be that time. I found this in my metal pile inside the shop. I have had Rattlesnakes, but this turned out to be a Bullsnake. They eat...
Marty, This is a 1933 Austin Ruby widened 4" and lengthened 6" from the cowl forward. I narrowed an 8" rear end and a Speedway dropped Ford...
Another example of CAD. I save the bottom sheet from my pallets of stove pellets. It is a nice thickness and 48" square. I used one of the...
Engine, check, 1962 Buick 215. Transmission, check, T5, exhaust, check, glass packs although I will have to check on the direction I installed...
I finished the vents in the hood and mounted the fenders to shape the lower edge of the sides. Then I widened the rear fenders and mocked up the...
I started work on the Ruby hood to fill the gap from the 6" engine bay extension and the 4" widening then added the third vent. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I had widened the Ruby by four inches and today I soldered up the two windshield frames to fit the opening. I lost the latch to open it when I...
Like swade41 I was looking for something that wasn't there so I had to make one. I couldn't reach the shift lever on the T5 without leaning...
I set the body on again so I could route the parking brake cables and decide on the placement of a lever since I ended up with a straight pull...
The first days this year when I could work in a T shirt. Started back on the Ruby. I mounted the friction shocks and welded up the exhaust....
Following this with interest Mike. Have you seen this from blowby? https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/small-displacement-blower.862569/...
I used the threaded rod to set the ride height I wanted so that adding the engine and body parts would not change the stance. Then by weighing the...
I remember casting a block of aluminum to machine into a meat tenderizer with a waffle surface. I didn't get involved with casting again until...
Over the last couple weeks I have been putting together a test stand from a wide stance engine stand. I made a slip in frame to carry the radiator...
I picked up one to go in the Austin Ruby, but switched to the 215 Buick. It is almost ready for the run stand. I picked up a two hole distributor...
That is what I did. I made a tool to put beads in a short piece of aluminum tubing for the splice since I didn't have a long straight length where...
I used one on the lower hose of the Devon to avoid multiple gear clamps. They blend right in. I used an aluminum inner sleeve to connect two bends...
Aircraft Spruce sells compass fluid by the pint and kits to repair them.
Mine is an 18' EXISS 7500 GVW aluminum on torsion axles. It has pull out ramps and a very minimal rear ramp. The left fender is removable and I...
I have been working on repositioning the oil filter on the 215 Buick to clear the frame rail in the Ruby. I started with a universal re-locate...
I rode this BSA to High School in 1962. It is a pre unit 40 inch twin. [ATTACH]
I'm adapting a 36" Yates Patternmakers scroll saw frame to be an English wheel. It is just for the roof infill for the Ruby, so I'm budgeting on...
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