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I agree! When I was eight or nine, my buddy on the next street called and said his uncle was coming over in his’56 Vette, it was maybe three years...
Late 60’s Speed Electric campaigned a Jr Fuel FED, sbc, stack injectors, from Texas City, Tx. The heads had the two-barrel markings. I think they...
You talking about Denice, from Livonia?
1938 Buick Century
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I always thought that ford went out of their way just to be different. Best decision I ever saw them make was to study the Chevy big block and...
Maybe we can get back to having a local shop that rebuilds starters and alternators, and putting kits in our wheel cylinders, etc
Would that have been the 078 cam?
I didn’t think that early of a casting would have the provision for mounting the starter to the block.
I’d be afraid to try that with a cast piston, but that’s a forged piece you pictured, right?
I hope you mean that in a good way
Now that was high tech!
I’m jealous!
Ole Grey! I wish I could have met him! His roadster wore that primer like a badge of courage!!!
“Let’s see how much it helps if we take this off.” Then your salt neighbors loan you parts so that they can see if that wakes your new motor up,...
I Ospho-ed then painted headers and the paint popped off at the first turns, which was easy to touch up, being on top. After that I started...
I Ospho headers, then after they set overnight, I cook them with my torch. Makes it where the paint don’t pop off first time it warms up.
The close box has a 3.10 first gear. I think that’s pretty low!
I was in high school when the GTO first came out. My girlfriend said that her Dad said that stood for “gas tires and oil”, but being a clever...
I tried the 078 cam in my first 283, the next one got the 097, which was quite an improvement!
Another thing that’s been mentioned, exhaust seats. Most of us don’t need hardened seats, and cutting for them can ruin some early heads.
Cost of reconditioning the early heads has been mentioned. Has anyone seen the “rebuilder’s” valves? $87.50 for a complete set, and they have...
Looks to me, the only engine that has visual characteristics that would be missing on aftermarket heads is the sbc, and there’s an option for that.
Those are full dome pistons, not the 11:1 that were factory. These were sold to racers!
Muriatic acid in offending cylinders with heads off, but be ready with the garden hose! @Rocky
Hey guys, we forget that five liters is a large engine in most of the world!
Back in the day, our machinist would punch the block .060” , then “sound” the walls with a little ballpean hammer, looking for thin spots. If it...
Oh, like GM would cast different blocks for different applications, right!
I had a ‘55 with a healthy 350 and a four speed hanging off the back of the bell housing for over a decade of abuse. Never broke or gave any...
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