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For people who aren't subscribers, the Autobooks-Aerobooks store in California has both A and B covers in stock, you can order online.
PhilA has a big long discussion about his '51 Chieftain, if you haven't already seen it. There's a lot of commonality between the two model...
The engine in the video short is a 215ci aluminum block Buick, so it's not as heavy as an SBC or some other iron block engine.
If nothing else, since the radiator is unused it should be easier to solder. Good luck with it.
I've wondered about how many different Ford wrenches and other specialty tools were made. If you throw in the tools for tractors there had to be...
I hope there will be some issues included for retail sale, I'll be watching the Autobooks-Aerobooks website.
I use the wraparound rear window from a 1961 Pontiac Catalina four door sedan as a coffee table.
Makes you feel like you're there. No one posing or anything being done to promote something, just candid shots of the men going about their...
Is that some sort of aftermarket heater I see under the hood?
This is the person I was thinking about. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/409-powered-1960-corvair.614530/ [IMG]
This is what I do. It worked on a friend's pickup where they'd left the dried wax residue on there for a couple years.
A block heater will make things easier on the engine. They may battery heaters too, it's basically a small electric heat blanket you wrap around...
I don't remember their screen name but someone one the board here posted photos of their 409 powered Corvair a few years back.
A google search on 'American Graffiti meme' turned up a number of results, I guess the question is if they're any good or not. [IMG]
These days there are enough aftermarket aluminum blocks available so a polished aluminum engine is probably a better way to go.
Even though it's inaccessible I wonder how much it's deteriorated. Since it's in very cold water it may in better shape than a person would expect.
With the technology available today it would be a lot easier to recreate some of these concept cars. I watch a YouTube channel from a shop called...
I thought every 283 was a Corvette engine, at least that's what their owners tell you at the car show. ;)
I'd think you could fabricate and install blockoff plates to protect the interior of the block during the plating process. I don't think the...
Sweet! Now you need to build a garage with a glass floor and a lower level observation room. :)
[IMG] My uncle worked in the Scorpion factory back in the day. :)
That was my cousin and me. :) The local NAPA store had the best selection, they kept a box full of them behind the counter for kids like us. A...
That's my feeling as well. I think in normal driving use they aren't going to get that hot. If you live in the mountains, or drive like a...
At the risk of going off topic, around where I live I see more Cybertrucks with wraps than without.
I found this discussion on 390 horsepower upgrades: https://www.fordfe.com/best-way-to-build-a-390-fe-on-a-budget-t168104.html There are some...
If it's just a matter of stripping the chrome I don't know if it would be all that expensive having it done by a chrome shop. In the process of...
Are the bubbles on the hood sides there to accommodate exhaust headers?
The tank engine was the Ford GAA. There have been various discussions about them over the years, if you search on 'ford gan' you should be able...
Another idea would be to get the Bosch tach in the link provided, and get it retrofitted with a more period looking face. You could maybe do it...
One minor correction, Pontiacs had ball joint suspensions beginning in 1958.
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