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I've made a number of flanges from flat stock using gaskets as patterns. Hole saws, files, rotory cutters, what ever it takes to round out the...
That would make a really good gauge panel for a engine break-in stand!
Might look into a local Cerakote dealer, they have a wide range of colors that should hold up.
I found when i printed on paper from home and taped them all together, it worked just as good as a one piece printed at the store. It was super...
I made a 30" wheel out of plywood, then went to one of the local print stores and had them print off a generic degree wheel at 30" diameter....
My 37 has a Master Power Brake kit on the straight axle, it has a custom made caliper bracket and rear bearing spacer/sleeve, the rest is a...
When I went from a larger based carburetor to the smaller Carter W-1, I used some Garolite sheet material from McMaster Carr ( Bakelite ) and an...
Do not consider the outer carbs as secondaries, they are not if it is idling off them as well as the center. You need to readjust all three to...
An A/F gauge is not all that important at this point, you can see the exhaust pipes and know it's rich. It's been pointed out with this type of...
The type of linkage does not effect idle. What is the rpm at idle? What is the vacuum at idle? Is there power valves involved?
With some copper tubing, a saw, a torch, and some solder, you should be able to make any type of junction you need. It won't have any pressure on...
Kevin, do you have a picture of the manifold before cutting it apart?
Loosen the master cylinder from the booster and slide it forward to see if fluid will flow out the ports, even if the internal rod is the same...
Weld a washer to the broken stud first, you can get to the stud easier, then weld a nut to the washer so you can get weld on three sides of the...
On my truck, the engine makes enough vacuum to run the wipers good enough, its the spring tension on the glass that doesn't work. By design, the...
Get the front of the car on a set of scales with you and passenger in the seat. It needs to be in " as driven condition " to pick spring rates....
At the school bus garage I work at, we have 2014 Chevy vans, and a bunch of 72 and 84 passenger big buses. The Chevys have a large heater core at...
We have rabbits at work that chew up the wire harnesses , they sure like Dodge Minivan wires, and it doesn't help that there is nice little cubby...
Lots and lots of u-joint angle and vibration threads have been on boards all over the internet, but none that I recall ever had damage done to the...
Ask your driveline builder about a Double Cardan joint.
Is there any oil at the tail shaft bushing? How about the wheelbase from side to side, this will add to the driveline angle. Worn rear spring...
You need to have initial timing + mechanical, so 8 to 12 mechanical + what you set the timing at. Some engines like more timing at idle some...
The vacuum will be changing so fast, you won't be able to measure it, so don't bother. Make an adjustable stop for the advance unit and start out...
I just rebuilt a '79 Trans Am engine and transmission, it came stock with the Hurst Competition shifter and linkage. No stops on factory...
As long as you loaded the gear before rotating, the pattern looks pretty good, what does the other side of the teeth look like? I bolt a piece of...
I know a guy that has a '65 GTO. He came across a guy selling a new build, Pontiac engine for $10K. The receipts added up to just over $21K for...
You can always put the regulator after the carburetors in a return line to the tank. The carburetors will receive full volume of the fuel pump at...
My thinking is the softer side of the gasket takes the irregularities blocks so the head can have a flat surface to seal against. Copper coat on...
Put a Airstream on the back painted like a fuel delivery truck, no need to hook the cab to the Airstream. Or polish out the Airstream and make a...
The 250 has a longer stroke, 230 3.25" stroke, 250 3.53" stroke. Stick a wooden dowel rod down the cylinder and see if you can measure the...
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