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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Listing this for my mom, it belonged to my dad who passed away and didnt get to finish this project. Its a 1931 model a 5 window...
turned out to be a row of bolts still in place in between the rockers, took them out and they came right off! at least i now feel retarded
dude you just gave me a whole new aspect of my dads 36 chevy coupe and your metal working skills are incredible!!
well i hope i have left some bolts in there so its a simple fix im going to go count and recheck both heads! thanks for the input!!
tore into the 283 found it to be locked up:( but oh well i guess anyways i have all the head bolts out and cant get them to come loose/off have...
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so me and my dad started to dig into the 283 and found that it needs A LOT!!! pulled the plugs and water came out of a couple of them there were...
awesome we got the flattie running again today so i think we will play around with it for a while and see how it works out! but good info and...
my dad has an old 283 out back he has considered using for the 31 a. is this an ok engine or would it be better to start with a 305 or 350 block??...
anyone ever put a 4.3 v6 in a model a? if so how did it work out for you. i think this is going to be my engine of choice!
cool thanks for the input thats just what i was looking for
whats a cheap way of converting to a vacuum advancing distributor on a 31 model a four cylinder flathead i read on another thread where a guy...
awesome guys thanks for the help ill be reading up and learning as much as i can and make a decision from there
trying to figure out what rear end to use on the 31 model a? want to keep the same width as the stock front axle while still using the stock wire...
air bags good you can drag while driving and shower the road with sparks!!! fun it can ride and handle surprisingly well when the geometry is...
alright ill do that then thanks for the help and will take the carb into consideration
my dad has an efi 454 form a 97 3500 Cheyenne, and has an automatic trans from a 89 silverado that had a 350 to put in his bone stock, un cut 1931...
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