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I was hoping you would show the badass 56! The other car is a kellison. Glass kit car from back in the day!
Chevy/GMC to Cad/ LaSalle adapter. Crager has a part number 317 on the back in the corner. And the input shaft of a caddy trans. The bearing...
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Awesome story! I wanted so bad to buy a GMC 12 port Aris head a guy had but I was broke! I did manage to get a 270 full race jimmy from him tho!...
More improvements, lookin good! I like the look of drilled backing plates! Im using mid 30"s wide cap wires on my car so they clear the truck...
On another note my 1923-1925 engine has been running good. But I have a lifter that's been getting shorter! And I keep having to adjust the...
Tractorguy Sorry to hear about your condition. Im not good at selling stuff either. Jimmy B, Duke Hallock made the fuel injectors in your article...
I checked out technoversion looks like it could be a good conversion! I just have to hope the old tachs I have work! What intake and carb or carbs...
A update. I used a 28 distributor with the early gear and cut the shaft down. Running good so far! Rooster
I think the tag is awesome! The sun tach receiver is also! Does it work? So... Since I see kingaurthersknight and others are experts on Jimmy's...
Wow! The brookland screens or windshield looks awesome! Did you make the aluminum glass bottom and knobs to tighten it? Or was it some kind of...
Wow!! That's a awesome pump! One of those could definitely do the job! I wonder what pressure they can put out? Mite be a good pump for a full...
Hey! Sorry for the delay I thought I mite have a lead on one of the guys that owned the car. But it fell through. Anyways I think your rite the...
I watched the movie again. He said full pressure oiling I didn't hear anything about a dry sump but I guess you would want both on a racecar! I...
I think it mite be a extra oil tank for oil loss during a race or maybe oil to the rockers? Check out the mag drive also! Rooster[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I didnt know it by the owners name. I just called it the simplex special. Love this car! R[ATTACH] ooster
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Wow! You have built a awesome car! Cool to see it kicking ass! Do you think the water heated manifold helped, or just the carb? I saw the Florida...
Hey guys been putting some miles on my 490 speedster. I've had multiple problems with the distributor. I thought I had pieced together a good 1....
My buddy went to museam in southern Az. Took some pics of a 490 Chevy Great Race car. Thought ya'll mite want to see the close up pics. Olds 3...
The rods have pinch bolts on the small end. The rod number appears to be 333144. The manual online says they should be 333150? Not sure. The only...
Heres a pic of the piston. Anybody know who mite have made them? Egge or Ross or ? Number is 341976 on the bottom. There is also 9197 painted on...
Try these guys. On youtube they have a couple of videos. (310) 325-4303 or visit our website www.braunsautomotive.com Rooster
So Ill give a overview of the things I have learned about this engine. First Ill start with the oil pump. Stock oiling on a 490 is external. Early...
I have been drooling over those pics for some time! Heres a few more I have found. Rooster [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Its a Chevy "490" I left that off of it. Wheels are 18". It was a wood wheel car so front hubs are changed to 1926-27, rears have adapters and...
Hey guys I have been lurking here for years and found a start to a Chevy speedster. We now have it running and semi driving. Its a 1923ish engine...
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Take a brake from the Chevy and Fords! This Packard 1 cool ride!
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