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Those are the worst!
Quick update. Getting close. The heads are done and the machine shop is working on the cylinders and also balancing the rotation assembly [ATTACH]
I imagine early Hemis are hard to find in Sweden. With that said, new sleeves and a rebuild may not be a bad move. Early Hemi pistons are not...
Quick update: Still waiting for pistons and will likely be another 4-5 weeks. Billy started painting some of the misc parts while he was painting...
wait! Someone covered the 51 rear window with what was there when you bought it? that seems crazy. I hope you can find a 51 window and make it...
Post pictures here when you get a chance
good point. Maybe go for black now, then drop the covers off with the rest of the parts in one batch and see if they cut me a deal
yeah, if we were building an open hoor hot rod, then I would be willing to pay the money for chrome...just doesn't make sense for a closed hood custom
We sent the rocker arms, shafts and stands to Rocker Arms Unlimited in Redding, Ca for a rebuild. They also convert non adjustable rockers to...
yeah, 100% agree. The hood will be closed so I will spend that money somewhere else. I was on the fence of gloss black with cream colored text or...
yeah no kidding. I need to brace myself for the bumper and trim coat when the time comes
yeah, I think gloss black valve covers are the way I am going to lean
seems high to me and I am also out of the loop on chrome costs
Got a quote from the chrome shop to chrome the valve covers. Does $450 seem high to chrome hemi valve covers and wire covers?
Talked with the 327 guy — Bob— and the guy in #1 position for the 327 had to push to today due to a dr appointment he forgot about. Bob told me he...
I think the stance is perfect! The hubcaps look great too
Thanks. He sent me photos of the car and it was a nice restoration. Very clean!
Small update, found a 300 horse 327 and OD auto trans from a 66 Corvette that I am second in line for. The car had a frame off restoration and the...
I will see what I can find. The funny part is, I was looking online to see where I could buy a stock 50 Chevy rebuild kit and I stumbled across...
We are getting ready to dive back into this project. When we left off, Eli was 15we paused to build a house and bought a 1996 Tahoe for his daily....
[ATTACH] Stopped by Billy’s shop and dropped off some parts that came in from Hot Heads. He has the crank ready to go and almost done with the...
Are the coolant ports on the front and back of the heads so you do not end up with a driver side and passenger side only head?
My brother set this all up 20 some odd years ago. The more I’ve been looking at this, the more these two hoses doesn’t seem to belong. If you look...
Hey guys, I was digging into this thread yesterday, trying to better understand cooling on these old Hemis. I have a 1956 354 Hemi I am...
I see people selling desoto hemis for that price. Pretty clean four door
My name is Matt Lagusis. So I used mlagusis but wish I had used Matt-Lagusis
Not a whole lot to report this week. I did find a second set of valve covers. They should arrive later this week. Going to have these sent off for...
Looks very nice here Jeff! Those wheels and tires were a huge improvement
It seems like the chop and rear window were done by two different people. The chop looks pretty good, the rear window looks pretty bad. Overall...
Great idea. I believe the machine shop is checking that.as part of their effort spent. I will double check with Billy to see if they are.
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