The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Anybody interested in a frame and running gear from a 53 buick super 8, motor runs but is under powered( may need a tune up),...
Ok, thanks for the info, i wish i could find a side by side comparison of a desoto tall deck cam to a chrysler 331-354 cam, if the difference is...
Is the length difference in the snout? Or are the journal locations spread further apart?
At this point id take either, but would prefer a performance cam, but from what i have found is regrind is about my only option
So i just tore down my desoto 330 hemi to freshen up for my model a build, but the cam has 2 completely flat lobes, the rest are worn pretty good....
I have a chassis from my 53 buick super 8. Frame, front suspention, rear axle, straight 8 engine that runs, 3 speed manual trans and more....
sorry, machine shop
well im having no luck finding a decent machine shop near me. im building a sbf for a project i have and i need to have the pistons fly cut. i...
ooohh, never thought about a forklift rad, thanks
had a mustang one, it was still to tall for the space i have, ill check the suggestions mentioned and see what i can come up with. thanks, Mike
so im building a model a coupe, chopped 6", channeled 4", 8ba flatty. i picked up a champion aluminum rad for a 32 ford, using a 32 shell, its 3"...
if the chanel your talking about is the one right under the trunk lid, some body cut it off befor i got the car, errg.
if you read the whole post, there are differing things about my car to make me think both. did they start puting the firewall reinforcments...
ok so, im still kinda stumped. it has the rear braces that mount to the fenderwell at the front of the trunk, (westexgasrguy) mentionend that if...
i dont see any support pieces on the firewall, it even has a crack where the suport rods mount. ~Mike
no title or frame, got the grill at a swap meet and there was no gauge cluster in the car when i purchesed it.
well, it didnt have the splash apron or a grill, has the column mount on the tank. prob never will be able to figure out if its a 30 or a early...
yeah, mine seems to be flat there. i remember the fuel shut off was on the botttom of the tank inside the car, i think. so its a 30 or early 31....
i have searched but i cant find the info i need to figure out if my coupe is a 30 or 31. i have heard that there is a diferance in the firewall...
her are some update pics, got a 48 flatty for it that i heard run before i pulled it out of the 48 pickup, got it for 350. also made a adapter for...
so, i have a 30 or 31 model a coupe and befor i got it somebody at one time tried to make it a roadster, they hashed the inner door posts pretty...
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i have a factory 2.3 turbo aluminum valve cover that has been polished. cheap. let me know and ill send pics
so i got my frame rolling, used a 68 ford f100 rearend and did kind of a split wisbone ladder bar setup, i think it will work ok. also got a...
i would look for a set of newer explorer heads, they are gt40p heads and breath really good, they go for about 350 a pair on ebay, or a older set...
comon, what about the blown 68 GTO from my science project
no advice, nothing!!!! hmmmm
i am curious what spring you used?
got my 67 f100 when i was 5 and still have it. i am 24 now. heres a pic of the 390 i just built for it and a pic of it just after i made it a...
ok guys, it has come time to start setting up my front suspention in my rod and i want to get some ideas. i have a 39 axle and i wanna see how...
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