Thank you guys for the warm welcome wishes!!
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Thank you guys for the warm welcome wishes!!
Frank from Gearheadz Cruiser products in North Dakota Built mine. I'm using a ford f-100 box, saginaw pump from TUFFSTUFF and a couple other mish-mash parts. Here is his website. VERY nice people.
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UPDATE:: Sent my Original Damper to Damper Doctor and came back 2 weeks later like it was 15 minutes old!! Absolutely amazing. $250 WITH shipping. Highly reccomended. It noticably smoothed out the...
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6519324&posted=1#post6519324
Here we go again. It seems that since I put the rear on the car, its been nothing but trouble. I used the rear off a Gen III camaro for the Buick.
Here's what was kept Original at the Rear:
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I shipped mine to Damper Doctor in Redding, CA. I will let you know what they say. He was talking about taking it apart and balancing it. Spoke of many small flexplates and springs that may be...
SBC? Fluid filled? I'm way outta my jurisdiction here. Never worked with a harmonic balancer before.
Checked Speedway...
I took my parts to a sandblaster which was $150 for everything. Then I took it to a pro chromer in South Philadelphia. I had the fan Chromed, The oil filter cover, valve cover, Oil filter brackets,...
I have custom headers running to 100% stainless 2" all the way back. No H pipe. Sounds, looks great. I forget the beakdown for which cylinders go to which side but if you need it I can "trace" the...
http://www.transmissionadapters.com/
My bill was $1052.04 for the kit.
I have a "new" clutch (< 5,000mi) and a ton of trans parts that you can have if you pick up the shipping. Keep working and you get this :1st::
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Jyrki- I could NEVER have done it without your site/help. I spent many hours pouring over your photos and work. You helped me more than I can thank you for. YES- It is an edmunds intake which was a...
Spoke to AAMCO this morning. They have a 25 year Veteran trans guy thats gonna take a look at it in a month or so. I'm sending the water pump to Then and Now in Massachusets to have it rebuilt ($169)...
Gentleman- I have a 248 Straight Eight with the 700R4 behind it.
It was professionally rebuilt by AAMCO before installation.
The trans acts properly 99% of the time HOWEVER from 1st to 2nd...
Just wanted to Share with you guys!
Motion Three Customs from Chester, PA did these for me
http://www.motionthree.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mike-562.jpg
I have a Dualie on my 263 and run Stromberg 97's with a 1/2" phoenetic riser and manual choke on each.
Cheap and easy to tune. Love em'
http://www.motionthree.com/wordpress/?page_id=2
I had the guys at Motion 3 in Chester PA do my headers.
Steve did a wonderful job with the headers. I dont know if he could do it again...
Ken - With the 12Volt conversion there is a manual on speedway that really helped me a lot. It's called the "Official 12 volt conversion guide" for $12
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I removed the large center bolt and washer the first time, whacked it with a plastic stanley mallet and it fell right off.
The second time, I used a harmonic balancer puller which I "rented"...
SOLVED. What the hot rodding a straight 8 article failed to mention was that the timing requirement of 4 degrees advanced is more like 12.5 degrees advanced once you shave the cylinder head as much...
WOW!! That baby is FRESH
DEAR GOD. That video was BRUTAL. I think we need a couple of commercials like that here in the USA. Shorter of course and more visible bone.
I think thats a LOW offer but the car is in his Dad's front yard, it's been for sale for 6 months and the Dad wants it GONE.
This restoration will cost you $40,000. Finish the Bel Air first. Don't start another resto project until you finish the first one or SELL the Bel Air. I just finished a 1949 Buick restoration. The...
I know! I thought the same thing. It all seems to be on the up and up though. I think he means that he wont just sign and hand the title over. We have to go to an auto tags place.
I'm gonna...