Franklin Speedster!
Growing up in Syracuse, I fell in love with the aircooled luxury cars that were produced here. This appears to be something a restorer put together from a parts car and a lot of ingenuity. I don't like...
View ArticleHead Porting Question
Hello, Well beginning another engine build for one of my trucks and currently doing some work on my cylinder heads. Usually when I do any porting there is not much metal removal. I knock down...
View ArticleEngine Builder Mag break-in oils
I am a reader of the site Engine Builder - Serving Professional Engine Builders and Rebuilders with information on rebuilt engines, engine parts and performance engines Primary because it is slanted...
View ArticleHi I'm stushx
I am a typical rodder, who chooses to make everything myself. My strongest area is engine design. I hope that I can be of some service to somebody.
View ArticleTruck engine build, here's no turning back now......
(OOPS! "there's no turning back....) The machine shop called and my 350 roller block is good, the crank was toast but they have a shelf full of cranks. The build will be a 355 with KB-118 22cc D-cup...
View Article283 wont idle
my dad put his 283 back in his c10 engine was reuilt to stock except he switched the manifold on it and got rid of the filler tube and plugged rear hole in back of block he added a 4barrel edelbrock...
View Articlegm engine year
trying to find exact year this gm engine is . all i can find is 69-79 it is a 350 4 bolt id # on front of engine is v0512txb. # on rear driver side is 3970010 it may be out of a truck
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Ignition Wire Diagram for my 302 V8
I'm on the age old topic of ignition wiring. I want to do my F1 Ford truck's wiring in three phases (Ignition, Accesories, Lighting). Attached is the diagram for the ignition wiring. Ignition: The IGN...
View ArticleVortec 355 fuel injection question??
Hello, I have a 5.7 350 vortec .30 over daily driver+occasional tow(less than 5 times a year) with comp cams 08-300-8 (grind cs 262h-r12) duration at .050 206(intake) and 210(exhaust) Rebuilt the trans...
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1971 Plymouth Roadrunner Seats
These seats are from a 1971 Roadrunner. The customer wanted them re-styled. This is what I started with. All I really had to go on was a couple of pictures of a pair of bucket seats and a rear bench...
View ArticleDisconnect of "Horn Relay" Config
f I disconnect the entire "horn relay" unit/wire(s)/harness (including the "Bat" wire from the relay to the battery) will it prevent the ignition switch from starting the engine? Or is the "horn relay"...
View ArticleHappy Halloween !!!!!!
Happy Halloween guys! Post something ! Scary or funny! maybe it will cheer someone up after that storm! Jester The Lady and the Reaper - YouTube The Lady and the Reaper - YouTube
View ArticlePeterson Vibra-motive model 50 surface grinder
Hello, Next week I'm going to look at a Peterson Vibra-motive model 50 surface grinder. This is a surface grinder for surfacing cylinder heads, manifolds, flywheels, and anything else that needs to be...
View ArticleAnother legend passes on
John Fitch passed away at the age of 95. An interesting read here about him. Racing legend and safety pioneer John Fitch dies | Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts
View ArticleIntroduction
Want to be car guy. After years of car shows its time to make something. My cars in storage: 4 liter R Princes, 1941 Model 62 Cadillac, 77TR7, fiat X-19. Everything needs paint and interiors. The...
View ArticleWindsor Classic Car Cruise
My name is John Arps ,and I am in the planning stages of a classic car cruise in Windsor Ontario. I have been to the Woodward Dream Cruise many times and I thought that Windsor should have their own...
View Article1976 pontiac 400 engine building or power
okay so i just bought a 76 pontiac 400 engine that i am aiming to build up for power that will eventually be put into my 72 lemans. now as far as thi motor i heard it is a slug but can be built up. i...
View Article92 dodge dakota 318 manum carburetor conversion
i am almost done with the conversion i am stuck with the ignition system. i based it off of a 78 dodge magnum 318 - i got the dstributor coil and ignition control module from that car but iam unsure as...
View ArticleSeat for 36 Ford pickup
Hello. I am trying to find out what bench seat would fit into my 36 Ford pickup. I would prefer that the back would be hinged so that I can get behind it. Thanks.
View ArticleRebuilding top end
I have a 2002 Impala with the 3.8 v6. The car has 298,xxx miles on it. Recently I've been losing antifreeze somewhere internally, I don't see it leaking externally. I was contemplating rebuilding the...
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