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THIS FITS 1955-1986 CHEVROLET SMALL BLOCK V8 ENGINE. RESTORED OFFENHAUSER INTAKE WITH 3X2 STROMBERG 48 CARBURETORS. PROGRESSIVE LINKAGE, NEW...
I am working on a radical kustom. 1963 T-bird with a 215 Oldsmobile V8. The body will be shortened at the doors and narrowed 18 inches. Jag rear...
On most if not all of the 2x2 setups, I have built them with straight linkage, some could be changed to a progressive set up, however as above,...
Make sure all your grounds are clean and touching clean metal. That means you have to take them apart.
You mentioned that you were missing some parts when the carb was first worked on. It sound like the vacumeter piston or the metering rods are not...
After the first backfire you blew out your power valves and they will need to be replaced with the proper ones. Once you damage a PV it will leak...
In the past I have run a 3x1 setup on my 170 in a 1963 Comet, 2x4s on my 272 Y. My avatar is outdated, I currently have 6 multiple carburetor...
It boils down to one word: IMAGINATION.
and you din't have to use a metal detector to find that chunk of gold......
On a stock 94 carb I would check the power valve, make sure you put in the right one
If it is not ignition related then check the Power valve in the carb is faulty, or you have a vacuum leak. Confucius: says, better check your...
Pontiac was one of the first manufacturers that "experimented" with the electronic ignition on their HD engines around 1960, of course Smokey...
Does it count that I write rockabilly music?
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13571 State Rd 349, Old Town, FL https://junkcarshialeah.com/classic-car-junk-yards/ Holland's Auto Parts This is like asking where to find...
You brought up the point about taking off the roof. I helped my father hoist his off and up to the ceiling in our 1.5 car garage. I learned a lot...
When I was 12 i found a bunch of carb magazines and a box of carburetors. I rebuilt my first carb, a Harley when I was 13. Took auto tech and got...
1987, Omaha Nebraska, We were building a new dirt modified and I was driving to the shop every day. It never got above ZERO the whole month of...
There is a thread on these chopped cars, do a search.
My dad was a car guy. I noticed a scar on the right side of his scalp and he told me of racing his y-block FOrd against a 57 chevy and was...
That is a 2x1 intake using the Carter yh side draft carbs (liked they used on tubo Corvairs)
I have an almost done truck that needs some more time, I have two other projects that I am NOT working on, but collecting parts. Make a list of...
Empty fire extinguisher and a door to the house. Realy, I have a fire extinguisher on my refrigerator, by the garage door, five extinguishers in...
I would contact Ryan and put him on a restricted "beware" list...
2nd place Amherst High School, Snyder NY, 1970, still have the trophy.
Last one I pulled was with a tree
On an open engine compartment I would run the 4x2 set up, On a closed compartment run the 2x4's with the secondaries adjusted to open late. Use...
You are doubling the amount of mixture to the engine. How much different is the jet size to the stock carb? Hook them up straight with no...
Everyone has to start somewhere. First place to start is TOOLs, not the car. Talk to guys in the body shop, talk to guys in the mechanical shops....
Buick and Pontiac used a center hub that would had a thread hole or a stud. The center emblem was threaded on and it would keep the WHEEL COVER in...
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