McMaster-Carr.com has all the stainless steel hardware you need. What I like is you can get allen head screws for the truck that look so close to...
HEI for your 216/235/261 HEI is yet another stage better than Pertronix and this one uses your stock distributor. Glad you got it working!
I know. I practically wrote the book on how to break that drain open. Not this time. Of course this engine is an unknown in many ways. If citric...
Didn't know. I want to try it out. But, I am one of those who laughs at the instructions. For example Liquid Plumber. Directions say leave it for...
I have a 235 that I cannot for the life of me get the rear drain to flow. I know I need to rebuild the engine and of course we then remove the...
I have spent the past few weeks learning as much as I can about fuel pumps, both mechanical and electric ones. Hopefully I have answered everyones...
My condolences as well Evan. We need a cure for old age. Badly.
Someday, when I get to it (not in the next 5 years or more) I will be doing a bottom up restoration on THE American Muscle Car, the 1973 Gremlin...
My 2 cents is only worth about 1 cent or less depending on the exchange rate, but "reasonable cost" in having someone else do it, at the point you...
It is not a matter of which starter is cheaper. It is a matter of what flywheel ring gear is installed in your truck. You want to go here before...
In Texas, it is not totally necessary to go to 6 volts because of the mild winters, but I would go to 12 volts anyway. The reason is, these...
In deciphering the Head numbers, then the Block numbers above the starter, I am 99.9% sure it is a 1953 235 engine. Despite the known issues of a...
Looks great Evan! Thanks for sharing. My OD system has the original type kickdown switch at the carb. I wish it was moving along faster! Nice work!
The Classic Harness is really a great choice. I was so excited about it, I helped a good friend install it in his new restoration and wrote this:...
Actually, in going through your pictures, I see an F 17 3 on the block. Since the Head is a 1953, the block is also most likely a 1953. The Head...
Maybe its behind the plate the rebuilder put there, but I would not remove it. Could be a nice conversation piece when you get it rebuilt. With...
The number has to be there. It may not be in exactly the same place because that was a newer style 235. Keep looking because it's the key to the...
There is one number that matters to get you started down this road, then there is all the ancillary numbers that get things more pinpointed. The...
The How-To Article is finished and ready for critique here: Rebuilding a GM Differential That was an adventure!
The magic number is the one you didnt provide. Its hard to see and hard to get to, but essential. Just under the Dizzy and just to the right....
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