> Howdy Guys--I just rescued an old '50 model from a >junkyard in Malvern, Arkansas. This is the Model 3116 with >an upper and lower back...
>Hi, > I have a '74 Chev ShortBox C10 and I am looking into >splitting the exhaust, but first I want to put headers on >it. I have talked...
Your HEI will work a lot better if it receives battery voltage [12 volts]. The factory hot wire to the points coil contains a ballast resistor...
If memory serves me right, a 307 uses a 3.25" stroke crank with a 3.875" bore. That would be like a stroked 283, or a 327 with 1/8" smaller bore....
>Storage items: plan to either run it out of gas or put a >bottle of Stabil fuel preserver in the tank and run it >enough to get the treated...
>I am planning a conversion to a late model 350cuin vortec fi >with a 700r4 or a 4l80e trans and was wondering if anyone >had any advice...
There needs to be a switch attached to the throttle linkage so that it closes when the linkage reaches full-throttle. If I remember correctly,...
Make sure you get all the accessory brackets & pulleys for the small block. Here in N. California there's a guy that makes the rounds at the swap...
>Looking for a original 1955-57 automatic transmission >(Hydrastatic?). That's HydraMatic! :)
> >Changing the rear end (or gears in the rear end) to a lower >ratio will help gas mileage and top >speed. > To be clearer, you mean a...
Nobody home this afternoon at that link.
Did you keep the old torque converter?
Check the edge of the driver's door & in the glovebox. The 67-72 had the option list in the glovebox. I'm not sure about the later ons, but I'm...
Both transmissions use modulators. The 400 does not use a throttle cable & there's no way to connect one. All you have is the modulator &...
Usually the 400 is longer, & uses a different spline on the front yoke. That means shortening the driveshaft & changing the yoke [or picking up a...
.... and crack & fall out.
My Dad's truck was a beige color. The grille & front bumper were off-white; it had a dealer-installed step bumper on the rear.
The V6 was used in larger trucks, but GMC put them in pickups to distinguish their product from Chevy's. GMC also used Pontiac V8s for the same...
My '78 Burb has the fan switch for the rear A/C blower in the middle of the dashboard. The lever sticks out just far enough to break it off...
Don't forget about wrecking yards. I have had success with trucks being "parted out". Most folks are glad to get rid of some pieces-parts for a...
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