Right ! Then , a nice ' Test Drive ' for BBQ & Pepsi....... :cool: . I took a nice pre dawn drive in my '76 Jimmy this morning to get the...
Replacement Sheet Metal The deal is : most of it is made in China and has super thin , poor quality metal that rusts fast (even in L.A. !) in...
235 Intake Manifold Some will have the nub but not drilled & tapped . others won't have the nub atall . To-morrow in The PO-Mona swap meet ,...
' Cheat Sheets ' Oh yeah ~ I make up and use 'em too , they're quite handy , I scribble notes on them and then toss out when the job is finshed ,...
Ghaaaagh ! my eyes ~ yaaaaa i'm blind !!!!1 :d
Free mki mgb gt All they had to do was LOOK in the Classifieds as i tried hard to give it away for over a YEAR.... :mad: .
" Faffed About " Old Trucks Or here , in So. Cal. ' Chingered ' or maybe ' Feregado ' , it depends on your dielect... :p . Huh , I thought...
Too Complicated ! I think I'll go re-shim & adjust my Saginaw Recirculating ball steering box instead..... :p
Dwell / Tachometer & Valves , Carby Tweaks O.K. ~ The Dwell Meter has two leads , one should be red , this is connected to the wire...
Dreaming $3K ?! OUCH ! :eek: . I guess I'll go buy another Lotto Ticket then....
Proper Tune Up Procedure You _always_ need to begin with a valve adjust , then , remove the spark plugs and dist. rotor , set the cap aside and...
Whew ! I found the ' photos ' button but -no- ' members photos ' button so I fooled with it and found ' last photos posted ' ... three pix of a...
Timing marks 216/235/261 NO ! . Pay attemtion ! . BB is about 7° BTDC Triangle or Chevron is the TDC point , used for cam , and full...
Overdrive This looks O.K,. except it goes in FRONT of the tranny and so means significant changes to your truck , ones that'll lesave big scars...
Original Plates FWIW ; TEXAS is very good about allowing you to register "Year Of Manufacture " (YOM) tags , it always depends on the mood and...
SM420 Tranny Option This just means it was sold as a real working truck when it was new..... Nothing more , nothing less .
NOT Overhauled ! If you look closely at the engine pix , it's clearly just cleaned up and quick & dirty painted... Typical used car work , I...
I Give Up 20 minutes of searching and clicking every button I can find and still , no "member gallery "...... :confused: A link to pix would...
The " Blue Plate Special " Yes , of course.... That's one of the things I look for when selecting the next junker , er , FINE VEHICLE...
Aluma-Seal It is ! . <magic> stuff , SO good that the Big Three all use it in their new cars & trucks.... Be careful prying the plug out of...
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