Thanks Giving Day It was very nice thankyouverymuch ! . A large amount of my far flung Family came , four generations at least . I have so...
The New Shop We're going to need pictures of this <magical> new shop Mike.....
I heard of so many hassles with Windows 8 , I am using 7 and so far it's easy - peasy .
Wow , nice ! .
TEXAS Autorama Looks nice ! . That same day I was up North in a small Farming Town and ran across an AD and a '37 flat bed Chevies , just...
Welcome mark ! If you're happy with the work that was done then all is good . Expect set backs and numerous cash out lays to get this job done...
Valve Train Oiling Someone cut the tube and pinched it shut . The over the top tube was to prevent too much oil from spraying out of loose &...
Paint Damage Looks like ethanol sh*t has struck again :mad: .
My buddy bought a really clean all original 1941 with 216 (! 'peanut ' spark plugs !) and it's weeping oil out the rear main seal , he's asking if...
Interesting News The painter called me this morning , said he wanted me to come by and approve the # 505 (IIRC) paint before he begins painting...
Frame And Engine As Steve mentioned , powder coating is a bad choice for anything you plan to use ~ by the time you realize you have a rust...
Cab Rust Oddly , this cab only had rust wherever the leaves collected , the floors were O.K. and the rain gutter and lower rear corners are...
V-8 Fuel Economy One of the great things about the " Leaks A Lot " 4BBL Rochester carbys was : if you were light on the throttle , they ran well...
Side Pipes Fool around with it and follow what _you_ think is best . Adding a crossover will reduce the blatting sounds and noise tickets.......
216 & 235 Babbit Pounders BOTH sizes were available with this side plate (a crappy thing that leaks) in pre 1954 formats . This is why I said...
Keep On Keeping On ! You're getting there Papy .
Gm & rust Well ; When you're building Vehicles , you jig up and weld the various sheet metal and sub assemblies then you dip the whole...
Babbit Pounder Engines Came in both 216 and 235 versions....
The Original Cab Here we see a tiny bit of the gaping rust holes : [ATTACH] Here you can see how the floor board pinchweld has COMPLETELY...
So you were warned , no whining if you're reading this..... :p Anyways , here we are three years later and I finally got another cab for this...
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