more learning for me. 950 hp at 28 lbs boost and no intercooler.... granted, it's E85 (or 100% methanol)... but still.... 3.3 liters not 3.8. Oh yeah, on a 84-based-block....
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Originally posted by fatguyzinc View Postthat would look so good with the rear door handles shaved and the rear doors welded shut...
just saying. i mean, in case you feel like you need another challenge or something...
So, he wouldn't understand why you would make it harder to haul kids (and tools)... to him, it was just a car that he'd replace only when the wheels were falling off (but still looked immaculate)....
*and really he had two, identically-equipped cars. One that was his tool car (that he drove most days) and one for his wife that he'd drive to church but was more ready to haul kids for a treat at Baskin and Robbins.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by STINEY View PostSomeone is repopping the complete rubber floor mat for ‘55-‘57 TriFives. Perhaps it could be made to fit, or the producer of the mats have a product for the A-body?
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I kind of figured the wide wheels wouldn't work.... need less offset
a fix for the zerk fittings... 90*
this center link... what a pain it's been (and the wrong one, I believe)
front suspension
need to look at old pictures... I can't remember if the steering arms pointed in or out... but that was after I had to redrill them for larger bolts
assembled - didn't even kill myself with the spring compressor
both sides
wasted effort.... manual steering arm is different then power
a-body v. g-body arm.... the PS a-body arm has a 1 1/8" hole rather then 1 1/16"...
ah well, new they're 40 bucks so it could be worse
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I'm surprised what I did tonight I don't have to re-do, but sometimes I get lucky
I got my new steering arm
only one itty-bitty problem... the hole is too small
fortunately I have a reamer so with a bit of work, it fits.
however, a new issue. There's a pointy bit on the cross member that makes putting this together an utter pain
chop chop
and remarkably, everything clears.... it sure doesn't look like it will but it does
though with these wheels, it touches the sway bar
I'm so glad I have this bit - it gave me the opportunity to compare....
onto the steering
I may eventually put a borgeson joint in here, but for now, I'm going to chop the shafts apart then weld in the collapsable section
In other news, I'm going to make this drive sooner then later. To that vein, while I'm building the turbo motor, I'm putting my 455 from the last Skylark in it. I already have headers and the power steering works with this box. I need to fix the low oil pressure issue, but that's simple enough I don't remember if I put a high volume pump in there, but I do know the tricks to give it more pressure for zero dollars and zero cents... which will make this mobileDoing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by Deaf Bob View PostWe always tuck the crossmember pointy end... It tends to eat the crank pulley when the front tips up..
btw, do you know of any right rear quarter panels which are available? I really don't want to fab one from scratch....Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
causing a crash that would make that puncture my pan would not make me happy... for you, crashing IS happiness
btw, do you know of any right rear quarter panels which are available? I really don't want to fab one from scratch....
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there are a lot of internal parts - such as inner fenders, floorboards and such which interchange with the Chevelle, but externally, I've never found anything that's close enough - not saying there isn't stuff, but I've no experience which suggests there is
AMD - they provided the quarters for my 70 Buick. I continue to be impressed with them
I don't need more then about 30% however, $80 and $130 all in with shipping.... thank you chevrolet
and brake lines too
I know you just saw me build lines for the Corvette - these lines are cheaper (when you include fittings and spring covering) then the material cost....
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