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[1946Austin]

Are you staying clear of the smoke up there? We've been "fogged in" the last week with heavy smoke. I finally got outside all day yesterday...

[1946Austin]

After rebuilding the double doors to my shop this morning, and replacing the transparent fiberglass panels with corrugated galvanized steel, I took a...

[1946Austin]

Drove the '39 over 300 miles today, and it was great! Hotter than heck here today, but she never got over 180 degrees, even a few times sitting in traffic....

[1946Austin]

Just found this picture I took a few years ago. This is my buddy's '40 Chev coupe, with 383 SBC. But back in 1968 it was my '40 Chev coupe with a 413...

[1946Austin]

Well that's too easy! Sounds like a great idea. I can just drop them in the hole and use my arbor press to compress them so I can remove the clips....

[1946Austin]

It's alive! What a PITA those valve adjustments were!
I set the rockers at zero lash cold, so after adding coolant and firing it off, I could immediately...

[1946Austin]

Got a 7:00 a.m. start to avoid the heat in the shop, and got all the .550" lift valve springs installed. Also got the forged steel roller rockers...

[1946Austin]

Engine is torn down as much as I can to this point. Got the intake off, and no visible lifter issues. Guessing maybe some debris got into one lifter causing...

[1946Austin]

I was thinking it was a loose header bolt, and it was an exhaust tick. But nothing loose, and of course adjusting the rocker told me I was on the right...

[1946Austin]

It was pretty easy to determine it was #6 cylinder. Started out using my stethoscope, and then put my open top valve cover on and began adjusting as I...

[1946Austin]

My valve noise came back on the 350 SBC engine. Tried adjusting the lash again, but it just wont go away. Almost sounds like a bad valve, or broken valve...

[1946Austin]

I take it the techs at most tracks will require a double spring on throttle return?

[1946Austin]

Will there be local Optima Challenge events near your area? Or will you have to trailer the car far to get to any of them?
Sounds like traction,...

[1946Austin]

Hope they find the issue, and get it back to you quickly.

I contacted Holley recently with a very simple question. What size are the factory...