ridiculous "vintage" prices...

[fatguyzinc]

so a good friend donated an old EELCO 2.5 gallon tank
for the 55 gasser build, complete with stanchions, hold
downs, cap, etc... i was going...

[fatguyzinc]

i DO have that "YC" 455 pontiac on the stand...........hmmmmmm........
wonder how fun it would be to fit in the k5 blazer?...

[fatguyzinc]

you can see the 'sag' in the hood/cowl area. id seriously heat gun it
or use even a really hot hairdryer. you may be surprised at how far 'glass...

[fatguyzinc]

fiberglass (and wood, and even sheetmetal) will 'take a set' where they are sitting.
especially if its in sunlight. off the car, the tendency will...

[fatguyzinc]

oh yeah...............love it.

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[fatguyzinc]

prettty sure most of us are in the same mind frame,
id rather 'make something outta nothing' than drop
a whole buncha $$$ on something that...

[fatguyzinc]

factory installed in the car it originally came in is ok.
no aftermarket or retrofits. go figure.

remember, these are the same geniuses...

[fatguyzinc]

im ashamed to admit ive filed rings with a 4 inch angle grinder
and a 1/16 thick cut off wheel...

but the motor is still running.....

[fatguyzinc]

yep. 461" shifts at 6250 using a regular V-belt
with not even a squeak, and theres the 440"
(427+.060) that has the 8200rpm chip...

[fatguyzinc]

its amazing how much more light they put out too..
unfortunately here in hawaii the recon gods have
deemed "NO led lights anywhere on...

[fatguyzinc]

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[fatguyzinc]

didnt think you were wrong either, in fact that was
the first thing through my mind when i read the
"whoever he was or is" quote--cant...

[fatguyzinc]

at 10.9 liters, if i was lucky enough to own it-and of
course, stuff it in a car- the license plate would HAVE
to be "RATZLA".......

[fatguyzinc]

please stop posting porn in the general discussion forum.........
send it to me direct via email instead!

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[fatguyzinc]

not a stupid quote to me, more like a quote said to a person of "questionable intelligence"-

if you need a gun and dont have one,...

[fatguyzinc]

ive gotten them out with vice grips (twisting back and forth while pulling)
and in an extreme case by welding a nut to the end that allowed us to...

[fatguyzinc]

how bout the guy telling me that 78-87 Gbodys are unitized and have no frame....

or the same guy telling me he was looking for a 366 truck...

[fatguyzinc]

what is this "stock" thing you speak of? ...

[fatguyzinc]

fantastic work as always..........

[fatguyzinc]

if i remember right, vortecs take a narrow body/self aligning rocker
thats different from a gen-1 sbc.... i believe you can use the vortec
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