Author: gzig5
Valve Seat Cutters
I’ve got a Sioux valve grinder machine as well as the valve seat stones, guides, driver and various attachements. I need to get some larger stones to do 2.02 intakes. Just for fooling around on my junk and maybe occasionally for a friend. Would this…
Chevy valve in J-head
Found a good deal on a set of these. Is the Summit valve decent quality? Will these Chevy valves work in a 2.02 J-head?
Summit Racing SUM-V8002-8 Summit Racing™ Race Valves for Chevrolet | Summit Racing
Obviously the diameter is smaller but that isn…
Garage heater affect painting?
Will using a propane, Natural Gas, or Kerosene heater in the garage affect the quality of painting results? I wonder about potential added moisture in the air. It’s getting below 50 now and I have some frame stuff to prime and paint as well as needin…
Different carbs on dual tunnel ram
Can I use different model but same size carbs on a TR5 tunnel ram that is street driven? The main difference being type choke. I’ve got a 650 AVS2 1906 with electric choke already and a friend has a manual choke version 1905 that I could get a good d…
Spot Welder?
Anyone using a spot welder like the Harbor Freight unit or something similar? I’m about to do full quarters, tail panel, trunk drops, and a roof skin on my E-body and I’m curious if one of these hobby type machines is worth it? Will be somewhat limit…
Borg and Beck type clutch with hydraulic throwout bearing?
Are there any issues to use a B&B style clutch on an A833 trans with a hydraulic throwout bearing like the ones from McLeod or American Powertrain? I haven’t seen anything on the manufacture’s webpages regarding this but Brewer’s states that the M…
“Hemi” style rods for small block?
Is anyone familiar with P3614514 small block rods? Found a couple references online and an may have located some. The literature say that they are heavier than a regular rod and he weighed one at 2 lbs, 0.5oz which converts to 762 grams (Edit..That conversion is wrong, would be ~922Gr) . but the boxes have numbers on each end that look like weights and when added come up different. 182.1 + 432.4 = 614.5. I thought a stock 340 rod was more like 750g? Not sure what to make of that.
I’d…