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    Hi from Ventura CA

    Hey APOLILLO, I'll bookmark this thread. I work up near Santa Clarita, my go-to shop is in Hollywood but the north end of the Valley is the best place left on Earth to find old-school mechanics and machine shops. (If you personally speak functional Spanish that's a big help, I don't :-(. ) I...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Thanks for the info, I thought bellhousing but was not sure.
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Well I finaly got the engine swapped. Bribing the shop with pizza was the key. Now I have a question I'll post here rather than a sep. thread. I have the old engine and want to tear it down... -- What is the best way to mount an SBC on an engine stand? --Can I bolt to the rear bellhousing...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I finally got my bearing-spun engine replaced (with another SBC from a '73 C20. My mechanic finally got the time and space to do the swap. But my old, incredibly crappy exhaust pipes did not meet up to the replacement manifolds, so he lashed the pipes up to the frame, and I drove with...
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    What new tools have you got lately?

    So I guess in some sense these are "tools" Since it's about to start raining for the next three days, I stopped by Harbor Freight to buy a tarp and some bungee cords to cover the old 350 SBC engine (that was just replaced) that's in the back of my pickup truck. This was a very, very "Harbor...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Update (or not) I am still waiting for my 350 transplant. The bottom line is that my mechanic in Hollywood just has no space at his shop, so he is very hesitant about having a large non -running vehicle there. Theoretically the engine swap should take a day or two, but if anything goes wrong...
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    Freak Injury Upon Another Freak Injury To Hand Requiring Emergency Surgery (Tool Safety)

    For many years, Carhartt ran a print ad with a picture of one of their welding jackets, with the left arm and upper chest completely trashed. A customer had sent the jacket to them, with a letter thanking them for saving his life when a 9" grinder he was using jumped and kicked back right into...
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    Freak Injury Upon Another Freak Injury To Hand Requiring Emergency Surgery (Tool Safety)

    Yikes! A few years ago at our shop, the boss was using wire wheels to "distress" some planks (we build scenery for tv/commercials/events.) The wheels would wear out after about ten minutes -- in retrospect, DUH! Where did he think all those bristles were disappearing to? He's the kind of...
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    Connect phone to factory AM radio

    Search eBay for "Mr. Microphone"
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    Hi from Birmingham !

    Woah ... I suddenly remembered Yelawulf! A 'Bama boy who has seven tracks titled "BOX CHEVY (N)", and counting! The tracks seem to be mostly about boxy sedans similar to what the West Coast rappers celebrate, those being better gunships in general. But your sweet black ride looks SUSPICIOUSLY...
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    Hi from Birmingham !

    All I know about Birmingham is what I learned from the Drive-by Truckers' song, "Biringham", and that it was named after the British city because of the iron and Steel connection. Actually, everything I know about ALABAMA comes from DBT. I'm sweating through my hat just thinking about it...
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    Lawn/ Garden tractors/ Riding Mowers, Cool Mods and tinkering

    If you have some noise-cancelling stereo headphones (or a stadium-type PA system), the best music for landscaping, besides the obvious George Jones, would be Sturgill Simpson's two volumes of "Cuttin' Grass" In 2020, He re-recorded a bunch of his own songs with some ace Kentucky and Nashville...
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    Thanks Lego! I' probably going to delete the A/C, but def. Will keep that solenoid with the compressor. (And The bracket for it.)
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    81 350 SBC is farked, about to replace with 350 SBC bought locally

    My mechanic has been backed up, but I gave him a deposit so he will hopefully have time/room next week. Meantime, I took a closer look at the engine and have a couple questions: What is this device? It's mounted right in front of the throttle linkage, by the A/C compressor, and looks like an...
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    Aquí desde Argentina

    Welcome! I speak no Spanish despite living in California for 25 years. But Javier Milei inspires me! BRetty
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