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1988 IROC-Z
My 18 year old daughter wants a 3rd gen soooo bad for her first car.- Catbox
- Post #417
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues
Whenever we are in the Pick N Pull yard I am looking under trucks for fresh tubing and mufflers. Super cheap to get stuff that way. If you were closer, I would let you rummage my stock pile....- Catbox
- Post #11
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air More Door For A 16 Year Old
Yes sir. He just needs to figure out which way he wants to go. Handling was what influenced most of the parts purchases thus far, so I am sure that will be kept in mind with this as well. Similar prices. I am not sure which method works better though?- Catbox
- Post #75
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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What y'all think, patch it and run it?
No sir. Our big block does swell burnouts.- Catbox
- Post #13
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Starter & back window question
Those mini starters are just the best thing. I picked one up the other day as my kid changed his out from his '49 truck the other day and left it in my way. They are crazy light weight for what they do. No heat soak on our BBC either. Little bugger just cranks and cranks. It helps we have 2...- Catbox
- Post #9
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Sea Foam
It throws a MAP sensor code. We in haste, replaced it with a house brand sensor and it got worse. I have ordered AC Delco brand sensors for it and that should in theory stop that issue. I figured changing the other ones would be good for it in general as well. Here are the pieces that are on...- Catbox
- Post #13
- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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GM Truck Guy From Oregon
I wonder where he has moved as I live in Tigard as well and I don't recall seeing that beauty of a Chevelle running around here. Oh and welcome and stuff just a little late....- Catbox
- Post #16
- Forum: Introduction
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Sea Foam
I am running Sea Foam High Mileage right now in my TBI Suburban. It has been idling wicked rough during the warmup cycle for about 45 seconds then is smooths right out. After Sea Foam it tends to clean up quite well. This time though, I have ordered a set of new AC Delco sensors for the thing...- Catbox
- Post #10
- Forum: Carb Fuel Systems
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Maxwellvis. A 20 year old with a 1949 Chevrolet truck.
Here you can see his widening of the 2nd Gen Camaro exhaust and H pipe to fit the truck. And here you can see our highly technical way of testing the exhaust to see how it sounded. Of course these pipes came off a 1981 K20 so they were not going to fit the '49 the way they were shaped. They...- Catbox
- Post #29
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air More Door For A 16 Year Old
For this pile of sheet metal in my driveway, I have devised an even quicker engine plan for it. We have two sets of actual Hooker Headers for this specific car chassis from the swap meets. So exhaust should be simple. For the engine, he has a recently running 305 bottom end and a recently...- Catbox
- Post #73
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Maxwellvis. A 20 year old with a 1949 Chevrolet truck.
BOOYAHHH! The truck runs and drives now. It is well...not quiet. For the easiest temporary exhaust to toss under it at this time, I got him to toss a set of long ass Cherry bombs under it that terminate before the axle. Sounds decent at idle and even better when you put it into gear. But under...- Catbox
- Post #28
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Header angle / ground clearance
Check the interwebs to see if people have been using car headers on the small blocks in these trucks. I know on my big block they fit like champs. Just use good gaskets and retighten after a few heat cycles, they should be swell. Again, this is my BBC truck with Nova headers, but you can see...- Catbox
- Post #5
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Starter & back window question
We run the new fangled mini starters on all our blocks. They are just so light and small as well as have no issue cranking over the big block.- Catbox
- Post #5
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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1980 C10 Richmond 5 speed
I have not used one, but the truck sounds like a fun start to a cool hot rod.- Catbox
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- Forum: Transmission & Transfer Case
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454 vortec heads: which gaskets to use
Rebuild is $600 for a pair here where I am currently. Aluminum heads have 290 to 335cc intakes and are way to big for a truck that lives at low rpm most of the time.- Catbox
- Post #8
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air More Door For A 16 Year Old
A pair of these were sourced from Craigslist back in '21. $600 for the pair was a deal as the feller we got them from had to pay a buttload in shipping for them.- Catbox
- Post #68
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air More Door For A 16 Year Old
A few years ago Santa bought him the engine and transmission mount kit to install the later style clamshell mounts to the chassis. For the suspension that is missing, he already has it all for the front. Coil overs and tubular A arms with nice disc brakes. He has a Flaming River column for...- Catbox
- Post #67
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air More Door For A 16 Year Old
This car has been sitting in my driveway for 3 years now with not much love being handed too it. It has the front clip removed and all the suspension is gone as well. Just sits on jack stands in the front. A few people a year stop and ask if it is for sale, not yet is the reply. A pic for...- Catbox
- Post #66
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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1955 Chevrolet Bel Air More Door For A 16 Year Old
It turns out that the battery was a total loss. When it was removed, it was in very bad shape everywhere you couldn't see it. Sadly, it will be missed...- Catbox
- Post #65
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Maxwellvis. A 20 year old with a 1949 Chevrolet truck.
Apparently she does this to the neighbor as well. He will put some scrap out in the ditch in front of his yard and a day later there will be a complaint letter. The junk is usually picked up in a couple of days as we live on a busy busy road. Oh and he said that those rockers are all 1.6 ratio...- Catbox
- Post #26
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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454 vortec heads: which gaskets to use
I just so happen to have a set of Fel-Pro gaskets here for just that combination. I have a Mark IV 454 in my '79 truck and adding the L-29 heads will bump the compression up from a dismal 7.9-8.0 to a beautiful 9.0 to 1. Much better in all respects. Putting a better chamber on there will...- Catbox
- Post #4
- Forum: Engine & Performance
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Horn recommendation
I have the stock horns as well as a set from a 00's Impala from the junkyard. The tones are great as separate units, together they clash a bit. PERFECT!- Catbox
- Post #6
- Forum: Electrical & Audio
