A new member of the family!!!

[Tic's60]

A very rare M/T from an old 62 Impala racer from Ohio has come home to it's new family!! Adoption costs where not to bad and a set of AFB's are in the garage waiting to meet thier new sibling. No dental work or broken bones has been stored since the 70's. Took only 6 months to find him!
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[JimKwiatkowski]

Mike,thats my crossrams long lost brother :D Looks good mine was pitted and in rought condition from a leaking shed it was stored in :cry so I chrome plated mine :D

[Tic's60]

Your probably right since only a few thousand where made! Send you an e-mail on some other details.

[JimKwiatkowski]

Mike,we have a club member (aapromod) that has a crossram that never has been used.348 heads will not work you need 690's or 583's

[Tic's60]

From what I read the hi per manifold will fit on the low perf heads if the tabs are cut, mine are. The port difference is the issue correct? I seen that you also need to block a port in the FAQ, which seems broken right now. I read a few posts here that have had luck porting out the 379 head to match the hi perf manifold, pretty easy matching gaskets, marking, bluing and using a die grinder. Did it on two rats, I might be poor but I am skilled :)
Might not flow like a 583/690 but will move the air, plus I have five sets to screw with :) And for 400.00 vs the 2+k I can drop in the larger valves if I wanted.

Any thoughts?

[JimKwiatkowski]

Mike,do the 379 heads have bolt holes for the of top of the intake ports?

[Tic's60]

ahh thats what they mean by plugging the runner bolt holes in the FAQ. LOL and here I thought I get to grind something :cry
Will work will seal but not as good as a set of HiPerf heads. Last 583 cores went for almost 3k on ebay.YIKES!!!!

[Bill Hazelton]

I am working on a 60 Belair 348 sport coupe. Need front fenders or repair panels for front edge of fenders above headlights. Any ideas? Engine is ready to pick up at shop. Have not selected a cam yet. Do you have a favorite? Car is going to be driven. Looking for a rough idle and decent performance. Who would you call? Is your 60 Belair a sport coupe?

[JimKwiatkowski]

Bill,go to our home site and click on links we have venders in this section where you might find front fenders or repair panels

[Tic's60]

E-mail tgpevlor@htonline.net he has some parts he's selling!

[JimKwiatkowski]

Go to our for sale ads section club member has 60 Bel-Air parts for sale

[fatride]

Comp Cams 268 hydraulic worked good with my .060" over 348. Nice idle and good power.

[aapromod]

Hey, Mike and Jim, So I guess the member list has grown to (4) of us that are the proud owners of the M/T cross ram, Thats great Mike, Treat her right and ride her well!! Sorry Jim for not returning your e-mail, I wanted to get your opinion and any other members as to ceramic coating my cross ram?? Good, Bad, or ugly?? What'ch Think?

[JimKwiatkowski]

Bill,ceramic coating on a crossram thats never been used thats a hard call if you put the crossram on e-bay you could get a fortune for it last crossram on e-bay went for 1,200. :dunno

Jet-Hot did my headers in silver and they look great ceramic coatings are easy to clean and maintain but there go's that old 60's look you wanted.

I e-mailed you about a AFB that was on e-bay last week the carb went for $180.another carb went for $257 last night.Is there someway I can contact you If I spot another carb?

[Tic's60]

If I did sell it I could buy one whole 583 head!! But instead it's going in the 60's on those lo po heads. I am porting and polishing the 379's and opening up the ex's alittle as well. Hey run what ya got and that what I got.
and either
CM178 Isky CH286 Hydraulic, power range 2500-6000; .510 lift; 286° duration; 224° @ .050; 110 lobe center. Lopey idle
CM180 Isky CH296 Hydraulic, power range 2500-6500; .515 lift; 296° duration; 234° @ .050; 110 lobe center. Lopey idle (Mark VI lift, Z-11 duration)

still debating. I want the rumpty rump, no smooth idle wanted here, and good power. If I wanted some sooth running engine that I could not feel or hear I would buy a Caddy.

locked in a 700R4 and 2200 stall so it should move just fine:)

Heading to a local scrap place this weekend to poke around in the axle section to see if I can find a posi 3rd member. Don't laugh this place has been doing scrap since the early 40's and I have brought home more than a few treasures, like the 454 AND 396 rat motors for 100.00 for both. Never know I just might get lucky and find a set or two of some HiPo W heads...

It's all part of the fun to me! :) :) :) :)

[HHR-L80]

Hello Tic's60. What a find! I like hearing stories like that. I'd like to share a little info about mine. I picked it up at a swap meet in 1990 or 91 in Puyallup Wa. I saw it on the table and had to take it home with me. It has been a on a shelf in the garage since then. This year I wanted to put it on the car. I went and bought 2 Edelbrock 1406's and proceeded to mock it up. I had some crossram linkage I found at another meet years ago. It is made by Seigle (sp?) and was still in the box. Had to modify that a little. I made some mounting plates out of aluminum for the linkage bellcrank. They should work ok. Still need to do fuel lines, vacuum lines, and the water pump by-pass pipe in the front of intake. I also have modify the accelerator pedal arm in the engine bay. It needs to be straight. Time is getting short so I put on the backburner for a bit. I'll try to get pictures this soon.