Recent content by 59apachegail

How about this for extortion... You mail in your property taxes a month ahead of time. No one is around to cash your check until the day after it was due because that office was closed. They mail back your payment saying it was late and add $50 to your bill. No one picks up the phone and the...

Knowledge, parts and rebuilding http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/transmissions/manual/sm465

One of my friends had the exact same problem. After chasing his tail and spending a ton of cash he found out the problem wasn’t the car at all. Have you considered a bathroom extraction fan for your garage? You can probably get something that moves 150 cubic feet of air for $100 or so.

I saw a nice 64 with a 60-61 grille and quad headlights and very tasteful hood scoop. I will find it and post it.

I have a 283 that would heat my truck up so much after half an hour you couldn’t touch the sheet metal on the front. It would vapor lock, have hot start issues, electrical issues etc... After all the fixes I threw at it the final fix was correcting the fan depth. Before the fan was flush inside...

Don’t forget the cat to keep critters out

Ok now I’m very curious! I have not been able to find anything on a mid rise water pump. Not that I will need one for a mild build. Does anyone have a side by side of a mid rise vs a regular car water pump? I love to get into this esoteric stuff.

For trucks in the 50s The last two digits of the year and a letter that lines up with the month is stamped into the top of the tank facing the driver. Mine says “59 L” 1959 November

I was worried how I was ever going to get 409 exhaust manifolds to clear my steering box after seeing the nightmare Don had with his. The pics, measurements and drawings are great! Thanks a lot Unclebrad!

Thank you!!

I have never done it myself but there was a tech article on one of the truck forums. The guy was restoring an old truck and putting rivets back into the frame where a cross member was removed. In the process replacing the cut cross member he made his own rivets. He made a tool to hold the hot...

That is a ton of clearance! Would you mind giving dimensions of those engine mounts (from behind the cross member) At some point hopefully soon I am going 348/700r4

Thanks oldskydog, I wish I was asking about those heads! Mine are just truck heads 333s. They are CFDs not sure if that makes any difference. They been on the floor waiting long enough I started taking them apart today.

Hello All, Is there any way to find out the year a head was cast? I found the Julian dates 222 and 224 and there is GM4. Does that mean 64?

Thanks for the replies all! This is going into my 59 Chevy 1/2 ton. The goal is a local cruiser but I also enjoy long drives. I want to be able to pass someone on the highway if needed. I am going for 350 to 400hp. If I can find another manifold for what I paid for the two I have I won’t...