Recent content by 68-biscayne

On my '68 Malibu wagon, I added spacers between the floor and the front seat mount which tipped the seat back. On my '68 Cutlass convertible(sold 4 years ago), I cut the rear seat mount down, and used flat steel approx 3" long to move the seat back 2". The down side is the seat is tilted back...

Impalaguru---Ross Ross, Did you modify your seat brackets or move the seat back? I am 6'7", and looking to buy a '61 Wagon, and wondering if there will be enough room without moving the seat back and or raising the front of the seat up or cutting down the back seat mount.... On another...

thought of one more thing...the harmonic balancer is cast with 3 pulleys on it. What route do I go here? SBC harmonic balancer? If so, what era and diameter? Kentt

Thanks! Shouldn't be a problem to find, then. Kentt

Just use standard short water pump stuff? Use the add-on power steering pulley also?

What does it mean to "resize" connecting rods? How is it done? Is it required for a street engine? Thanks! Kentt

No pulley's listed on the chart.

I have a truck 348 that I will put into a wagon (when I find the right one). Are any of the sbc/bbc crank or water pump pulleys compatible with the 348, or do I need to find a matched set off a car 348/409? Thanks in advance! Kentt

Try this link: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/saginaw-4speed-overdrive-conversion-pics-included-10824.html Not sure if the era of the transmission is the same or not. Kentt

Would one from a Olds or Pontiac full size wagon work also? Kentt

New guy here reporting...... Big reader of the 348-409 forum. I have a 655 block 348. Are the pistons in this engine the same as the car engines, and the difference in compression ratio achieved by the "eyebrows" in the 655 blocks' cylinders? Car at 9 1/2 to one and truck at 8 to one? Or...

Good to know. The one on Craigslist looks nice--just a little pricey. Thanks, Kentt

New guy here reporting...... Big reader of the 348-409 posts. Great information here. Next project will be a 348 4speed wagon. I need a 3 seat wagon, but the majority I find are 2 seaters. How difficult is it to (or is it possible to) change a 2 seater to a 3 seater? I haven't had a...

65 409 info Thanks for the insight. What items are 65 only? Other than the oil pan, what else would be scarce to locate? Are the exhaust manifolds the same as earlier ones? Pulleys? Thanks again.

pictures of the '65 409 cars on the ss427 website I don't know what to look for under the hoods of the 2 '65 Impalas on the ss427 website as far as what is correct and what isn't. Can someone shed some light on the subject?