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I think I am 6 for 9: Radar Love, Little GTO, Deadmans Curve, Shutdown, Little Old Lady from Pasadena, Hey Little Cobra. Larry 62 Bel-Air 409 ( for sale ) 260 Eagle XP HP500EFI 2002 Corvette M-6 Coupe

Just saw an article about a new 62 Bel-Air Pro Mod car that ran 6.29 et, at 226 mph on its initial shakedown runs. Still in primer paint, but showing a lot of performance potential. Good numbers for a new car that has the aerodynamics of a brick. Check it out at...

Thanks guy's for the help and quick responses. I was able to find the steering column bearings at CarsInc, as suggested by ROYALOAK62. I did a search and found a company in SoCal called Classic Performance, www.classicperform.com , that had a complete rebuild kit for the center link, including...

I am looking for a source for some parts needed for the manual steering on my 62 Bel-Air. I need a set of bearings for the steering colum, the seal on the end of the steering colum, the relay rod (center link) ball joint that attaches to the pitman arm, and the springs, seats, and seal that go...

Bill Jenkins original "Grumpys Toy", the 66 A/S car was powered by that engine and put a real hurt on the 426 hemis running in that class. I had one in a 65 Malibu SS, with 4.10's and a close ratio muncie 4 speed. Not many muscle cars of the era could even give it a good race. Went 12.80's at...

Once upon a time I had a Jackson gear drive in a SBC super gas motor in my Vega, ran it for a year like that. During a freshen up, I switched to a Jesel belt drive. I allways used a breaker bar to rotate the motor when running the valve train. The difference in the effort required between the...

The longer studs are necessary due to the fact the trunion on the roller rocker is higher on the stud in comparission to where the stock ball is. There is not enough thread portruding from the rocker for the adjustment nut to make a good engagement. ARP makes a good replacement stud. You need to...

Sorry to see this dissolve into a pissing contest. I have also had excellent service from all the different MSD setups I have owned over the years. Two complete 7AL-2 &3's, crank trigger, timing computer, pro coil, 8.5mm wire, in drag cars. MSD6, cap, rotor, coil, and 8.5mm wire in my boat, and...

MSD all the way. If it's goog enough for PRO STOCK, and every other class imaginable, it will certainly get the job done on the street, and the options available are unlimited. Just put an MSD box in my offshore boat, already had all the rest of their stuff, can't wait for tomorrow to go for a...

Attention rafs409 I am in Castro Valley and have had a similar repair done locally in Hayward, still holding three years later. Also had a 690 head repaired in Oakland five years ago with great results. Send me a pm with a contact number and we can talk, I will also send you a pm, good...

I was stating the function of the lines on the trans case. In an application where the cooler is non-directional I do not believe it matters which way you plumb it. I would go for the easy and clean route. On an in radiator cooler, I think I would go in on top, out on bottom, due to the way the...

I believe BBC and W motors have a different ratio. I know for sure a BBC stock rocker arm ratio is 1.7, while I believe a stock W motor ratio is 1.75, so what you would end up with is slightly less lift and duration. I am not sure how the rest of the geometry lines up, but have heard of this...

On the aluminum powerglide the top line is in, the bottom line is out. On some coolers there is a flow direction so it would matter. I am not sure if the flow direction is the same on the older cast iron glides. :dunno

I spoke to Mike last night about 7:00 PM his time. I received a call from Dan on Tuesday, telling me that Mike was OK, had been trying to call him ever since, finally did a web search for Pearl River and found out the area code had been changed to 985 from 504, that did the trick. He said in...

JIMS409 I believe he is looking for a Bel-Air Coupe (bubbletop). A few years ago I saw a 7/8th scale Bel-Air Coupe at Pomona, being raced by Tom & Linda Jacobson, with a W type motor. Haven't seen it, or any articles on the car lately. I also would be interseted in any information on anyone...