Recent content by BuzGuy

Yeah Cecil, I know damn-darn well she's a keeper... been keeping company with her since 1974 now and its been a great life. Listen, I'm not sure about that remark you made regarding the date of use for Julian date codes. I found this great resource for locating the exact place to look for...

You were a little bit too fast for me Cecil... I wanted to post this picture of my dolly doing her thing for me. How many of you guys have a wife that would do this for you? This is a retired school teacher who never held a wrench in her life!!! Bravo Patty, BuzGuy

As many of you know the Julian date code system was employed to date the day of manufacture beginning with the "814" 1963 "W" block. Prior to that Chevy used the more conventional system showing the month and year of casting. I've just done a great deal of research on this to get information...

Guys & Gals : Today I changed my intake manifold bolts to the correct ones with the little "A" on them from ShowCars... I think they look great. I also got the overspray paint job done on the intake manifold and I really like the look. I tred to replicate the amount of overspray that came on my...

Hey Cecil/+ others: I've been thinking... since all the Chevy V-8's I've ever seen use firing order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2, why wouldn't the small block setting procedure work exactly the same for a 409? Of course this is for engines with standard clock-wise rotation. The procedure Cecil presented is a...

Interesting, thanks Phil. I've been trying to get you... see my eMail to you today please. Thanks again. BuzGuy

mpris/Poocho, Bill, and Tommy: You guys are great! I'll take it all under advisement and do what you all said as I put this car back together. I wasted a whole day today trying to set my lifters with a new-wizbang method some guy on eBay told me about. It was a procedure using #1 at TDC to set...

Ron: I got it from above nd printed it.. thanks BuzGuy

Ron: I also happen to be rebuilding my pump. I am ready to put a Show Cars kit into it. Could you send me that file please>>> buzguy@gmail.com

Guys, this is not a private conversation but Tommy,I see what you mean. Ronnie, how do I get that mpris guy's attention? I just want to get it right as I can so I still need to get a reply to this prior post>> I'm tearing into my engine this morning now, getting ready to replace the distributor...

OK, but the both of deserve my great thanks. Look, all of you great fellows: I'm tearing into my engine this morning now, getting ready to replace the distributor and do the valve lash adjustments. I've got these triangular shaped rubber washers on the valve cover screws... I don't remember...

Tommy: What a great explanation of the intake overspray... it makes real sense and so does the other brackets reason you gave. I guess that they would never know what kind of final options would go on the engines until they reached their final destination to a particular car with its build...

Tommy: You know you are helping me again and I really appreciate it. What about overspray on the aluminum manifold? Also, there are some things black like that nifty idler pulley YOU MADE ME BUY... would the black bracket for that and all the other black brackets have overspray at the block...

This is a real good question... I'm doing my 63 409-425 over for show right now and NEED the asnswer to this question BADLY... Come on guys, give. Thanks, BuzGuy