Recent content by doubleE

You may want to check the timing gears and chain. When these start to wear out they can skip a tooth. You than have to readjust the timing. If its skipped only one tooth this will work but 2 or more and the valves will be out of sync with the pistons and the engine will run like crap if at all...

The 61 and 62 although slightly different, will interchange. My 62 was a 283 powerglide car that now sports a 327 / T10. I pulled the complete clutch pedal assembly and linkage from a 61 wagon found in the salvage yard. Maybe this worked for me because I took the entire (brake and clutch)...

Just to expand on that, with no ventilation, positive pressure builds up inside the engine and will compermise the weakest point... in your case the rear of the intake or possibly one of the valve covers. With the engine properly vented, you should now have a slightly negitive pressure inside so...

Same here - grew up in the 50s / 60s and always loved the Chevys. I do appreciate other old cars but like father like son... Dad owned a 55 Chev wagon, 58 wagon, 65 Caprice (1st year) and a 77 Malibu. My first car was a 58 Impala my parents let me buy for $100 when I was only 15. They...

Greetings! I've been in the hobby for about 6 years with my current car, and a life time with several other Chevy vehicals. The current car is a 62 SS, 327 / 4 speed that I did a frame off amature restoration. Did about 90% of the work myself. I guess it would fall into the resto - mod...