Recent content by gzig5

I would say that the green phenolic plate is the meat in the sandwich, at least it was on the high speed welding machines I worked on for years. The dark pieces act as mechanical washers and the green provides electrical insulation. Are those lugs going through a metal plate or is that only...

Between the two reman companies, I would go with Blueprint without hesitation. Having said that, you can probably get the current engine rebuilt and get a performance increase out of it for the same or less money. I recently had my 340 rebuilt by a gentleman in Concord, NC that has extensive...

The weight needs to be on the suspension. You can have the car up in the air, but the load needs to go through the suspension. Easy way is four post lift or wooden wheel cribs under each tire. Other way would be jacks under the rear axle and blocks under front tires, or maybe a jack on the...

Thanks for the information. I doubt I will use an original OH console, but I may cobble one from scratch. It's always been on the list, but so many things are above it that it may not happen. At least now I have an idea of how to make it work.

The fiberglass headliner is a new one to me. Was that original on the cars that got the overhead console? I've only ever seen the fabric headliners which stretch across the bows. I've been considering some kind of overhead console for my car (73 Cuda) but wasn't sure how to mount it with the...

That's why I put Mequon. Nobody knows where it is and if they want to find me, they'll have to put in some effort. :)

Welcome. What part of Milwaukee are you in?

Probably good enough. I don't think they were near that precisely put together originally.

You should be able to fit at least a 275 wide rear tire with the standard leaf spring location if the wheel offset is correct. Where is your interreference? I've got 255/70-15 on the back of mine and that is a 29"-ish tall tire. Width fits fine with plenty of room to go wider and the tall...

Rocker Arms Unlimited is the go to for rebuilding these CI rockers. They will bush the rocker bores and resurface the tips. I think when they do the tips, they are also truing them to a real 1.5 ratio. Apparently there can be some variation in the factory parts, though not a huge amount it's...

The down bars transfer the flex directly from the frame to the cowl. The USCT version uses the inner fender to be the conduit. I'm not convinced the inner fender won't flex some even with the USCT bracket in place. It's obviously better than no support. I think if a rigid front end is...

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I've got an engine in storage that was built the beginning of this year. I knew it would be a while before it would go in, so the builder suggested that I use a fogging oil in each cylinder and through the distributor hole into the cam/lifter galley. do that every couple weeks and turn it over...

My car had an aftermarket sunroof installed during which they cut out the center support. It's not reproduced and I was lucky to find one from a doner car in Colorado. Had I not been able to find one, I would have fabricated one. Pretty simple part and would be a fun project. It is completely...

Looks good and really fills the wheel well. Have you ever tried mounting that rear on the front? I'm hoping to run same size front and back and would be great to get 295's on both ends.