Recent content by Yatzee

Sounds as if the tranny you are going to use is from a truck. That tab hanging down with two hole can be sliced off and smoothed. That tab was used for mounting a damper that use to bolt to the tailshaft.

Leaving the current air cleaner on, roll up a ball of plastesien or silly putty to a ball and close the lid gently while the ball is on top of the air cleaner housing. Measure the crushed ball. This will give you a pretty close measurement of the existing gap. Using this measurement you can...

I did the same thing on one of my cars but it was price prohibitive to buy a new column. I took the shifter arm out, removed the collar and ground the shifter boss flush with the collar. Next, I inserted a temporary backing using styrofoam and proceeded to fill the hole with bondo. Fiberglass...

What is subject to more wear than the crank and main bearings. If you flip the block you can easily freshen these up with new bearings - little disassembly required. I've done this on various makes of engines using OE sized bearings which have zero wear and surpass the ones that exist for wear...

Some after market gauges look really slick like the ones posted previously. Many of these gauges are back-lit and are hard to read during night driving or have a "yesterday's" yellowish illumination. I will say with certainty that Autometer's new gauges certainly are visible and if they're a bit...

I replaced my headlights with Hella housings and halogen bulbs - a four light system. The housings are very sturdy as the glass is quite thick. They only go in one way, and one place due to the tabs on the housing. Aiming cannot be done according to the manual as they have a wider and longer...

The problem with fly wheels is that they develop hard and soft spots from constant use just like brake rotors. The surface is never the same as new, and the clutch disk and flywheel have to seat together just like brakes. Machining may level the surface but the tempered spots still exist. This...

If saving cash is what you're all about I can tell you with certainty " If you know the difference between the open end and box end of a wrench, you can rebuild the tranny yourself." Start with a good kit, a new modern shifter body, and a decent set of instructions. I followed a 12 part series...

Well seeing that the Swiss franc is worth more than the US dollar, I'd get busy ordering your parts from the US before all our economies tank. Here in Canada our dollar is almost .80 US and I can damn near walk across the border.

I rebuilt my 383, what a difference. They rev like a small block and have power like a much bigger engine. I used TRW pistons and rods - my son used Diamond's in his 512 stroker. I installed a Lunati cam and lifters - I personally favor " Made in USA" over " Made in China". The heads are...

Does it stall in any gear ( R,D etc. ) and what is the idle speed ?

Let's start with the radiator issue. Not sure why you would have to use a spacer - with a shroud you don't need the fan that close. Sounds as if the fan blades are deflecting ( or just one ) being close to the rad is not advisable. Because the damage is on one side only, the fan deflected...

I've done 489's before and I can honestly say that you had best have about 6 hours to get the gear settings right. Mine did not use a crush sleeve, rather shims, but there's no mistaking were they go so if this is a shim washer you got it in the wrong spot. If the washer is the one that goes...

I just removed my tranny cooler from in front of the rad and my engine temp dropped 7 degrees. I will never put anything in front of the rad again. The rad really requires air flow but a cooler for the tranny can radiate it's heat so there are several options available. I use a cooler from a...

Here's mine, same as yours except using the Bouchillon Performance transmission cable. I think it is cleaner looking and all cables are in line with the carb linkage. Bouchillon's kit comes with everything needed to attach throttle cable and tranny cable and ensures full to closed throttle...