Chasing Parts On A Rainy Day
Since it was raining today, I decided to get the last of the parts I needed to get My ’55 Chevy Bel Air up and running. I already had my PCV valve, but the grommet from the old cover was…
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
Since it was raining today, I decided to get the last of the parts I needed to get My ’55 Chevy Bel Air up and running. I already had my PCV valve, but the grommet from the old cover was…
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I didn’t stop with painting the engine block and headers. I continued to clean up the engine compartment. Again, instead of expensive chrome parts, I got some chrome spray paint and did some of the smaller parts after cleaning them…
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The side I thought that would have been the easiest to install a header on was the exact opposite. It seemed as though everything that could get in the way did. I had to continually move things about and make adjustments…
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Today the rocker arms were installed and we adjusted them down. Couldn’t really tell any immediate changes performance wise, but it sure was good to see and hear the engine run again. It sure did make a mess too. Oil…
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Today I finally got a new set of rocker arms. Roller Rockers to be more specific. Nice, shiny and a bit weighty for aluminum but I’m hoping they will get me back on the road. The reason I went with…
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Today was a productive one. I finally pulled out the A/C unit under the dash and the rest of the hoses in the engine compartment. It’s starting to look a bit roomier in there. There were a couple surprises found there…
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While waiting to figure out what I am going to do about the engine, I decided to redo the nasty looking package in back window. I had originally asked an upholstery shop what it would cost to redo this and they…
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After being hit hard by a stomach virus all week, I finally felt well enough to head outside for some fresh air. Of course the yard work came first, but then I got back into what had made my engine go…
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Since My ’55 Chevy Bel Air isn’t running, I decided to do some more work to it in the down time. I took another ride to J&E’s and grabbed a few parts. If the engine is going to come out,…
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Disappointed about the engine noise, but this is what I wanted was a car to work on to say that I built it myself. So I proceeded to get into what exactly happened yesterday. To make it easier to have engine…
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