Start Me Up!
Today I was going to take My ’55 Chevy Bel Air out for a drive. But before doing so, I wanted to replace the grinding High Torque starter that was turning the engine over. So, since I know the engine came…
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Tag Archive: headers
Shhh, Keep it down
With the headers finally installed, I needed to get the collectors welded on so I would not get pulled over for creating a disturbance. We all know we can’t drive around with open headers all the time creating noise pollution (as…
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Roaring Back to Life
After finally getting all the parts together, I was down to the last nut on the fan. Then oops! Afan stud snapped. So it was back to the parts store to get a fan stud. I managed to find a fan…
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Bright and Shiny
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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Keeping Progress Moving
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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Getting All Fired Up!
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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Now We’re Rockin!
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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