Great info BamaNomad and thanks for responding with the tutorial. Al
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Great info BamaNomad and thanks for responding with the tutorial. Al
I’m trying to understand the relationship between the cast raised date codes on the driver’s rear side of our engines to the stamped engine code on the passenger’s front pad to the actual date the...
Someone please give me a tutorial on how to post pictures...
Thanks
Al
Thanks for the kind words chevynut. I must say that your contributions to this site are immense (8,000+), you have an amazing amount of knowledge that you regularly share with all of us, thank you...
Been off this site for a bit but wanted to update the group as to happening this summer. My 57 is a crowd pleaser, I showed it several times and I'm amazed at the comments it receives. Having an...
I apologize for the lack of clarity, this was on my mind, I went out to my garage and used my cell phone, what you see is what I got.
Is the deeper grove about higher RPM's? A method to help reduce...
I was at a car show last weekend and looking at other 57's I see different depths in the; generator, water pump and harmonic balancer pulleys. The depth I refer to is the fan belt depth while on the...
Thanks for the kind comments, like all cars this one is a labor of love. There are three or four car shows planned for this summer that I want to attend. I plan on driving it as that is what it needs...
Maybe these pictures will appear. It's always a crap shoot!
Al
I've been busy with this project and thought I'd send a few more pictures to the group. I've replaced the door and wing windows as the the original ones were weathers on the edges. I got an education...
As an observation; one of the above pictures of the engine (it is running in this picture) and is taken from the rear of the and it shows the back of the distributor. FI cars have a gear drive on the...
One more picture.
Still trying.
It's not clear if these pictures will show up, but here is an attempt to send a few... ALl
Pictures? You're kidding right? I know that I'm trainable as I flew 200+ combat missions in Vietnam but learning how to download a picture from my camera to this site... I need my 12 year old...
As an up-date... I removed the engine from the 57 to clean up the engine compartment, strip and paint the the engine, remove and rebuild the Rochester FI system. Last week with all parts cleaned,...
1956, C3100, 1/2 ton, 3 - speed stick. Any ideas where I can get the shifting linkage that connects the arms on the column to the transmission? There may be a bell crank in that mix too.
Thanks
Al
When I bought this car I noticed the left rear being lower than the right rear. I did not notice the right front being any different in height than the left front. I have the engine out at this time...
My 57 is a little lower on the driver side - in the rear. I'd like to level it and I'm looking at replacing the leaf springs with new ones. In the Classic Industries Parts and Accessories Catalog...
Thanks for that, great explanation.
Al
Help me understand what is a gasser. A name given to a class that these cars do or did race in? I know one when I see it with a straight front axel and sometimes a tank out front where the bumper...
Like others I'm not concerned about getting caught running leaded fuel. Thanks for the heads up that it may be illegal but I don't agree with what the EPA has done with leaded fuels - thank God Trump...
As an up-date to my 57 and to the many comments, thanks for the words folks. I do plan of leaving this car as original as possible and agree that any modification will detract form its value. This is...
A little history - we all have history, right?
This is my second 57, the first one I bought 55 years ago in 1962 at the age of 17. I was in high school and king shi*. I quickly removed the 283 and...
I bought a 57 at Barrett Jackson and the keys that came with the car did not worm, they would not open anything. I hired a locksmith and just yesterday after 2 weeks of ownership I finally got into...