Can anyone tell me if these guys made a newer version of this book ? Mine is paper back from 1992 and had the Matador Red 1957 Chevrolet convertible with a white top , and a picture of the body on a...
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Can anyone tell me if these guys made a newer version of this book ? Mine is paper back from 1992 and had the Matador Red 1957 Chevrolet convertible with a white top , and a picture of the body on a...
Thanks again Gary , I now have it painted with Seymour Stainless steel paint which gives a nice bare metal look . The re-built 57 Power Glide will get picked up this week . Car is now back on it's...
Dose anyone know what color the accelerator linkage pivot which mounts on the rear of the block top of the bell is suppose to be . I got the engine back yesterday from the machine shop and need to...
My 57 has a 283 V-8 with power steering , and no air conditioning . It is a very late August 57 produced car . from all that I have read thanks to all tri -five members the ; 1956 V-8 and very early...
Looking for recommendations on the best 1957 Stock 2" dual exhaust system for a Nomad Wagon . What about the stainless steel ones , would have to be 304 S/S and of a heavy gauge pipe with mufflers...
I have received the R/H ram exhaust manifold with correct GM part number from Classic Industries and it look fantastic . Make sure It comes with a S/S choke tube installed because this same part is...
I have a right hand with correct GM part number's coming in from Classic Industries with the choke tube . I also ordered a set of Mr. Gasket copper exhaust manifold gaskets , would you recommend...
Thank you so much , I knew that I seen the correct 2" ram horn re-po's with the choke tube some where , but could not find them . Just spoke to Mike at Classic Industries and he said that he has to...
Can anyone tell me where I can purchase 2'' ram horn cast iron re-production exhaust manifolds ? I believe I saw them advertised with or with out the original GM part numbers but now I can't seem to...
The 1956-57 Chevrolet V-8 thermostat housing for the passenger cars was cast iron and the part number is 3705018 . The 56-57 Corvette used a aluminum housing part number 3837223 . These thermostat...
The trucks had the top boss on the water pumps drilled and tapped for the Hydromantic transmission's . Also the water pumps with a " T " and a date code were from engines built in the "Towonda "...
Thanks to all who responded . I sent the information to the engine re-builder .
Bama , your a life saver as always ! I just had my son send the information to the engine builder . It seems that it was the different heads that picked up the compression with different size...
bantamben on April 26,2011 on the Tri-five says that on page 6-89 of the 1957 Shop manual it says that the 185hp , and the 220hp , and the 245hp , and the 250 hp all used the .3987 hydraulic lift cam...
I just dropped off my 1957 283 V-8 motor to have it rebuilt today and am going from the 1957 Turbo Fire 283 V-8 which was the 2 barrel version with a compression ratio of 8.5 to the 4 barrel version...
We attempted again to install the main wire harness and gromet thru the firewall hole with no luck . We have an American wire harness and possibly an original rubber gromet . It's to tight to install...
Part no. 3736493 a correct one for a 1957 Chevrolet should not have the top hole drilled and tapped into the casting . Is that correct ? Also it appears that the truck water pumps have a different...
Can someone tell me if the stock carburetor linkage is the same on 2 barrel and 4 barrel (Power Pac ) cars ? Thanks in advance .
I do have my original one , how would you go about plugging the holes ?
Hey thanks for the reply , where did you purchase the one that comes plugged from ?
Has anyone removed the flapper in their heat riser do to problems with them sticking closed ?
I can remember talking to " Jhon Chamber's " about this when I gave him the vin. and body no. information on my 57 Nomad he remembered seeing it at one of these past Nomad convention's , and getting...
I wish I could take it for a ride , we just need to add some silicone brake fluid and bleed out the system and I believe it can be called a roller . I'm trying to find out how long it's going to take...
Has anyone used these neoprene rear main seals to replace the old rope type original seals ? On my last 57 hardtop many years ago the engine builder did not pack the rope seal and leave the required...
The rear emergency brake cable seems to be sticking out some fastened on to the backing plate , and my friend bob thinks maybe once he has the cables hooked up to the rest of the system , it may stop...