IRONDOG

6 hours ago, polaris7541 said:

yep did that to all of mine werked great , just got a split second of nothing then hold on ,, i used to mod the sec air valve spring too , them carbs werked great when tuned

I would machine  the accelerator pump well in the Quadrajet carb body and then use the larger diameter pump cup from a big Rochester 2GC two-barrel , gave much more pump volume, really helped to eliminate the stumble when linking all 4 barrels.

10 hours ago, nascarmike said:

One of my neighbors.

Fun car for sure. Even has the extra pedal.

55 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Maybe we should just kill everyone over 65? Cause you know they’re stupid and shit and my friends say so. The same friends who have lower IQ than they do..

Experience counts and if you don’t like both cause they are old stay the fuck home, this old guy is voting and not playing a fake one from Canada or moms basement.

Biden wins 4 more.

 

 

You may as well stay home- THIS old guy is canceling your vote.

Just finished up a crankshaft rebuild on a John Deere  / CCW / Kioritz 340 fanner. The guy might get one vintage ride in this year if we get some snow. Worst year ever for rideable snow in Michigan.

1 hour ago, steve from amherst said:

Jay , hardcore Ford due. May have even worked for ford ?

Yeah he was a millwright. More than likely still working for Ford.  Very knowledgeable car guy.

Some kids stole the hood off my '70 Chevelle SS parked next to my garage in 1988. Did some detective work and found it behind a barn about a week later.  Only think stolen in over 50 years here, just north of Flint.

Just finished up a couple of crankshaft rebuilds on 1976 Mercury SNO-TWISTER Kohler 440 engines.

29 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said:

Find myself doing that more and more and he's right.

This old Ford was given to my son we're going to drag it to the shop and see what it's all about. Might just pull the motor detail it and use it for display in my shop.

She'll still vote for Biden in the 2024 election...

There's a Chick-fil-A being built in Flint  at the busiest intersection in town, right next to I-75. Can't imagine what they had to pay for the location.Tore down an abandoned Sonic that couldn't make it.

Rebuilt this 800 E-tec crank today. All new rods, bearings and a new mag end. Going to weld the pins but ran out of gas for the heliarc.

1 hour ago, HSR said:

What are you so scared of that you leave a gun laying around?? Have you been in a situation where you needed a gun readily available in your house? 

I figured with a handle like Snake and an illustrious military career your hands would b registered lethal weapons. 

Do you have a fire extinguisher in your house?

Getting ready to rebuild this Yamaha YZ450F crankshaft. Part of a complete overhaul for a customer.

On 2/25/2023 at 10:15 AM, Pete said:

It’s the very first mark II. 1963 427 mystery motor that showed up at Daytona and disappeared from the public a week later. Top brass at GM demanded it be removed from public because corporate rule was NO RACING what so ever. 
 

Love the cast iron headers. 

Actually three or four teams raced the Mystery Engine in '63 with no factory support. Smokey Yunick, Rex White, Junior Johnson, Et al.  Junior managed to win seven races. I'm building a period correct street driven replica of the Junior Johnson #3 car.

1 hour ago, Pete said:

 

Jungle Pam!

Flint Engine South was built on the site of the original V-8 Engine Plant that opened in 1954. I guess we can call it the V-8 plant again after 20 years. I retired from the Metal Fabricating Plant right next door. The Flint Truck Assembly Plant is contiguous to both plants, which seems to me to be the ideal layout for GM to build trucks.

6 hours ago, Skidooski said:

Yeah my crank guy isn’t too happy to see me sone times. He dislikes working on the Rotax cranks

Who is your crank guy?  - I may know him.

ZRTs have much better cranks than the 3 cylinder Skidoos. Bigger bearings with steel ball cages rather than phenolic , labyrinth non-contact seals rather than rubber and just a lot  easier to work with than the Rotax cranks. Cat crank parts are expensive though, and have way less aftermarket support like rods and bearings than Rotax cranks. But neither Cat nor Rotax can hold a candle to Yamaha crank reliability. There, I said it.

On 12/11/2022 at 7:33 AM, Skidooski said:

I tried to get the chicken sandwich a few times in Flint when it was all the rage. Drive thru lines down the street and when I went in I was the only Caucasian in there. Everyone looked at me like I was from outer space

I've been to that one many times, never a bad experience.

I thought it was about something completely different....

Just now, Doug said:

Yup back reach and not the center dump.👍

All this knowledge we have and $2 should get us a cup of coffee just about anywhere.

2 minutes ago, Doug said:

It's a 67 or older because it still has the canister oil filter probably a 283 having the 2 barrel carb.  Like you said Irondog 283 was 1957.  Was a 265 CI in 1955 and 1956 and the 1955 did not have an external oil filter but 1956 did.  

Yes and those type of exhaust manifolds tell me Chevelle chassis.