Recent content by cjmahone66

USAF Explosive Ordnance Disposal South Africa, 2003. Iraq, 2004 and 2005. Various US States and 90% of Europe. A few ex-Soviet countries. I got out in 2007, but i miss it a lot.

its a 2-bolt main.

thanks thanks for the quick replies. ya'll just confirmed what i was feeling in my gut. i will send this one to the scales. i couldn't get the pistons to budge, so i couldnt even pull the crank. oh well. i have 3 other SBCs, so i really dont need this one. anyone know if a block in this...

another pic a close up pic of one of the cylinders.....

by the casting numbers, this is an 86-96 SBC 350. it was stored for many years in my Grampa's shed, i just took it over and decided to tear it down and see what we have. it looks pretty bad to me. i have built clean SBCs before, but never messed with one this rusted and gunked up. just by...

this makes me sad, somebody is probably asking way too much for these and so there they will stay until they turn to dust :(

501c3 tax exemption is very hard to get (been involved with several charities that have done this) and usually only makes sense for large operations. for a small op like building one car, it's not worth the trouble. but... if you are looking for parts/labor donations, any business (or sole...

and if you don't like the answer you get- call back tomarrow. thats been my experience with Texas DMV, get a different answer every time.

this heat (105+) is killing me and kept me out of the garage for too long. so this weekend i cut a hole in the wall and installed an AC window unit in my garage. hopefully i can salvage whats left of the summer and get some more work done on my truck now.

one of the best build threads i've seen. thanks for all the details- your efforts are very helpful to people like me.

don't bring the title with you, just bring the VIN and ask for a VIN check. my local one will do it if you go in person, but they wont if you ask over the phone. also noteworthy- most states can only see what has happened in their state, so if it had a problem in another state then that may not...

my weekend great weekend... yardwork :( mowed, edged, raked the yard. built a radiator support onto my camaro frame to hold the front sheetmetal for my 54 Chevy truck. tacked up, still need to do final welds. boiled mussels and lobster on Sunday, spent most of the day on the patio with...

update just an update of what i decided to do. got this tacked up Saturday.

yes, i am using all front end sheetmetal, so i think i'll go with #1. thanks 42Chevy, those pics are helpful.

i have the back half of a 1950 Chevy pickup frame grafted to a '76 Camaro front clip. trying to put a '54 Chevy 3100 body on this and i'm not exactly sure how to go about it. i've thought about this for far too long and i need some comfirmation or a point in the right direction to help me get...