Recent content by frenchyspeed

bolt up not sure but i think the bellhousing is different and the motor mounts will be different also. other differences would be just like anything else, inlet & outlet on radiator, wiring locations, exhaust etc. i'm going through that now with a friends car, we will be changing back to the Y...

My best buddy has a 57 club victoria that from factory had a 312 but the last owner put in a 302 and trashed the Y block. we found a 292 Y block in maryland on ebay and got it for $250.00. it came out of a vehicle but the guy that had it owned a marina and did a great rebuild on it (in 1964) and...

what a bunch of boobies Ya got me on that one too, I think we all need to get out a little bit more haha.

intake preacher is correct you can find a spacer set for these. eventhough I agree on the run what ya brung, i feel that this thing will end up costing more than you would get out of it. I'm a sbc guy so that would be my first choice but i am going with an old 350 hp motor in my 53 chevy 1/2...

hey all we have something in common wild, i take pills and walk alot also. three broken ribs, bruised collarbone and shoulder. boogie boarding is for the kids so my 16 yr old says, guess he was right. i still did it better. i hope to get back to work soon i miss my team and our fun bike...

fall carlisle swap meet runs sept 30th thru oct 4th. lots of cool stuff there but plan to spend more than 1 day if your looking for that odd crap to add to your rats. I have a stand there so i will be there all 5 days and still have a hard time shopping for stuff because there is sooo much stuff.

hey kel, what did you come up with for you intake/carb, setup. I'm not sure where your located but we have a big swap meet coming up in carlise Pa the last week of september. Lots of cool stuff. I also deal in alot of new and used holley stuff if ya need any help just let me know. frenchy

ready for one more opinion That GM intake might be the way to go with the edelbrock carb, I think that edelbrock will bolt right up (I think) but you can call edelbrock tech to know for sure. If the cam is just over stock this should work ok in my opinion. also in my opinion if the edelbrock...

Heres a wacky one This is one I saw a local car show. I works with a reverse grind cam that opens exhaust valves first. it has what looks like 8 honda carbs mounted on the sides.

bars leak Even though I'm not a fan of additives there was a time when i was a kid when i had no money to fix things like leaks. I have used some bar leak products and found them very effective. Bars leak for radiators is one that comes to mind that worked good. I will also admit to being to...

I'm gonna try to post pictures of a couple projects we are working on. then everyone can see my junk. Ok if i did this right the first picture should be the cab to my 53 chevy truck this will be the rat of rats. going to use a 350 olds rocket, straight axle, 4spd. the second is my brother Jims...

Alot of the people that I run across that own these "street rods" have 90 grand in them and clean hands because they just right the check and talk about what they built while some other guy built it. now they can have a $100,000.00 chevette. just an opinion.

5 window at risk of sounding stupid are looking for a 5 window truck picture? or a coupe? If its a truck i'm guessing its to see what to do with the windows, ive been looking for the same thing. i will post pic if i can find some.

awsome Great father/son project, anytime a father passes to his son or daughter his bad hot rod knowlege it brings a tear to the eye. I started the same thing with my brother so he went and bought himself a 49 chevy 1/2 ton and bought me a 53 1/2ton. we are starting to have a blast. I have...

I'm new here to this forum, rat rods are not a real big thing where i live (southern pa) but they seem to be catching on. does anyone know of any around the southern pa/ maryland/del/nj area? i'd love to start going to some swap meets not only to peddle my goods but also start collecting more...