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Recent content by Black_Sheep

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    Door and Quarter Glass not matching

    There are YouTube videos that show how to adjust your window mechanisms, they explain it way better than a wall of text possibly can.
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    Oil Pump Prime Procedure

    Before: you can see where the port is supposed to be located After: with a hole cut to accommodate the pickup. The stock gasket has a much larger center hole.
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    Oil Pump Prime Procedure

    It was Milodon, I discovered it the hard way a couple years ago. They put the gasket for an external pickup in the standard kit. It was painfully obvious when I took the pump back off. I cut the gasket around the pickup port and reinstalled it and the pump. After spinning the pump a few...
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    Excessive brake pedal travel

    Do you know the bore size of the master cylinder? The smaller the bore, the more travel it requires to displace the same amount of fluid. I think B-Body power disc brake master cylinder bores are around 1" - 1.125". How far is the pedal from the floor to start with? Is the brake booster pushrod...
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    heat or no heat for the intake

    If you’re running a divorced choke, blocking the crossover could be a problem. With an electric choke or no choke at all, I don’t see a problem. I have no choke and a blocked crossover, cold idle is a little erratic but drivability improves and the idle is fine within a couple blocks.
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    69 Super Bee 383, Holley brawler kicked on linkage? Does this look correct?

    The Holley throttle adapter will move the stud higher which resin a longer arc of travel, I wouldn’t attempt to make any further adjustments until the adapter is installed.
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    Would you trust this?

    Send them back and get QA1 arms…
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    You think it's hot where you live?

    40 C is 104 F 104 F is hot, but in many parts of the world that's just another day...
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    What did you do today....other than work on your car!?

    Working with my replacement, only 12 more working days until I retire. From here on out I’m visiting customers, doing my farewell tour…
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    Vapor-Locking... the bane of my existence.

    That doesn't bother me too much, the extra cranking to prime the carb allows the engine to build oil pressure before it lights...
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    Front Tires Rubbing Advice

    Too much offset, you need wheels with a bit more backspacing.
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    69 Intake Manifold Heat Crossover Advice

    I would leave the intake gasket as is and disable the choke. For a fair weather cruiser I don’t think a choke is a necessity.
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