martybose
-
Posts
1,758 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
5
Everything posted by martybose
-
I've never tried anything that big, but I looked up the sizing on Tire Rack, and those things are huge! They showed a 9.5" section width and 31.9" diameter. I did run 235/60x15 for several years, and had clearance issues side to side, so I would think these might as well. I have no clue about whether there is room for a 32" tire on a lowered car, but ........ Marty
-
I bought my tappet wrenches at McMaster-Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/#tappet-wrenches/=iv7hs8 Marty
-
Back in the 70's I was working on a dragracing 10 second Cuda. We were getting free sparkplugs from Champion, and replaced them every time we took it to the track. When they stopped giving them to us we switched to Autolites and usually ran them for a couple of months before we would pull them out. Marty
-
Don't believe that temp reading until you confirm it with a thermometer reading at the top of the radiator. I worried for years about my high readings until I checked with a thermometer and found that the gauge was reading 30 degrees too high! Marty
-
I had 235/60x15 BFG Radial TA's on 7 inch rims on the back of my 47 for several years, but they always just barely hit the fenders if I went around corners too fast. So when I decided to replace the tires I went slightly smaller on a 6 inch rim, and it clears everything completely. Marty
-
I'm not buying it, as the washer scenario ignores the effect of the pressure through the gasket onto the block. Marty PS I sent you a PM with the contact info about my honing plate; apparently it's nearby in Alameda, CA.
-
A friend of mine had a neat deal going for a while; anytime an owner of a McLaren street car needed any service of any kind in the Western US, he would go pick it up and take it to the service center in Los Angeles! So who needs a Craftsman tool set, all you need when you're up in the rarified atmosphere is a cell phone! Marty
-
Two inches is fine. The hardest part is drilling the headbolt pattern accurately. After all of the machining is done get it ground flat, and use a USED head gasket and torque the plate in the same order that you would a head. Marty
-
We made up a honing plate when we did the machine work on my 230 a decade or so ago. My machinist has since retired and moved, but I could check to see if he took it with him or scrapped it. Marty
-
I just pulled a vibrator out of my parts 802 and will be mailing it to Fred on Thursday. Marty
-
The Carter-Webers are progressive, with much smaller primary barrels than the secondaries. Marty, running a pair of them on my 230 ......
-
In the case of the Porsche, wasn't it the other way around? I thought the 924/944 four cylinder came first, then they made a V-8 out of it for the 928??? Marty, digging deep .........
-
My car is one year younger than I am! Marty
-
I'd hazard a guess that you've never had the pleasure of trying to drive a boat in a straight line that has a pair of props turning the same direction. I would also state that it is easier to reverse the rotation of an engine than design a transmission that always runs in reverse. Working in a shipyard I've seen every combination possible. You can get gearboxes that take same direction engines and make them turn opposite pitch props, but you pay dearly for them! Marty
-
-
I believe he was talking about moving the ignition hot lead to the negative terminal of the coil. Most coils don't work as well if the are wired backwards. Marty
-
That's the tank I was talking about! The only problem is the statement about not using the OEM fuel level sensor; I don't think there is a version that will work with the stock gauge. Marty
-
I just saw an ad for Tanks that listed a steel tank for something like 46-48 Plymouth's and Dodge's; it caught my eye because it had the correct filler neck. Marty
-
Scotty, how about putting a picture of your car in your profile (or post one in this thread)? I'd like to see what the 42 fenders look like! Marty
-
A lot of us don't even bother with a kickdown switch. We use a manual switch somewhere in the car (mine is on the shifter). I throw the switch, momentarily lift off of the throttle, and when I step on the throttle again I'll be in direct drive. Marty
-
I used to do a lot of outlining in Visio. It works well, as long as you don't get too upset when you move a component and it decides to redraw everything by moving them around! Marty
-
If you search the forum for OD info you should find my circuit diagram and parts list; I made up my own 12V OD relay package with everything sourced from McMaster-Carr. Marty
-
Maybe that's why I haven't noticed a problem, because I don't use standard antifreeze! I use Evans NPG+, which is a waterless ethylene glycol coolant. Marty PS Hylomar is probably a good choice; I used a lot of it on roadracing gearboxes back in the day and was very impressed!
-
Now you've got my curiosity up, since I am using a FelPro copper gasket with my Edmunds aluminum head and ARP studs. Can you explain further? Marty
-
The picture is a drag racing Dodge with an automatic. Back then they used to rev up the engines in neutral, then drop them into low gear at high RPM. This sometimes resulted in the carnage seen on the ground. Eventually they figured out how to make high stall torque converters so they didn't need to do this any more. Marty
