Rodney Bullock Posted January 6, 2010 Report Posted January 6, 2010 Some of you know about my machinist his name is Roy Chambers. He owns "Cams by Chambers" He machined my Studebaker 289 and my heads on various othe cars I won. I am trying to upgrade my street rod so I had a "Weian" intake in my closet. I took it over to Roy and he hot tanked it then he bead blasted it then hot tanked it again. He also put a Heli coil in one of the water inlet holes. While he was doing all this his son asked me to help him clean up one of the machines. I ended up cleaning the floor and a couple of the machines they use for milling blocks and heads. I spent the day with Roy listening to all his stories and odering the right parts for my street rod. I know Joe is mad because he would have enjoyed it more then I. When I got finished I asked Roy how much I owed him and he said that he owed me money for all the work I did. I had such a great time. Hey Joe, you know I think he kinda missed me:o When it was time to leave he would not let me go. Did you know he had the first dragster powered by a Jaguar motor it set all kinds of records. Then thye eliminated the class they raced in. He also had fuel injection before the big three. Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Posted January 7, 2010 I went out to the car to get the intake and wanted to show how well it turned out. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 Aye, thats a pretty piece of casting you've got there. It'd be a shame to get it dirty. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 That's really nice, Rodney. All I can say is you must have gotten to the old man some kind of way because when I was there he was the meanest old SOB I've met in a long time. Are we gonna go to Leon's? It's going to be cold this weekend. I have to call Jim Y., too and see what he's doing. I need to find a Bendix drive, carb linkage clips, a plug for the oil galley, and see how a few things under the hood go together because I lost track since I took everything apart. Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Posted January 7, 2010 Yes This is why I have been getting my little ducks in a row. Please call Jim Y. I need some rest and the best way to do this is a road trip.:)I love a road trip Quote
Don Coatney Posted January 7, 2010 Report Posted January 7, 2010 Yes This is why I have been getting my little ducks in a row. Please call Jim Y. I need some rest and the best way to do this is a road trip.:)I love a road trip Then head on down to Tennessee. I have my broom handle all warmed up for you and my filthy shop needs the Rodney treatment:D Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Posted January 8, 2010 I would be in a state of shock! It would take two days just to get stuff organized at the Don c. lab. That would be nice to see where all that ingenuity gets it excercize. Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) I have been talking about this guy Roy for some time on the forum. Alot of you guy's have knowlege of motors and how they work however I only recently learned some very basic and valuble lessons when it comes to my car.Roy Chambers has been racing since the 1960's. He was a record holder racing a dragster that was powered by a Jaguar motor. He knows alot of tricks of the trade. When I first joined this forum I was very very green. I owned cars however I worked all the time and did not know alot about them. As life slowed me down I got a chance to do more with my hobby, I would ask questions of you all over and over again. It was sicking. I felt very dumb. Then I was ready to give up, quit. I never had so many people Pm me and post that I should hang in there. it was a post from someone that evenually I would meet in person years later. This guy was always willing to go the extra mile. Yes after I would "get it right" he would give me a hard time. I dug it. What the forum did was start me out with the training wheels, then they took them off and gave me a push. Guess what, I did not fall and now I can problem solve myself most of the time:) each year we learn a little more until one day we ourselves become the master. Don't cheat yourself out of the great revelation that is discovery:rolleyes: just a thought not a sermon. Edited January 8, 2010 by Rodney Bullock Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted January 8, 2010 Report Posted January 8, 2010 Why the heck did you post that picture of Roy??? I don't want to look at that! Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Posted January 8, 2010 Why the heck did you post that picture of Roy??? I don't want to look at that! hahahahahahaha, that's your guy:rolleyes: Quote
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