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very very nice lots of good work

Going to watch USC destroy texas in the Rose Bowl.  Three times National Champs.

Go Trojans

I have always considered a hot rod a small car with a big engine.  My first taste was a 396 bbc in a 58 impala  from there I progressed to bbc in vega, chevy 11, (they are not a duce) 425 cadi in a vw and my current rides 383 sbc in a 43 willys pu and a 496 bbc in a 57 Chevy. now I want to build my first real hamb hot rod.

In my shop there is a 260watt mig with bottle, a tig, a buzz box, oxy welder and a plasma cutter.  80 gallon compressor, 50 gallon compressor and a funky little paint booth that you all helped me build. This is just the big stuff many more tools that matter.  Any Kinght is welcome any time.  Now I want to build my first:  "HOT ROD"  

After all that my real question is?   What makes the most since for a novice builder to cut his teeth on?  It will not be the first, I hope, nor the best, just want to start and not get in over my head.  Want no top, roaster or modified.  Have a 413, several sbc, 63 Chrysler rear, two 10 bolt Chevy, two 4sp a couple of 3sp, 3.8 Buick v6.

Where do I start easy project, so I can get the experience and later build what I want later?

Wow, good luck.  Hope you see 250

got a 4.6 crown vic 1995, and the motor is seized up... anyways, trying to pull the motor, and how do you remove the 4 nuts holding the torque convertor to the flywheel? I cant spin the motor to get to them.... so how do i seperate the motor and tranny??

Robert

Pull them together, will be lots easier to take apart out of the car.

When I was in jr high school so many years ago I will swear the excentric down the road had a 50"s something Stude with a Caddy from the factroy and it had a three speed overdrive.  Some one please tell me that was not a weird dream.

Welcome,glad you got your mower fixed, and please tell us more about your interest in things that go "bang"!!!
I believe I have the same fetish....

I shoot mainly bench and varmint.  Guns of choice are a 223 Remington 700 bull barrel, synthetic stock with a Nikon 6x20x50mm mil dot.  Also use the same rifle with a laminated stock in 220 swift and the Nikon scope.  I am very lucky to have access to 12,000 acres of foothill land covered with ground "rats".  Try to get out there at least twice a month and keep their population down.

Hi guess I have been lurking and getting great advice, on here long enough without introducing myself.  My name is Tom I am a mortgage broker in Fresno, CA.  My projects are an 82 Corvette (even though the CA dmv has it as an 83 model and first year sold as 83, even though Chevrolet never made an 83 Vette) the 350 has been bored and stroked to 383 with 202 heads and lots of other goodies.  The suspension has been updated to late modern Z51 with neoprene bushings and larger sway bars; the 700R has a shift kit and a different torque converter.  I also have a 61 International Scout with a sbc and Dana 44 running gear.  In the wings is a 57 Chevy not sure what it is going to look like.  I live on 8 acres a few miles east of town with a great mountain view when it is clear, 10 or 20 days a year.  I have a three car shop and a barn big enough to hold at least 6 cars.  Thanks for all the great tips on my lawn mower problem, it is running great by the way and I still do not know what went wrong or how it was fixed just followed some of your great hints.

I suggest this because my brother buys and sells on ebay like crazy and every time - EVERY TIME - I have a need for something, even if it's wierd or expensive, he can find it on ebay for me, and usually at a good savings.

I've had good luck there., that's all...

Thanks I really appreciate the help.  My comment about the Holley was my sad attempt at humor.  I needed a break from a mind blowing situation.  I have never had trouble getting any small motor to run and this one is fairly new and giving me fits.  The warranty has been up for 3 months. hehe

Thanks to all the other rountablers for all their great advice.

suggestion:

check ebay

Thanks but for the holley or lawn mower carb

Yes it is one of the new ones.  Bummer wanted a cheap solution would rather buy a holley carb for teh vette

I have a 6.5hp Tecumseh OHV lawn mower.  It ran fine on Sat when I mowed the front lawn.  On Sunday when I started the back (too much yard work in one day keeps me away from my projects) I used the primer pump like always it fired ran for a few seconds and quit.  I tried again same thing ran until the primer gas ran out.  It has a feul bowl on the bottom of the carb with the main jet holding the bowl on.  I cleaned  the jet and bowl as a dirty jet has been the cause before.  Same result.  I removed the carb and cleaned it seems to have all passages working fine,  Drained the gas tank cleaned it, reassembled the mower same result.  Any help or comments world be appreciated.

Our local Kragans speed shop sells them (flowtech) for less than 40 bucks each.  I am running them on my 70 Chevy PU SB 383 for about 40,000 miles and seem to be holding up fine.  AT idle and WOT it is loader then my budies 351 F150 with flowmasters.  We have never measured how much loader but it is not a substaail amount