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Seems like the classified section is down. I'm wondering if anyone might have a lead on some parts I need for my coupe. I need an oil pan and timing chain cover for a 348 or 409 Chevy motor. This is for my Hot Rod, so I'm not concerned about numbers correct stuff. Sure would appreciate any leads.

The oil pan is different for a 348 and 409. Dipstick location...truck pan is different from a car pan.  The drain plug location is at the lowest point on the truck pan and if you have a lowered car with a truck pan watch your clearance.

As far as 3 deuce 348 manifolds I usually run across 3-4 a year at local swapmeets. I'll start buying them now that there seems to be an interest in them. I carried one around for 3 years to the swaps (1959) Bought it for $40.00 and had a hard time selling it for $40.00!!! No stripped holes, cracks or welds and all the studs included.

Carbs can be a different story...centers are easy to find and ends are tough to find. But wait...Speedy Bill comes to the rescue....now that Speedway makes a kit to convert two Rochester 2GC's to end carbs and you run a stock 2GC for the center carb all is well...just make sure you get the small base 2GC with the large venturi.

Thanks for the link, they got lots of stuff I can use.

I'm also building a closed cab A, (1928) and since I'm here in Ohio I have used Snyder's quite a bit. I am very impressed with there quality of parts and they have even kept the showroom open one night so I could pick the parts up....pretty impressive operation all the way around.

The thing that I have created in my mind and slowly building require that much of the "normal" stuff mounted on the front of the engine not be there. I have a remote water pump with the radiator mounted out back, a Hilborn style fuel pump mounted on the timing cover and a 3" blower belt is the first thing that greets you after the Eelco tank...get the picture? Sorta of a Fuel Altered for the street  

So I was thinking that I should mount the altenator someplace else also...but where....tranny, rearend...remote with an electric motor like they use for waterpumps :?:

[I thought I heard him called "nub"]

LMAO no I think I'll wait till DARK  
Debb

I own a flashlight too! I can highlight the important areas just for you.

would that be a pen light?

later jim

A mini pen light Haven't you wondered why his wife calls him shorty?

I thought I heard him called "nub"

Hmmm hung like a pimple?  

I was wondering...what are you going to use for a third leg to maintain that forward lean of all great hood ornaments now that we know size is an issue? :oops:

If I sent you a pic...of a man mowing his lawn in correct attire...would you sticky note it?

I'd be able to show you what "proper Ohio yardwork" apparel is.    :oops:  :evil: But for some reason I can't get the pic to come up :?:

Yeah....what's up with this funky Ohio weather lately? We got that nasty ice storm too. It took out a few small branches and a couple of telephone lines...not to bad but then today I'm riding around with my jacket in the passenger seat, windows down and the weatherman says it is 66 degrees!!!

Ohio...in three days we went through a whiteout blizzard, ice storm, freezing rain, sleet, rain, fog and sunny and warm. Oh they are saying that Saturday's high will be 19 with an overnight low of 11. Weather changes faster around these parts than I change my mind.

Frozen dog doo is not to bad....you can kick 'em into the neighbors yard with out leaving any residue on your boots. When the snow melts and they all settle down to one single layer (before they were suspended in between the layers of snow) and they cover 90% of the yard that's when it get bad. No matter how hard you try not too, you step in one before you can get to the shed to get the shovel and they leave mega residue on your boots.

funny thing about the holidays is that you find out how much or how little you mean to a company....

t-slik, very true words

I was told once by a manager that it was "Time to flush the toilet" at a Christmas party. When I asked what he meant he told me that if you fire the "floaters" after Christmas but before New Years it helps with the books by eliminating healthcare, vacation time/pay and insurance for the new year....I quit January 2nd....so he had to pay for my insurance, vacation earned and other benefits.

You did the right thing.

I have a question on this same subject!

Do any of you drill drain/ventallation holes in your box frames?

Should I drill a vent hole at the bottom of each rail?

I have always drilled a small hole to allow condensation to drain. I'm fairly new to this game so what do I know? I like to run my wiring inside the frame too and I figure drier is better and rubber grommets are my friends.

I do have a question along the same lines as boxing though.

On my latest frame I plan on swiss cheesing it ala 1 1/2" -2" holes from the firewall forward. I have tapered frame rails made from 2x4 rec tubing that has .125 wall thickness. I want the holes to look chamfered from both sides so I will be welding in tubing flared on both ends. Will exhaust pipe tubing be enough? I know that the 2x4 will be strong enough if I leave it alone but once I put holes in it I feel I'll have to reinforce the stress points that I added.

I'm running a mild blown SBC (580-600hp) in a 2,000 lb 1928 Ford truck with a Muncie 4 speed and a spooled rearend. I'm not easy on my stuff and I already see a serious need for a stiff frame. I'm going for a '60's fuel altered look and holes in the frame will tie in with the rest of the theme...Model T grille shell stuffed with a moon tank....hidden radiator and in the near future a set of funny car style zoomies

Boyd says to box it his way and Blue Bear says no boxing at all. :lol:quote]

Yeah, but Blue Bear doesn't have a job!

Sure he does...with another Ex-Boyd employee... Jimmy White.

Model A's and hemi's are the shop theme over there. Blue Bear is ditching the flatty and running a Hemi in it now and will be boxing the frame for the torque monster he is building his way. There is more than one way to build a rod (Boyd's way) and ....never mind. I'll leave the drama over on another board.

Boyd says to box it his way and Blue Bear says no boxing at all.

I like the recessed boxing and no more than a 1/2 inch deep.

I was doing just fine this morning and when I went back on I got the 404 Not Found message. I tried a couple of different ways but it looks like Ryan had a crash

Something big must be going on because I can go everywhere but to anything at Jalopy Journal or HAMB.