The 46 and the C4....

[C9]

Last post I made on my pals car was that he'd found the cam retarded one tooth.
Got that straightened out and replaced the timing cover with a new one and all seems well.

The car runs better, but more importantly it shifts to third like it's supposed to.

He did shoot the vacuum levels with a gauge and came out with 12"at idle, but the gauge was old and beat up and originally cheap so he's not sure if thats right or not.
First chance we get we'll pop my gauge on the engine and see how it compares.

The cam doesn't seem too big, if it was we'd understand the 12" vacuum level at idle.
From the sounds of it - not any "lumpity-lumpity" - at idle it should probably idle at a minimum of 15" at this altitude.

A couple pics of the 46 running Hwy 95 north toward Hoover Dam.
We were headed for Rosies Cafe about 25 miles south of the dam so the 46 could have some pinstriping done.
Fun place to stop, lots of interesting cars and bikes, good food.




A few pics of theHwy 95 junkyard on the way home.




The 41 has a Camaro? front clip and who knows what for a rear axle.
Old hot rod.


And one of my 32 that I liked.


Picture seems a little strange though....

[Crosley.In.AZ]

the photo does seem strange... is that a space craft in the upper part of the photo?  it seems you were beamed out of the car




good to hear the car -Ford has 3rd gear now.

[phat46]

O.K. so who's drivin' the roadster!!!!!???  

[Deuce]

Not to be critical or anything but That whitewall on the front HAS TO GO  

[C9]

Not to be critical or anything but That whitewall on the front HAS TO GO  

You mean like dis?




Yeah, most of the guys here on the RoundTable didn't care for the whites.
They were ok, but the wheels have 1" too much backspace (4" on the WW wheels and 2 7/8" on the BW wheels).

Made for a very narrow look in the rear and these cars have too much of a vertical element in their styling anyway.

Been thinking of turning the WWs on the front toward the inside, but I still have the good pair of BW tires on 6" wide wheels mounted.
Just need to get em balanced.
And . . . check the backspace.

[C9]

the photo does seem strange... is that a space craft in the upper part of the photo?  it seems you were beamed out of the car




good to hear the car -Ford has 3rd gear now.

Yeah, went from running up against his bumper on a recent poker run and now it cranks off 75-80 per with no probs.

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The strange object in the pic is his rear view mirror.

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We've been trying to get these guys to give us a ride, but they just laugh.



I think they're the ones stealing cows though....

[UGLY OLDS]

We've been trying to get these guys to give us a ride, but they just laugh.
I think they're the ones stealing cows though....

Offer THEM the whitewalls...  :!:  How did you get your hubcaps to park in formation like that  :?:  

Bob......