I just wanted to get as much "cheap" compression as possible.The thin steel shim gaskets worked for 75 years on every thing from Model "T"'s to 425 h.p. 409's.413 max wedge Dodges,to 427 Ford hi-risers etc.Now all you can find are the composites.I just thought If i could find the...

does anyone know where i can find the steel shim head gaskets?all I can find are the composite ones.Summit Racing has them for chevys,but not for 302's.The steel ones are less than 1/2 the thickness of the others for a free compression gain ...
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thanks everyone.I spent all afternoon looking foe some GT40's...No such luck.Thanks for the chart that gives me some other possibilities...
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I just pulled the heads off of my engine.The casting #is D80E.Does anyone know c.c. of them?I think they are around 69 cc,but I'm not 100% sure.A place here {Big D} has rebuilt heads for $85 a pop w/core,so I was thinking I would get some E7's.I believe those have 61 cc chambers.That way I'll have a...

That sure is the wrong way to put some lead in your pencil...
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Thanks,I"ll check him out.\
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Does anyone know where i can find wheel spiders for a 5x5 1/2 b.p.?All that I can find are 5x4.5 or 5x4.75.
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nice truck.the front bumper looks lice a late 70's to mid 80's chevy p/u bumper.
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Burt Reynolds drove one of those In 'GATOR' It was a 4sp car,At least on the sound track.
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Thanks Skip,Thats just what I needed to know.
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A couple of weeks ago some TURDHEAD hit my uni and nearly ripped the bumper off.The Ins.adjuster said they would streighten the bumper and re chrome it 8) I thought I would do some of the prep work on it.I stripped the paint off of a painted bumper I have and started polishing out scratches,and grin...

I had a '93 mk viii w/4.10 and trac loc and still got 22/24 mpg and it would EAT UP stock 5.0's and GT's.
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I just finished mine last week.I started to leave mine with the "brushed"look to go with the satin black paint, but I decided to finish polishing it,and I'm glad I did.Now that leaves cutting down the longbed trim and polishing it.That may take a while...It's been too dang hot..and I haven...

My uni just rolled over last month,for the 2nd or 3rd or 4th time.I have had it a year and have put 15 thousand miles on her so far.
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How would you like to have been a turret gunner in that belly turret?YIKES.That must have been "fun"whan the sky was full of ME 109's...
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The hood hinges on my uni are worn out.I have a good set of hinges but they are missing the springs.I want to swap the springs from the worn out hinges to the good ones.Is there an easy way to do it without maiming myself in the process?Those big 'ol springs look like they could really hurt someone,...

A simple solution that works for me : 1.Buy a cheap bottle of LEMON scented Ammonia,and a cheap bottle of LEMON scented dish washing soap. 2.Mix about 50/50 in one of those small sprayers that screws on the end of a garden hose.(you only need to fill the sprayer cup about 1/2 full.) 3.Spray your yar...

I have been doing this very thing for about 3 weeks,a little at a time.I went to the dollar store and bought the cheapest oven cleaner they have.It worked well.Once you start sanding,you will be AMAZED at how many small dents and pitts are on your grille.Mine had a bunch of them.I used 220 grit to r...

How about British WHITWORTH?I used to have an old Triumph m/c with the Whitworth threads and bolt head sizes.....
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Does anyone know where I can get NEW ones ?
MAC'S Has the shims but no gears,except for 49/56.
Dave