Recent content by 'lilredcoupe

"A-Bone", by the Trashmen.. And one of my favorites, "Hot Rod Race", performed by Arkie Shibley.

Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw. "no horn, watch for finger!"

The way it looks to me is, no matter what someone recommends, someone else condemns for one reason or another. Our '30 Tudor has used the same oil since 1978. No zddp. Runs clean and strong after 34 years. Mike's right.

Thanks for sharing!!! We in the east sat this one out...

My policy will be here in the next few weeks, I'm curious to see.

When I was little, my grand dad had an early 30 with rumble. Now that I have a young child I'm looking forward to seeing her ear to ear grin that first ride in our late 30.

Very interesting. Great concepts all around, minus the noisy but smooth flathead.

Glad to hear your doing better!! Have A great summer!

Only thing in bloom around here is rain drops. Great pics, thanks for sharing!

Sounds like good advice to me. Make sure it gets and stays up to operating temp for a good twenty minutes before shutting her down. Which means, as I've stated in another thread, you need to take the scenic route on the shorter trips.

I call it "short trip" syndrome. When the engine does not get hot enough long enough to evaporate the moisture that naturally finds it's way into the crank case. In this case the water vapors turn "milkshakey" mixed with the oil. Try covering the radiator partially or adding a thermostat, and...

I don't think you can go that far with a 221, not enough meat. Same with trying to get to a 289 piston with a 260 block. I would bore only enough to true the cylinders and go with it. A fresh 221 will be perfectly adequate. Also think gas mileage. Meteors don't need to be fast, they're already...

I've never heard of it being done with a Y block, but lots of big blocks have made their way in to these cars. I'd say with a shock tower kit, your on your way... My little 260 sounds great cruising down country roads, but nothing sounds like a Y block...

Glad she's runnin' good for you now! I can imagine your relief!

It would have to be some kind of emergency for me to consider taking one of these cars out in th salt. Salty roads are a lot like sand blasting, it gets everywhere and stays there. Look at my avatar, never ever been in the salt, unrestored. My '01 pickup, the cab is going to fall off the frame...