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Needing the pulleys in order to spin the water pump .. And the brackets, don't have any of those parts on hand ... My thoughts are to nail on a ele. pump just for running the motor in the run stand .. Wouldn't need the pulleys, brackets or a belt ...

Carb came in .. Work on the plug wires is ongoing ... Installed a old set of valve covers I had laying around just for running it in the run stand .. Owner has a fancy set that he'll install once the motor is in his hands .. Soon to have it ready to run ... Down to small parts yet to get ...

Last look, intake is going on .. Getting ready to run the spark plug wires under the headers, will have them in a sleeve ..

496" stroker bout ready for the run stand .. Shame the stand is not ready for it .. Hadn't had a chance to work on the run stand just yet ..

And now comes the hard work !! My arms will look like ... Going with 100 grit stones to .002" of final size ... once I get there I'll change the stones to 280 grit and hone to .0005" of finish size ... That last .0005" will be honed out using 400 grit stones .. Not done with honing the...

Cylinder notching involves cutting small reliefs or indentations into the top of the cylinder wall or piston crown to improve airflow and prevent valve-to-piston contact, often done during performance builds to match complex combustion chamber shapes, un-shroud valves for better flow, and...

Got some parts rounded up .. Still on the hunt for a few other items .. Didn't need a Mastercard for any of this shi errr stuff .. 0 dollar was spent ... Having good friends ... Priceless !

So am I ... Found a 4 core aluminum radiator, really didn't need it, what's on it most likely would work well enough .. But, I will be moving the radiator closer to the motor cause the gauge panel will be mounted where the radiator is at now. Since I'm farthing with it, a wee bit of...

Got these gauges from a Sea Ray that I'm junking out .. They will have a new home on the run stand ... Making the stand more user friendly is my goal .. Do have a few ideas to achieve that quest in mind ..

Well, didn't get that nice run stand, did buy this one that's not so nice but will be with a bit of work ... Getting the gauge panel out of this Sea Ray to upgrade the run stand .. Junking out the boat, it had a 454 BBC Mark IV engine which was pulled out ..

Fake Mag looks like the real deal .. Ran up on this used ... It's going on the 496" motor .. Kind of wanting it for my motor, but didn't have the bucks cause of wanting to buy a motor run stand .. Was thinking about building one .. Found one that's already built ..

What in the world followed me home ... ? Don't have any use for it, but I thought it was cute .. The 3-71 blower was a critical component of the Detroit Diesel Series 71 engines, which first appeared in the late 1930s. Because these are two-stroke diesel engines, they require a blower to...

Got some boring work to do now .. ( Pun intended ) Boring done, now for the hard work 'honing' ..

Fake chrome don't look all that bad, does it ?

First car I bought was a 57 Bel-Air two door sports coupe .. Had it for 34 years . Installed every factory option that was available in 57 but for the fuel injection, had the flags on the fenders ... Even had a continental kit I got off of a four door hardtop .. Man, do I miss that car ...

Chrome powdercoat helped the looks .. By the time the LED lights are installed might just cut the holes in the fenders and run them .. The Boobs aka; Dagmars I installed 57 Bel-Air custom solid aluminum "Pasties" .. Polished, of course ..

The front fender shelf is the reason for the rear fender lights .. Since the rear fender are smooth they don't flow well with the fronts .. By adding the lights about in line with the shelf would net a better look overall .. That's my thinking which could be way out in left field !

Got some LED lights coming .. Being 80 years old, they're not in the best of shape, my plan is to repair and powdercoat em chrome ... Soon to see how well that endeavor works out .. ?

... Well ? ... ... :confused: ...

Ladder bars may be in the near future .. Spring wrap is a problem that will need to be addressed ..

Update on the motor I'm building for the binder ... Got a sack full of parts coming .. Being a cheap Bastard, I was going to lowball the parts .. But, got to thinking about future mods the motor might be seeing down the road so I bit the bullet and bought the good stuff . * Forged Steel Crank...

Might need to have one in tow feeding 500 cubies ! BTW .... I found a set of those 1948 Buick Super fender marker lights ... A bit rough, but should be able to reclaim em ..

Both the motor oil and trans fluid coolers are mounted on and should help add many more miles of run time .. Wasn't going to used the bottom mounts on the oil cooler, but since they are there what the hay !

The Fellow must had built it to pack all his 'FAT' friends down to Burger World ! Without a doubt that critter will pack the meat :willy: and then some !!