GM's HEI was and is great. Self contained. Just stab it, plug in the hot lead, set the timing and go. Maintenance was a pain in the first years, but it beat...
Ditto the other guys. Simplicity is best. Not quite as simple as points and condenser (with a screwdriver you can always get home), but way more spark power,...
Now I don't know why you would have to distress the firewall as the the last time that I saw a 250 it was an inline 6 cyl and the distr. was mounted on the...
I knew what you were thinking but couldn't pass it up ron--sidney ,b.c. ... 6066_Chevy_Truck@yahoogroups.com<mailto:6066_Chevy_Truck@yahoogroups.com> ... ...
HEI has more options to upgrades for Hi-performance and replacement parts are available almost any parts store. A good used HEI is easy to find. A very...
I'm going to be putting my front wheelwells & fenders back on my 65', from what I remember when I had removed them ( along long time ago ) they had some type...
One of my magazines had a company that was making GM's HEI for Ford's and Dodge's. Obviously a winner. (But, you couldn't have told that to anyone in the late...
frizbeedriver, All I have seen as a reply is preferences. With a points replacement such as the Pertronix original not II, it is a hall effect sytem and takes ...
I belieive that is the body seam sealer stuff. I think Permatex make's this and avail at most auto parts stores.Go to the body and fender area or the Permatex...
... Saturday ... Monday morning? ... aftermarket makes them like Dennis said. I have had numerous vehicles w/HEI for over 20 yrs, & can't remember any trouble....
Anybody done a hydraulic clutch master & slave conversion on a 60-66 truck ? Dropping an LT-1 motor into the C30 panel - can't retain the stock clutch...
When Toyota copied the basic Chevy truck chassis and made the Land Cruiser, one of the few things they saw fit to change was the clutch linkage. That dang...
There is an adapter to use a Toyota Land Cruiser slave on a GM bell housing. I have one on my Chevy powered FJ40. Not sure what you would do for a master ...
Main thing is go in about once a year and do a visual inspection. Check the cap and rotor. Pull the cover off the coil and lift it up, check for heat damage...
How about moving the mounts ahead one hole in the frame. Where they would go for6cyl mounting. quite a few have done this esp to give more clearance on hei ...
Good luck on that conversion. Here are some sites you might want to scan before you start. This is not a project for the faint of heart, although it sounds...
I installed one on mine, but it wasn't a kit. I used a Wilwood master cylinder with a remote reservoir and a pull slave cylinder. I had to fabricate a mounting...
Dennis, The Pertronix is a points replacement and is very reliable. Just like anything manmade, it can fail though. We always have a set of points and ...
Actually swapping in my HEI was easier than installing points and setting the gap on the duel point Mallory I used to run. Pull out the old distributor and ...
(was out of town for a day...thanks for the replys !) Tinker - interesting idea....I've actually got some unused Wilwood masters (off of a brake "balance bar"...
Advance Adapters can help too. ... From: 6066_Chevy_Truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:6066_Chevy_Truck@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of John Walsh Sent: Thursday,...
I went through this last time I painted too. I bought 3M seam filler and used it on front and rear fenders and various seams. Looked great for about four years...
Well my 66 has an automatic in it,and noticed some tranny fluid leaking.I replaced the trans gasket and also the filler tube seal.Seemed to help for a few...
Hello all, I've been away for a while but I have returned. While away I've been building a couple thirties Fords. Now I'm looking for another old truck like I...
Something's gone sour in the transmission, I forget what the cause is. It will probably take a tear-down to fix it. Most likely, it's pressure bypassing into...
Hi, Sorry to here about the tranny trouble. I have had the same experience with an Oldsmobile a long time ago. The vent was plugged and this caused pressure to...
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