Many years ago I owned a speed shop and sold a number of aluminum flywheels - all were steel threaded, all were steel insert faced and steel starter ring gear...
Shaun - It's hard to quantify the roughness of the idle. Leave it to say you will always think that the air/fuel mixture must need adjusting due to the jumpy...
Another thing on vibrations from the engine... In a Valkyrie there is not much vehicle mass to absorbe the vibrations from the engine like a 2 ton car. Most of...
Thanks for all of your answers to my questions about aluminum flywheels, I've decided to get rid of the one I have and just go with a steel flywheel. Now I...
Shawn, The cone that the throwout bearing rides on should have an oil seal on the inside that seals against the tranny input shaft to keep the oil in the ...
The previous owner had installed two (2) defroster vents via some very nicely cut 3 1/8 holes in the top of the dash - the vents he used had a flange, louvers...
The input shaft housing is sealed to the trans just like it is with a Saginaw 4spd transmission. I actually think it is the same housing and input shaft. The...
This company makes new gas heaters: http://www.espar.com/htm/Specs/airtronic4.htm The cool thing is that they burn less gas than running your engine and they...
Hi Does anyone have any first hand experience with the M.I.D./Kelmark adapters where the transaxle is turned around and run backwards? This puts the torque on...
John, Here are a couple of ideas - the first one you may be able to mount from the bottom and make it more or less flush this the top of the dash - but it may...
Now I thought the rear end and transmission passed the same fluid on the inside. Am I incorrect on this? Or is their actually something that blocks the 2 from...
John, my Avenger GT12X uses the same round air vents on the top of the dash. Years ago for another kit car project (Bradley GT) I purchased another after...
- Wayne; You are right! The trans & axle share the same trans fluid! There is a hole that lets the fluid, go from one case to the other! LilJoe ... on the...
Thanks for clearing that up for me LilJoe! Joe Clark <joesgtc@...> wrote: - Wayne; You are right! The trans & axle share the same trans fluid! There is a...
John - Just went out and looked at my '65 Corvair and '74 VW. On the Corvair the defroster vent is one piece about 24" wide and 4" front to back centered on...
HI GUYS, NEW TO THE SITE AND REALLY ENJOYING ALL THE INFO YOU ALL HAVE ON TAP. I HAVE A 1969 3 PIECE CAR. LOOKING FOR THE ONE PIECE ROLL UP WINDOW, PASSENGER...
Mike, The one peice units were custom made one-offs made for Fiberfab. They are not available from any manufacturers just what you can scavenge up. Kevin ... ...
Mike.... The one piece glass was made for Fiberfab by a subcontractor. This glass was not available form a donor vehicle...and as of now nobody has really...
Mike, The one peice units were custom made one-offs made for Fiberfab. They are not available from any manufacturers just what you can scavenge up. Kevin ...
Mike.... The one piece glass was made for Fiberfab by a subcontractor. This glass was not available form a donor vehicle...and as of now nobody has really...
Wayne - a friend of mine has the kelmark setup in v8 corvair - he doesn't recommend sliding your foot off the clutch for a jack rabbit launch but he does run...
if you have one side of the glass you can take that down to a glass shop and duplacate it as long as it is a flat panel glass. my is a one peice flat panel...
FLAT GLASS When I work on street rods (Most of them have flat glass) I simply make a Masonite Template first I can then fit it to the car and see how the fit...
On my Avenger GT-12 defroster, I constructed a custom installation that I think looked good but was a little labor intensive. I used a Corvair chassis for...
Don't forget, the side glass is tempered. If you use regular glass you have a safety problem. The older cars back in the early 50's used the laminated ...
Bud.... I had the same problem (Glass Markings) many years ago with a chopped top 51 ford that I built... Actually I used the stock door glass but it didnt...
--Rich & Bud; I just had tempered glass made for my Valkyrie! I made a templet out of 3/16 plexiglass! I had to take the glass back, the edges were not...
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