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Forum: Exhaust TECH 09-17-2024, 03:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 576
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
That would be my suggestion to everyone: find the...

That would be my suggestion to everyone: find the best muffler/exhaust shop with a mandrel bender in your area and have the head pipes bent and flared there. That’s what I did with my ‘72 GP years...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-16-2024, 05:09 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,514
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
A lot of guys are going to suggest you “find a...

A lot of guys are going to suggest you “find a 455”; depending upon where you live this could prove nearly impossible. I live in the Ohio Valley, just northwest of Louisville, KY. Pontiac 455s, as...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-13-2024, 10:42 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 511
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
The Iron Duke was the 151 ci four banger based on...

The Iron Duke was the 151 ci four banger based on the Pontiac 301. My sister’s ‘79 Sunburd had one in it. Same basic engine as the 80s Super Duty program. The ones I’m familiar with do not have a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-09-2024, 07:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 786
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Yep. Even the mildest acids WILL pit aluminum....

Yep. Even the mildest acids WILL pit aluminum. You should see what they do to magnesium parts! Used to see it all the time; engines literally eaten up from not being run up to operating temp from...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-08-2024, 02:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 786
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
This is WHY you store engines with CLEAN OIL in...

This is WHY you store engines with CLEAN OIL in them!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-07-2024, 04:30 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,213
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
So have I, but it doesn’t mean I want to use them...

So have I, but it doesn’t mean I want to use them since we now have an alternative. Had a friend (now deceased) who ran an NHRA Stock class Pontiac BEFORE the NHRA changed the rules to allow for the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-05-2024, 04:16 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,213
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Decent rods for a street engine IF you don’t mind...

Decent rods for a street engine IF you don’t mind spending the same amount to magnaflux, polish the beams, shot peen, install new ARP rod bolts, and resize as it costs to purchase new aftermarket...
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-27-2024, 11:29 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,395
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
It is possible you contracted it in December....

It is possible you contracted it in December. Covid-19 started showing up in nursing homes in Washington State as early as November, 2019. The first confirmed cases were showing up in the PRC in...
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-27-2024, 02:47 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,972
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Channel Lock are the only pliers I purchase now;...

Channel Lock are the only pliers I purchase now; I’ve never had a pair fail in service.
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-25-2024, 08:07 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,972
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Icon tools are made in Taiwan, not China. I’m...

Icon tools are made in Taiwan, not China. I’m impressed with their overall quality; is it the same quality as Snap-On, Mac, Matco, Cornwall? No, but a lot of the tools from these vendors aren’t up to...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-24-2024, 10:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 897
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
I talked to the guys up at Moser about the...

I talked to the guys up at Moser about the “corporate” 8.5” ten bolt diff. Properly built, it can easily handle 600 ft/lbs of torque. Consider this; the ‘71 Cadillac 500 produced 500+ ft/lbs of...
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-21-2024, 11:36 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 584
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Another beautiful evening…

Since Monday, we have had some incredibly cool and dry weather for mid August. Normally, we would have highs in the upper 80s and low 90s coupled with near tropical humidity( 80-90%). Our high...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-19-2024, 10:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,289
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
I never reuse roll pins; old habits ( aircraft...

I never reuse roll pins; old habits ( aircraft maintenance background) die hard…
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-15-2024, 11:48 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 12,033
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Just got an updated price on the pole barn we’re...

Just got an updated price on the pole barn we’re going to be building at the farm: 30’X70’X12’-$17,900 on our pad. It will have three 10’ bay doors, no windows or service doors ( gotta keep the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-15-2024, 11:44 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 12,033
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Pretty view

Pretty view
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-07-2024, 05:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 553
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Pretty much every position that an MRI tech puts...

Pretty much every position that an MRI tech puts you in hurts like an SOB! I’ve lost count of how many times I was put in an MRI, posed in an absolutely insane position that brought tears to my eyes,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-06-2024, 06:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 650
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Paul, it they are on the base of the lobe I...

Paul, it they are on the base of the lobe I wouldn’t sweat it; on the peak or the ramps of the lobe I would, but finding a competent cam grinder these days isn’t a common thing.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-05-2024, 09:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 650
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
See if you can find a machine shop that can...

See if you can find a machine shop that can polish the lobes while removing a minimum of stock. We used to polish diesel cams( roller lifters) all the time.
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-01-2024, 03:33 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,069
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
One of the problems with USPS is the package/mail...

One of the problems with USPS is the package/mail handlers are protected by the postal worker union. The clerks at the post offices are NOT. Our postal clerks are great. It was they who located my...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-31-2024, 05:20 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,069
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
I order my Tirosint( thyroid hormone replacement...

I order my Tirosint( thyroid hormone replacement drug) from a pharmacy in Hattiesburg, MS. It normally takes 2 days either FedX or USPS. In September of last year my order left Hattiesburg and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-22-2024, 11:10 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,098
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Lead was taken out of babbitt years ago. We used...

Lead was taken out of babbitt years ago. We used to have to re-babbitt Model T and Model A connecting rods; the original composition was lead faced. The replacement babbitt was tin and antimony.
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-21-2024, 02:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 675
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Spent five years in S. FL; I don’t miss S.FL...

Spent five years in S. FL; I don’t miss S.FL summers.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-18-2024, 09:28 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,098
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
Here’s the problem with oil analysis; it requires...

Here’s the problem with oil analysis; it requires multiple tests to establish a trend. They are correct; slightly elevated lead results COULD be nothing more normal break-in IF lead was still used in...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-18-2024, 09:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 675
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
What a gorgeous evening!

It’s 9:00 PM on 18 July 2024; it is 72 degrees F with 52% humidity. Normally in the middle of July here in the Ohio Valley it is still in the mid eighties with 70-75% humidity this time of the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-30-2024, 08:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,106
Posted By hurryinhoosier62
As long as you know your block deck height it is...

As long as you know your block deck height it is fairly simple. Let’s assume your block has a 10.240 block deck height; subtract the rod center to center length and 1/2 stroke length. The remainder...
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