Recent content by Bonnewagon

I was looking for a small motorcycle carb and kept coming across this Labwork brand. I'm not sure if they make stuff or just resell knockoffs. But I noticed they offer Quadrajets that look brand new. I find it hard to believe anyone is offering brand new Q-jets, but they sure do look authentic...

Nailhead, the alignment is probably your biggest problem, but what about the steering wheel? I test drove a co-worker's 1969 Pontiac Catalina with manual steering. I was amazed at how easy it was to steer that huge land yacht. But the steering wheel was about the size of a wagon wheel...

If only I had known the wisdom of wearing eye protection, gloves, and knee pads, maybe I wouldn't be the physical wreck I am now. Oh well. So I eventually trained myself to work with gloves and now I can do almost anything while wearing them. I also don't go out on the water without a life...

Check these out. I don't think you can do much better! https://www.peosoldier.army.mil/Portals/53/files/APEL_Poster_31052022.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text My son-in-law gave me a set of Wiley's with interchangeable lenses from his Iraq deployment.

Yup, me too. Goggles are best, but do fog up. I use simple plastic safety glasses for small jobs. I have a pair from the Army that have vented wrap around sides that are very good and don't fog up. I have never seen them commercially available. Lately for big dirty jobs I have been using the...

NICE! Clean, straight, simple. Well done.

Yes, a tough call. They are all beautiful and I admire each one for the effort. But Mikester's wagon is so clean and simple, it is what I would have done if I was not such a cheapazz. :mrgreen:

Is it just me, or has the quality of member's cars gone WAY up?!?

In 1968 my neighbor across the street bought a brand new Firebird. She was single, employed, at what I can't remember, and she screamed holy heck when we kids played ball in the street around her car. She would move it into the driveway away from us. I'm glad she did, because when I got out of...

Sharp!!

I always thought they were different. At least that is why there were two different bolt patterns on flywheels. Some had dual patterns. the T-400 is a bit larger too. I read they can actually fit, but will perform differently. I also again read that a smaller engine trying to push a T-400 from...

Yes, it is. Lots of theories and considerations. I liked this one: "its your carb i just went thru this with my small block it was dropping 500 rpms from park to drive. it had me faustraded change converters samething went to a bigger carb that was tricked out and been threw everything all good...

Not yet. Not my car. The owner is skitterish. I do intend to, when he is not looking, with an accurate tach.

Those that followed the Holley carb thread know I am fighting a Chevy 350 swap full of headaches. A 1978 Malibu with a Targetmaster 350/ T-400 combination that ran for 10 years, then sat for 20 years. The new Holley 600cfm carb will idle like a champ, 20" vacuum, and wants to melt the tires at...