"Black Dahlia"
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tfeverfred
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On their way. Should be here Friday or Saturday. Beveled on the inside to cover the ball of the rod end. .0270" thick. 1.432" in diameter.
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tfeverfred
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Edit: 0.270 thick.
fletcherson
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Sorry to hear about your mother. Those losses are never easy to endure.
fletcherson
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Those are nice, better than washers, imho. One would think that rod end manufacturers would include or at least offer the option along with the joint...
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tfeverfred
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I looked at the beauty rings O'Reilly's sells for $12.99 each, today. They are chrome and 2" wide. Speedways are polished stainless steel and $24.99 each. They are 2 9/16" wide.
The O'Reilly's brand looked good, nice chrome, but were tweaked a little and just plain felt flimsy. Maybe they straighten out when installed? I used the Speedway style before and I liked the look, plus they were very well done. Beyond that, the missing 9/16" on O'Reilly's just bugged me.
So, I'm going to wait and order the ones from Speedway next week.
The O'Reilly's brand looked good, nice chrome, but were tweaked a little and just plain felt flimsy. Maybe they straighten out when installed? I used the Speedway style before and I liked the look, plus they were very well done. Beyond that, the missing 9/16" on O'Reilly's just bugged me.
So, I'm going to wait and order the ones from Speedway next week.
fletcherson
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I've seen the cheap chrome stuff rust pretty bad. Your better off with stainless, imho.
tfeverfred
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PaulR
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Fred,
Sorry for your loss. You are right that she is looking over your shoulder. They are always with us.
Peace
PaulR
tfeverfred
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Okay...... the safety washers came a day early! But I won't put them on until tonight. Hell, man..... it's 103* in the shop!
I'm glad I Googled a pic to see how they install. I would have had them reversed! Now, I see how they function and they make perfect sense.
I'm glad I Googled a pic to see how they install. I would have had them reversed! Now, I see how they function and they make perfect sense.
tfeverfred
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And...... done.
tfeverfred
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tfeverfred
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I have a friend who's been building an engine for me. I've been paying him installments when I can. I'll be getting with him to see where he left off. I had stopped payments, while I finished my chassis. Which he was cool with. Now that the chassis is done, we'll be getting back on track. It's a nicely warmed over SBC. A little better than my last engine from him, which was VERY nice. Originally, I had wanted a BBC, but I decided that I really didn't need it. He was a little disappointed, but understood my decision. This engine should come out to be a 383 ci. Which is way more than what I'll need.
Transmission will be a 350TH. I had been looking at cores to have one rebuilt, but here in town a rebuild is more than a new trans! So, I'll be going with a new one with a 2,200 stall.
Speedway Chevy TH350 Automatic Transmission, 2200-2300 Stall
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That's a nice sounding package. Does the Speedway tranny retain the kickdown feature? Some of the ones I've seen online are manual only.
tfeverfred
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Yes, it does. I probably won't connect it though. So, it doesn't really matter.
