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We're open almost every saturday (shows permiting) from 9am until 2pm. There is a doughnut shop on the corner. Just pict a day and lets do it.

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DOH!!!! It seems our bluff has been called. I say a day in Febuary, maybe towards the end of the month.
Anyone have any other dates in mind?

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Damn i gotta hurry upband find another motor. I wanna go too vdog
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What engine do you want ? .

L.A.'s chock full of good used engines of all types , SBC's are prolly the cheapest to find good used ones .

Get a big battery & compression tester and go find one .

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Nate along with Andy, were going to need you there also.

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O.K. then ;

Just remember to give me as much lead time advance notice as possible ~ I only come here when I get a notice and my Internet access is severely limited these days .

I always enjoy the gatherings of The Faithful , is it O.K. to bring the Hearse too ? .

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Of course the Hearse is invited.

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I'm looking pretty free for Saturdays in February. Pick a time & date. There's got to be a great place for breakfast or lunch burritos near by.

Anyone going the the Grand National Roadster Show next weekend??

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Ill be a gnrs . I always go on sat nite but may end up going on sunday
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You interested in a v8 283/th350? Back in November I was told from another member on a different site he had it in his 67 chevy but was goin with something else. He said make a trade offer but I passed cause i already had my 250/th350. He may take a trade if he still has it. Let me know I will try to get a hold of him. I think he is in the I.E.

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hopped up: What was that you posted?

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Yeah im interested ! Let me know when you get in touch wirh him. Call/text me (626) 840 1849 andy
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Probably go on Saturday.

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Ill be at the grand national roadster show prob sunday. Never been on a sunday, have something going on sat
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RE : the 350 SBC & Turbo-Hydro 350 trans is a hard combination to beat because it is cheap & plentiful and as long as you do a compression test , before purchase to insure to bad cylinders , you can tinker it a little bit then plop it right in and begin driving & having fun , if you're smart you can do many basic mods as you go along and vastly increase the driveability as well as fuel economy , using inexpen$ive locally sourced parts....

For starters , always re seal any used engine 7 slushbox tranny *before* you install it and in the case of V-8's , always , ALWAYS replace the cam chain and gears as this affects the cam timing , very few after a few years of use are anywhere near spec. and nothing else you do will make it right with the dang cam 2 degrees retarded from a floppy old cam chain.....

You were going to replace the water pump and timing cover seal anyway , right ? .

Later on you can add big valve heads from a junked later model car cheaply , etc. etc........

If you want to make it all chromed out , that's easy & cheap to do later as you're driving and enjoying the rig .

Yeah , yeah , I AM a InLiner guy but being a Jouneyman Mechanic , it's most important to me to have a good runner and making a tire burning beast On The Cheap is dead simple .

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Cool I dont have his number so its been a week or so since he was last on the website I go on. I will send him another message with your number so nothing gets delayed. Hope it works out for yOU!

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def gonna regasket it and swap the waterpump,timing chain,and oil pump.
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Thanks alot man. Really appreciate it
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Not trying to mess up anyones deal, but do you want a 283 to cruise or do you want some power?

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Just wanna have my truck on tbe road . Its been a month!!!
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my name ins Johnny i live in El Monte 626 let me know when the next meet up is i like to join and check out some other truck !

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Hi Johnny, welcome to the forum. We try to have a get together every few months. Stay tuned for the next one. Feel free to plan one in your area and post up the details here. I'm always up for lunch on Saturday afternoons. Lee
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Whats up jonny. See you found the socal section. Hopefully we have a meet soon.
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Lee for sure man !
Hopped thanks for the link man lol now if I just could figure out how to put a picture by my name like you guys ..
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There was mention of a meet next month at No Limit in San Berdo, but have not had too many responses.

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I havent heard much either. Id go even if i have to drive my new truck.
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Sorry guys, usually I can organize these events and make a flyer, but this year I'm swamped with work.
I will also be working on the truck this year and won't be able to make any events in 2013.
I hope to be hangin' out with you guys in 2014.
Dano

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Are you broke again? What happened?

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checking in from corona :gmc2: , let me know when you guys get together and ill try to be there, just found this thread tonite lol

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moe you need to keep checing in on the socal subforum
lots of fun stuff going on :metal:

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Didnt change the oil pump on that motor i swapped in . And it gave out!! Connecting rod thru the oil pan!! :( only lasted me 3 weeks! At leats i made it to the xmas cruise with you guys
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Man...that's tough. I wish I had a motor lying around to give you.

Who is going to the Pomona roadster show this weekend?

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Thanks anyways ! Ill be at the roadster show on sunday. Looking forward to it. One of the best shows of the year. Of course i prefer to hang at the suede palace but always great cars
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We understand Dano, thats why we will come and visit you at your home.
After a few visits you will beg us not to come back and promise to make at least one meet. LOL

Dano whatever you need make sure you let us know how we can help.

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Ditto!

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i will keep checking in. john o , but for sure will see you at cpp . if they have there cruise at the new shop :gmc2: if not sooner.

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No Cpp Cruise this year :whine:

They are Moving to a new building across town.
But they said for sure in 2014
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WELCOME JOHNNY ! you'll find this to be a fun , helpful group .

Being in El Monte you're right in the thick of cheap used parts , lots of good Self Service Junkyards all around you .

DO make one of the meet & greets ! they're terrific , some guys will show up with under construction rigs , others with amazing show rigs , some with tatty old beaters that still earn their living as Work Rigs (ahem) .

The really cool part is the sharing of knowledge , there's always a cool new thing to learn and they're helpful to look at your rig and offer suggestions if you ask .

Re : Catastrophic Engine Failure
 

Wait ~ more detail please ~

You were driving along with the oil pressure light leering redly at you or the gauge on zero then a connecting rod began to bang loudly before it broke ? .

These oil pumps rarely fail , depending on the details of what happened will help greatly .

FWIW , Melling's current Q.C. leaves much to be desired , I've seen many right out of the new box that were worse than the old pump .

It's a very rare thing for me to need a new oil pump .


It's raining again so I guess I'll have to drive my truck in it to - day , rust holes and all ~ I dislike the water dripping onto my feet .

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Driving to work started to smell something (kinda burning oil) smell. Looked at my oil gauge and it was at zero. Very loud clanking and BOOM!! This all happened in a few seconds . Had enough time to get over to the shoulder and put it in nuetral and coast off the fwy. Then push it 2 blocks to get it off the major street I was on. So I assume it's my pump ,don't know what else could be the blame. It was a cl motor I picked up cheap so I knew it was a gamble to start with
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