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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: Today at 09:03:13 AM »
here's the video
https://youtube.com/shorts/QqvO71lkHQw?feature=share

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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: September 18, 2026, 09:47:55 AM »
the plug leads arrived today so they're now cut to length with the ends crimped in place. with a bit of tweaking of the timing (we only rough set it) it fired into life. of course it's loud and it sounds a bit rough, but considering it had sat for god knows how long and was 'stuck' when it first got here it's not too bad. the battery is on charge as it was getting a bit slow so that's it for now. terri took a video on her phone so i'll add it once she's sent it to me.   :)
neil.

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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: September 17, 2026, 07:34:04 PM »
further to the 390 build for my nash, i just ordered a set of standard size hyperutectic 360 pistons and rings, a full felpro gasket set and 10 under rod bearings. i'll have one of my 352 blocks bored to 360/390 bore size and the crankshaft ground to suit the 10 under bearings (i already have 10 under mains here). if the crank won't clean up at 10 under i also have 20 under rod and main bearings so we're covered.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Fuse size
« on: July 30, 2026, 08:59:54 AM »
are the ones you bought too long? if so as a temporary fix to get you going i've carefully 'crunched' the glass tube with cutters and pushed the ends together to fit the holder. it'll give you back the safe/fused use of the truck until you source the correct ones.
neil.

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Metal head gasket coating. Which do you use?
« on: July 26, 2026, 10:45:33 AM »
not sure if it's available in the states but here in the uk i use wellseal. it smells like crap but is an excellent sealer.  ;D
neil.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Street Dominator or Blue Thunder dual plane for this 462 ?
« on: July 09, 2026, 04:42:21 PM »
Quote from: GerryP on July 09, 2026, 02:49:58 PM
Why are you not considering a Victor?  Are you going for a nostalgia look?
i guess because he has the 2 he's choosing between, hence the which is best for my 462 question  ;D
neil.

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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: June 10, 2026, 04:03:27 PM »
also today i ordered the steel we'll need to push the left side of my garage out to almost the house (replacing what we call the 'side shed'). it'll give us about an extra 7 feet in width from the front to a foot or so past the left ramp post. we'll get my mate the steel fabricator to fold the box gutter in his big (10 foot long) folder from galvanised sheet so there'll be no overflow issues there. the gutter will probably be at the 'join' between the edge of the current garage roof and the new extension roof. we need somewhere for another bench that we can mount the shrinker/stretcher, english wheel and bead roller to amongst other things plus it'll give more room to work that side of the shop.
neil.

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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: June 10, 2026, 03:34:15 PM »
well this is a turn up for the books, our 15 year old grandson (who lives with us) wanted to do his 'work experience' in my garage working on old/custom cars  :o  ;D. he learned how to fit nutserts today.... and how to run out halfway through the job  :-[ amazon will have them here tomorrow so until then he may have to learn/observe how to weld  :)
neil.

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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: May 27, 2026, 07:02:13 PM »
thanks for that.
in the mean while i've ordered a 110gph, 7psi electric pump to feed the two 390 holleys i'll be using for a start.
neil.

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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: May 27, 2026, 09:47:31 AM »
i've done more digging and i won't be going with a fitech efi setup. the holley systems seem to have much better reviews and for the little extra it costs i'm favouring the terminator x version. any thoughts on those?
neil.

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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: May 26, 2026, 10:35:25 AM »
i'm looking into the fi-tech 2x4 efi to go on my tunnel ram in the future. i'll initially go with the pair of 390 holley's i've just bought but as (dare i say it) i want the nash to be a keeper i will swap to efi at some point over a winter. at least the holley's will sell easily as they're always in demand for rover v8's  ;D
neil.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Sorry, another question about header bolts.
« on: May 26, 2026, 09:54:34 AM »
another thing i always do with headers is smear a little silicon on both sides of the gaskets. since doing that i've not had a single blow. maybe the bit that squeezes onto the bolt threads stops them backing out. who knows but it works, even if using the stock shiny manifold type gaskets on headers.
neil.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Sorry, another question about header bolts.
« on: May 22, 2026, 08:47:05 PM »
if any of the ports only have 1 bolt they 'will' leak at some point in the future. i've 'slotted' all 4 port flanges before so all the bottom bolts can be started then slip the header down onto them.
neil.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 360 refresh, couple of questions
« on: May 20, 2026, 10:17:36 AM »
re the manifold misalignment, i had similar issues with a small block mopar and stainless headers. i stupidly didn't check fitment before stabbing the motor so an in situ solution was needed. i made 2 card templates, one of the head ports and another of the header ports. i drew both onto a sheet of 2mm copper sheet and cut my own gaskets making sure both sets of holes were 'covered'. these were fitted with a light smear of silicone sealant both sides and they sealed just fine. the materials thickness ensured it wouldn't blow out as header gaskets would have and being copper they were soft enough to conform to any slight imperfections.
neil.

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Member Projects / Re: fe powered 58 rambler american gasser
« on: May 12, 2026, 08:42:30 AM »
the howards hyd' roller lifters arrived today from summit. i also ordered a pushrod length checker ready for mockup time.
neil.

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