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                                                                                                                                                                  hi ross i just ordered a set from jegs should be here this week ordering stuff i will not use for awhile but --     as it seems less and less is available -- rat hole stuff!-- this is jegs branded  and  pn 30075              when the part gets here i could measure port size / bolt height etc but will not go on my 66 dually for    some time - i think hooker lists headers 2x+ the price if available    jegs shows 8/10 sets in stock
                                good luck--john

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                                                                                                                                                                  how about a few heat lamps for a time usually some heat softens most glued parts  with menards        wood shims they have small taper-good luck - john

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            2x cammerfe-ray paquet on dove HD rocker system - end stands anchor ends with custom head bolt/stud -hard to pull head bolt - the rocker arms are 1 1/8 inch wide  I  run .695 roller at 645      spring psi at  7000 rpm -no problems!!   bushings/roller bearings may limit the amount of material/strength of rocker arm -    ductile iron or stainless steel might be a better material for rocker arms if system stays attached to head OK           I will be running .761 roller at 750 spring psi at 7000/7500 with the dove HD system on hirise heads --   as oldiron I run OEM heads and OEM blocks       my street/strip 10.5 pump gas hi-riser makes 670hp on good dyno            the dove bros. had their            problems but for a time were about the only ones keeping our FEs moving    they did some work with   ray paquet and had a alumium head flow around 400cfm 10/20 years ago - the dove PIE head -I hope to see more young guys keep our FE running hard -- good luck chaseing parts 2022- john oldiron                                                                                                                                                 

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FE Technical Forum / Re: early C6 to fe full manual valve body help
« on: March 01, 2022, 12:14:19 PM »
                                                                                                                                                                          coan engr. trans&convert have been around 25 years - supply parts for builders too - i believe- work good for me   IN-765-456-3957  todd ext 218 - knows c-6    everyone - good luck finding 2022 parts!              john-oldiron

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Pros and cons of sodium filled valves
« on: January 21, 2022, 10:56:21 PM »
                                                                                                                                                        most of what i saw with sodium valves in the 60s/early70s --short /med circle tracks 3/8-1/2-5/8 mi   may have put a full+ drag season on a motor in heat/semi/and 25/50 lap race in one night --one night a car left a damper/hachet/and half the crank on the track !! at the end of a 5/8 back straight --               circle tracks were hard on the early 427s -  sideoilers - nascar wide steel cranks better rods  because   of nascar!   went faster but $$$ - the days of (stock stuff ) soon gone     most fe circle motors lived a longer life in WI with solid valves     --oldiron           

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Pros and cons of sodium filled valves
« on: January 20, 2022, 12:43:04 AM »
                                                                                                                                                              you have found the reason that hi-rise esp. and tunnel port heads were made harder to find -- many valve heads stuck in pistons  then broke lots of stuff @ 6000/7000 rpm in the 60s&early 70s                       new hollow stem-no sodium more accurate manufacture better metals----like 50 year old rods still break stuff---old over stressed parts will cause you problems sooner/later                hi-rise stuff was  drag raced to death at high rpms and dropped a lot of the valves !!!     john -oldiron                       

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Xmas
« on: December 27, 2021, 01:14:47 PM »
                                                                                                                                                                           sorry for your loss  I often think of parents and grandparents-vietnam too often. It seems best to think of the good and best times as much as possible to turn away from a loss  I am sure the ones we have lost would want that      a good memory and keep moving ahead    john - oldiron                                                                                                                                                                               

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FE Technical Forum / Re: toploader shifting
« on: December 18, 2021, 11:45:36 PM »
   starting in 1967 i shifted my 66/427 with gas on the floor-never lifted  - some must to do i used a chain from cyl head to body rail snug/not loose--remove z- bar and added reenforced round stock to all arms welded solid -everything!!  keep new tight bushings - made some steel bushings-long-style plate- with careful check of clearance - wood block on floor to be sure of clearance when pedal hits floor--had someone pull on feeler gauge between psi/plate&disk to be sure of enough release-chain over tailshaft to cross/member-polish trans rings check feel of rotation-shifted @ 6000+ all the time  crane cam /alum. flywheel jardine headers/2X4s   new bushings some steel under dash   hurst shifter with steel bushings tight fit on everything !!!---------------- if any rings/teeth are worn or not sharp -you may stress valve springs esp. 2to3 but what fun jamming the hurst!!!                                                                                                                                                             

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                                                                                                                                                             interested but need to know --must handle 100/116 fuel w/o chances of damage to fuel system--anyone know --in your area  thanks--js

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Private Classifieds / Re: wtb- 1966 1967 fairlane or comet roller
« on: September 20, 2021, 01:03:44 PM »
                                                                                                                                                                 may have a 2dr ht solid rust free in primer / around 30 years in shed-- what are you looking to build i can look at car for details/pictures --- too many other projects--leave phone number/time to call i am not a big time computer operator--   js

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FE Technical Forum / Re: What the heck is going on in the oil pan?
« on: September 15, 2021, 10:03:52 PM »
                                                                                                                                                               i think most readers know oil pans/pickups  can cause problems if not correct-correct pans help good oil psi.--- i have built or added to pans from early 60s to now--NEVER lost a bearing --ran a built 427 center 66/67 before the nam.-- what worked-- scraper length of pan 1inch on pass side   about 2inch flat extended over back of sump-- -- BIGGEST NOTE 1g of force to sump with rounded bottom will let oil climb 3/4 inches to side or rear -- FIX sawsall off bottom rounded part of pan NEW all bottom with sides no rounds  -- about 88 degree angle will keep much oil from climbing--most race pans are built about this way--GOOD scraper will fit .010 or less to counterweight/rod bolts! use screen type tray-never smooth metal tray-use only with screen above ( directional type ) tray--tray should have scraper on driver side-- some hi/rev overseas tests show 8/10% hp+!! when you bounce 7000 rpm oil off hard non directed surface--look again at jays pictures  i believe BEST current wet sump has good scraper/proper screen/proper tray--2x accumulator look-Rays top t-bolt good scraper/screen/tray combination about 300$-- +accumulator set-up
                     

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                                                                                                                                                                                   old nam-huey/chinook/skyraider--if old -drone of b-36 -- old school stroker tunnel port winding out on our 5/8 mi paved concrete back straight wall !!!  new f-15 going vertical on afterburner--.50 cal friendly incoming 105mm 0r 8in arty   close in arclight b-52 flights of three out of thailand with each 100+ 500 pounders damp/wet ground everything moving (likely wipe most of 1 square km lit up like arcwelder dragging across target area at night)   js

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                                                                                                                                                             hauls for dealers and rental companys but does custom and snowbirds quite a few years --hauls with full semi/car hauler mostly midwest/fla trips--- out of lacrosse, wis.   noel stein -910-443-3232

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Private Classifieds / Re: ISO.. one 427 high riser head C4AE-F
« on: September 09, 2021, 10:42:25 AM »
                                                                                                                                                             have had good results with crow custom welding hastings minn 715-425-6653       js                                                                                                                                               

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                                                                                                                                                              the surface looks poor ? sealing bad?    ----          looking for 2x4  1050 dominators -ideas out there --   factory stuff or carb shop--gen 111 three or what                                                                                                                                                          john-old iron                                                                     

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