Recent content by IronJen

I think Callais is still US forged but not sure. I'm hoping a factory GM is at least NA manufacture even if not US. We'll be lucky if we can ever recover our manufacturing capacity in this country.

Hey guys. I'm trying to get stuff together so I can make some progress on my resto-mod. To that end, I'm finally shopping for the crank for my 5.7 4-bolt block. Now, I'm guesstimating here (and it is a wild ass guess) that my build is going to make right around 400 crankshaft horsepower. I...

Thanks guys. I'm going to see the guy this weekend. If he's flexible on his asking price, I may have no choice but to give it a forever home. As for the hood clearance, that shouldn't be an issue. I have a 1.5" rise in a factory hood.

I'm finally getting around to starting the engine build for my '81 resto mod. One of the key components I want to do is an EFI system in place of the old carburetor set up. Of course, it originally came with the Rochester electronic hoodanger that was pretty much garbage when it was new. I...

There is only one reason why a government wants to disarm its citizens - it's because they know they want to do something the citizens would shoot them for.

I think this summer I'm going to start working on getting the body cleaned up on the '81. Way back around 2009, I started stripping it for a repaint but I got carried away and went all the way down to bare fiberglass in a lot of places. In the ensuing 12 years, I've managed to get oil stains...

Hey guys. It's been a while since I spent any time here. I have occasionally popped in from time to time to ask questions, because this is the forum where people actually know what they're talking about. Anyway, I got vacationed over in that other place for a month. They've gone all woke...

Hey guys! I'm back, looking for some input. I'm building a 350/5.7 vortec, but this is for my Suburban. How is this Corvette related, you ask? Well, I'll tell you! I have a 4 bolt main block that's going in the '81 (as soon as I find a steel 1pc RM crank I can afford) so the 2 bolt block...

Hey guys! It's been a long time, but I'm back. :thankyou: Anywho. I have a question for everybody. Now that I'm done spending money on *ahem* other stuff, I'm getting back to building the engine for the c3. What I have is a factory 4 bolt, 1 piece rear main roller block that's going to be...

My 1994 burns oil and fouls plugs. There's 204k on the clock but the real mileage is anyone's guess. I got it for cheap because the PO overheated it and cracked both heads. I bought a pair of used junkyard heads and all I did to them was put new seals on. I freshened up the bottom end, put...

Just saw THIS concept linked on Yahoo. Just wow! I think for the last 10 years or so they have been producing some of the best looking production and concept cars on the planet. Of course, I wouldn't own one. Primarily because they're way, way, way out of my budget. But also because I have a...

Well, to say I "dropped" it is kind of inaccurate. I was backing out of my driveway. Normally when I back it out, I walk it half way down, until I get past my Suburban, then just do a 90% turn and ride forward out of the driveway. For some reason this time I thought I'd back it straight all the...

I have a little scooter I use to commute back and forth to work. It's a 49cc because according to state law anything <50cc doesn't require registration or a motorcycle license. On the way home from work the other day I looked down and noticed I'm buzzing along at 45+mph. A quick conversion...

2012 Honda CBR250. :bounce:

Thought this was cool as hell (sorry, Dean! Had to do it. :) ) http://news.yahoo.com/photos/tiny-planets-around-the-world-1427211927-slideshow/tiny-planets-around-the-world-photo-1427211903955.html