Diamondback goldlines

[JohnZ]

Pretty car, nice Dayton wires!

 

[SebringBill]

Pretty car, nice Dayton wires!

I agree, John...but what about the 230 decal on the valve cover. Doesn't go with 2x4s, or maybe I have cerebral flatulence this late.


OK...it's fuzzy (or maybe it really is my eyes) I guess it's a 270 decal.

 

[Tom Bryant]

It does look like a 230 decal at a glance. I think it's a 270 though. I'll sharpen it up some and take another look.

 

[SebringBill]

It does look like a 230 decal at a glance. I think it's a 270 though. I'll sharpen it up some and take another look.

Come to think of it, there wasn't a 230 decal. The orange decal would've been the same color of the valve cover...:duh

I give up. Back to work...

 

[Tom Bryant]

For another pic of that 57 and lots of other cool stuff at the Detroit Autorama click on this link. It goes to the photo album I did today.

http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2129567492&code=14993567&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

 

[Tom Bryant]

The 56 Sebring cars used Al-Fin drums - the cooling ribs came around the edge where the wheel mounted. That worked fine with the Halibrands but not with stock steel wheels. Try and find an old Girling disc brake setup.

I almost bought a McCulloch supercharger kit for a Chevy smallblock 2x4 a couple of years ago...just wasn't convinced it was all there. Had an "airbox" that bolted on the intake, then add the carbs and close it up. Seemed much easier than messing with each carb. Geez, what the NCRS guys woulda said if I opened the hood. Betcha it would've sounded real interesting.

Bill,

You don't still have the contact for that McCulloch do you? Did the box look anything like this one? Look at Y block (in left margin) then 57 Rod and Custom T-bird with 3x2bbls.

http://www.vs57.com/

Tom

 

[SebringBill]

Tom,

If you mean the e-bay seller, I'll do some digging.

If you mean my information source, you've found the right place. Jim's the gent who helped me make an intelligent decision about the unit. Real nice guy. He admits to knowing a whole lot more about the Ford setups. He might remember our e-mails about that unit. He sent me the scans of the 56 Chevy small block setup.

The box looked even more simple than the T-bird. One big rectangular aluminum(?) box. It appeared to be one piece with a top, a big hose out the driver's side for the supercharger and of course eight holes in the bottom for the 2x4s. It also had some linkage extenders and provisions for the fuel line to enter, etc. I'll look around my computer to see if I saved the e-bay pics.

(Why doesn't my sig show up - I did check the box...)

 

[67HEAVEN]

(Why doesn't my sig show up - I did check the box...)

Bill,

The forum software limits sigs to one display per page.

 

[Tom Bryant]

Thanks Bill. I've been thinking a long time about pressuring the '59 to perform a little better when I get it back on the road. :eyerole

Tom

 

[JohnZ]

The friendly guy in the Big Brown Truck dropped off my nice new Diamondback Firestone Supreme Si redlines last week - will get them mounted and "Hunter 9700'd" sometime next week; if it ever stops snowing, I'll even get a chance to drive on them .

 

[ThomC]

John - did you go with the 215/70s? Or did you stick with 205/75s? I had mine mounted on the new repro KOs and put them on the car and they really look great. As much as I said I didn't mind the rally wheels that came on the car, the goldlines and KOs make a big difference.

I'm so spooked by stories of spinners coming loose that I beat the daylights out of my new Harbor Freight 4# dead blow hammer. Actually chewed up the rubber on both faces pretty badly. Guess I should have ordered two.

Thom

 

[SebringBill]

Bill,

The forum software limits sigs to one display per page.

Thanks! Knowledge is power!

(Lessee - it should show up on this page...) IT DID!! IT DID!!

 

[Tom Bryant]

I'm so spooked by stories of spinners coming loose that I beat the daylights out of my new Harbor Freight 4# dead blow hammer. Actually chewed up the rubber on both faces pretty badly. Guess I should have ordered two.

Thom

Thom

Can I ask you a question?

If you were concerned, as I would be too, about the knock off coming loose and you were already decided on buying repro why didn't you buy the direct bolt on ones offered by Ecklers? (part number 31369 for 1965) Once installed with the knock off spinner in place you can't tell the difference and there is no worry of them coming loose.

 

[ThomC]

Tom,

Fair question. I originally set out to buy bolt-on KOs, but when I called Virginia Vettes Dick told me about the tooling going to China and how they wouldn't be available until sometime this summer. Word is that all suppliers have been out of stock on bolt-ons since Carlisle. We got to talking about spinners and I convinced myself that, if installed correctly, they are safe. So I bought them. (impatience? ...probably)

I have read pretty much every thread about KOs and followed the collective wisdom (clean surfaces and threads, mate the wheels and adapters correctly, anti-seize, don't spare the hammer, tape markers between the spinner and cone). I haven't driven on them yet - weather is still not cooperating. Once on the road, I'll probably be hopping out of the car every 1/4 mile for a while until I convince myself that the spinners are not coming off.

I know that there are a lot of Corvettes out there putting a lot of miles on KO wheels. Soon mine will be one of them.

Thom

 

[JohnZ]

John - did you go with the 215/70s? Or did you stick with 205/75s? Thom

Thom, I went with the 205/75's, and they'll go on my 6" bolt-ons, replacing the 205/75 Cokers that are on them now.