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| Hey Guys,......
Hope you aren't getting bored with this,... but thought you might get a kick out of "The Blue Racer" being in Hot Rod Magazine this month (Oct.) in the "Barn Find" article.
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| I don't get Hot Rod anymore, but a buddy of mine brought his copy by this moring to show it to me. The roadster and Hubert Platt"s Falcon made that issue worth while, I might have to pick up a copy at Wally world. By the way I remember seeing the Georgia Shaker running a match race around 65 or 66, don't remember what he ran aganist, but that little car was bad quick.
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| After seeing the photos in HRM, and being informed by one of the ah "experts" that it was weird even then, I am anything but bored. When do you start the restoration, and when will we get to see it at Columbus.?
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| I am still gathering the right parts, I just found a '56 Olds rear axle and a couple extra 312's,..... I want to have all the parts I need before starting on it,.... thanks for asking
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| From the looks of the photos in Hot Chevys it seems the body will be the biggest issue. You have tapped into the "Mother Lode" of Y block parts and tech info here. If you are looking for Y Block help, I think we can offer that. I would not be surprised to see offers to help evolve as the project gets underway.
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| Thanks Frank,
Actually the tin work is something I can handle,... I learned hammer welding, pick & file, lead, and metal finishing years ago from a old friend,( hope I can still do it) what is scaring me is the Hilborn F.I.
unit, I have been able to find a couple but I am going to have to budget for one,.......
Is that your 57 Custom 300 ? in your avatar?,.... I have owned 3 in the last 40 years,... and I just found another (someone put in a 302/C-4), solid body but all the glass is gone,....
Thanks again for the reply,..... BTW I just got a call from Loren McCombs today, He is going to be in Michigan in a couple weeks and wants to stop by to see his old race car,.... I am looking forward to that.
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| | That is my F code 300. Raced as a pure stocker, best of 13.83 @ 105.6 at Martin earlier this summer. I just sold a Hilborn to Tom Kitchen in Fl. a couple of monthe ago. They aren't cheap. Hilborn still makes parts, does rebuilds and can convert them to electronic if you wish. But they're more expensive than a Holley. you might contact John Mummert in Ca to help you in the Y block rebuild or Ted Eaton, moderator this site. Both have pretty extensive credentials when it comes to Y's. Frank
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| Get all the pictures you can from McCombs to help you restore it. Maybe you can get him to check out this site, might re-kindle some "Y block Fever"
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