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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3104159
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3104160
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3104162
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Raise your hand if you remember times like this. up I wish I had a camera handy back in the day hanging out with my buddies doing stuff like this.
But how many of us actually thought about that then? Very few, that's how many. frown We were too busy having a great time, enjoying the moment.

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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3104257
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not having an "engine stand", we used two 55 gallon drums with a couple of pieces of [real measurement] 1/2" plywood bolted together to get the engine to a comfortable work height.
with block upside down, put the crank in. turn block on it's end and use whatever wood shims would lift the block enough to allow the crank to turn, or stick crank snout through hole in plywood and shim front of block to steady it. install pistons, oil pump & pickup [or just pickup if big block] etc, then oil pan.
flop block right side up and shim with 2x4's to keep steady, then assemble rest of engine.
when done, roll "gym set" over engine to lift from drums. other methods used to lift engine included chain blocks, fork lift, bucket truck, wrecker, etc, depending upon where engine was being assembled.
and we weren't afraid to put one together outside with the wind blowing. biggrin
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: moparx] #3104295
12/21/22 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by moparx
not having an "engine stand", we used two 55 gallon drums with a couple of pieces of [real measurement] 1/2" plywood bolted together to get the engine to a comfortable work height.
with block upside down, put the crank in. turn block on it's end and use whatever wood shims would lift the block enough to allow the crank to turn, or stick crank snout through hole in plywood and shim front of block to steady it. install pistons, oil pump & pickup [or just pickup if big block] etc, then oil pan.
flop block right side up and shim with 2x4's to keep steady, then assemble rest of engine.
when done, roll "gym set" over engine to lift from drums. other methods used to lift engine included chain blocks, fork lift, bucket truck, wrecker, etc, depending upon where engine was being assembled.
and we weren't afraid to put one together outside with the wind blowing. biggrin
beer
And I'll bet that those motors assembled outside in the wind live forever, HUH work whistling
That is one of the lessons many people have wish they had learned that lesson by advice or watching someone else make that mistake work shruggy


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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Cab_Burge] #3104358
12/21/22 08:59 PM
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: B Dartman] #3104379
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Dude, is this a perfect example of "shade tree mechanics" at work? wrenchwhistling grin


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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Cab_Burge] #3104545
12/22/22 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Cab_Burge
Originally Posted by moparx
not having an "engine stand", we used two 55 gallon drums with a couple of pieces of [real measurement] 1/2" plywood bolted together to get the engine to a comfortable work height.
with block upside down, put the crank in. turn block on it's end and use whatever wood shims would lift the block enough to allow the crank to turn, or stick crank snout through hole in plywood and shim front of block to steady it. install pistons, oil pump & pickup [or just pickup if big block] etc, then oil pan.
flop block right side up and shim with 2x4's to keep steady, then assemble rest of engine.
when done, roll "gym set" over engine to lift from drums. other methods used to lift engine included chain blocks, fork lift, bucket truck, wrecker, etc, depending upon where engine was being assembled.
and we weren't afraid to put one together outside with the wind blowing. biggrin
beer
And I'll bet that those motors assembled outside in the wind live forever, HUH work whistling
That is one of the lessons many people have wish they had learned that lesson by advice or watching someone else make that mistake work shruggy



surprisingly, those engines lived a long and hard life at my junkyard. biggrin
one was for a 350 cat dozer, and the other was for an international boom truck.
not the correct way of doing things for sure, but back then, we did what we had to do, where it needed to be done.
today, we know better, but i'm sure there are other examples all over the world that have had rebuilds done outside that have lived a surprising life span.
remember the old saying : "kiddies, do as i say, not as i do !" laugh2
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: moparx] #3106956
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3107074
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3107075
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3107077
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3107082
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3107087
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3107167
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Back when "Bumper Jacks" ruled...... Those of us that had/used them probably experienced brief moments of fear laying under the car when it would start to tip over - with luck a quick foot or hand could steer it back on center

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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: B Dartman] #3107174
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Those bumper jacks eek i do remember.

Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: racerx] #3107402
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: BloFish] #3109188
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Re: 1960s-1970s Drag Racing Pix [Re: Qwik426] #3109625
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Dig the timing of the shot of the Wayne County Dart (#3107082). The clutch has been released, and the rear suspension has reacted. The tires have wadded up and rotated just a bit, but the front suspension has not begun to rise. I'd bet the bottom yellow is still lit.

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