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Sorry about your starter trouble. I had similar on my '66 GT-350. It ate three flywheels and starters before I found the answer. Turns out it was a bad bell housing that mounted the starter out of position. Once replace it all went away.

If I recall correctly the 289 HiPo has thicker main bearing webs in the block and thicker main bearing caps. On the heads look for the number 19, 20, or 21 cast at the very left hand end. If not, it's not a HiPo head. Also, if the crank is original (untouched) it should have bright orange paint...

I don't know what year your truck is but mine is a 1997 F-250. Part number for the vacuum elbow on my truck is F75Z-6C324-JA. And the fitting is 5/8.

I realized after I entered my post that you while you're working on the rear of the engine you should check the molded rubber elbow at the rear of the intake manifold. It attaches to a 5/16-3/8 vacuum line and the heat dries out causing the elbow to split. Makes for all kinds of bad drivability...

If you're changing the plugs in a F-150 or F-250 it's a real nightmare of a job. The 600-750.00 price is right for the job. First the fuel injection rails have to come out then you can unbolt the coils, then get the plugs out. There are several other small items to be removed along the way too...

Leon, that's the one. The magazine it was featured in had photos of it with the rear clip off showing the engine and transaxle setup. As I rememebr it was billed as the first 200 MPH kitcar. Thanks for finding it.

A KELMARK GT?? Haven't seen one of those since the 70's. I recall seeing in a magazine (Hot Rod??) that Kelmark installled an aluminum 427 Chevy with injector stacks out of a CanAm car in one for demo purposes. I'm sure it used the Eldo/Toronado transaxle. Looked mean as all hell. Wish I could...

Good post Bill. Sorry it happened though. Good job on the repairs. I, like 350R, had the hood on my '66 GT350 fly off. The hood wasn't the original Shelby piece but an aftermarket model with a '67 GT350 style scoop and four pins, no hinges or latches. I was working the Saturday morning shift...

I am the Calibration Tech for my employer. We have both Radio Shack and Simpson sound level meters. The Simpson is pricey....like 1.2K+ (US). Radio Shack is far less expensive but doesn't have the same measuring capabilities as the Simpson. Both are good units. In 15 years of maintaining them I...

Told the wife about the movie and Cruise. After she stopped laughing she agreed Cruise is all wrong. Josh Brolin would be better choice and has the look and drawl.

Tom Cruise?????.....no way. I stopped watching his movies when thay all became about HIM. Egotistical! What a jerk! James Garner??........Maybe if he was 30 or so years younger. He'd make a perfect Carrol Shelby for back in the day scenes. Plus he's a driver. How 'bout Tommy Lee Jones for...

I've ran into that many times. If the seals are that dried out a good cleaning and rebuild is in order. Holley's are sensitive to dirt and gum. Buy yourself three cans of spray carb cleaner and a bucket of carb cleaner to soak the parts in. Disassemble and spray carb cleaner through all the...

I thought it was a street GT40. Didn't it have wire wheels?

Great video. If you haddn't been going up hill you could have feathered the throttle and it would quiet down.

The Steve McQueen film? All the cars in the movie were original. Even the camera car was a topless GT40 and all driven by top drivers of the day.

Great sounds all. I have to agree with the spectator in Cliff's first video "DAY'UM!!!!":)

The Howmet turbine must have been something to drive....or pilot. At every corner you'd have to lift early to bleed off thrust (torque) as there's no compression breaking, then apply throttle early to build thrust before exting a corner. Passing on a slower car in traffic takes planning. Again...

What a ride!! I'd have a smile plastered on my face for a week. Your GT is just begging to be turned loose on a road like that. Love the sound! If I had a car like that when I was younger I wouldn't have a license today. The GT-350 I had in the 70's was enough. It was hard driving a car that...

Well....not exactly. LOL But I have run into manufacturers that skew the data in their favor. I see how the device works and believe it does work as advertised. I just haven't seen nuts/bolts come loose so fast.

Re: And so it begins Those Nord Locks look interesting. I'd like to see more data on their test methods like what vibration frequency and G force was used. The test fixture almost looked like it was attached to a power drill. I do vibration testing at my job. We run random (varying)...