Recent content by Maaso

Re: Got asked a question today.... Sorry for the slow response....its not a SyTy, but you gentlemen know your shit. And I dont have anyone else to turn to. Its a 77-78 SC 350. Thats about all I can tell you. Im assuming the vavles are too tight, and not letting the valves seat, and is...

...that Ive never dealt with so I cant answer. Wondering if y'all could help? Dude put a new engine in his truck, and couldnt get it to run. We've come to the conclusion his valves were too tight. Now, my question is.....could that hurt the new cam in his truck? He only cranked it on and...

Whats the difference between the TCs in out trucks, and the other ones they used in the Bravadas and the few AWD Astro Vans?

Re: Anyone ever messed with Shaft-mount roller rockers? Well....um, they're not for my Ty accually. Im putting a SBC into my 70 SWB and its gonna be my new daily. The heads are Dart "Iron Eagle" PN # 301-10311111P. The rockers are ProComp 1.5 aluminum shaft mount rockers...

I ordered some for my truck, dont know about how to install them though. I know I need to pull the orginal studs, tap them. But other than that Im lost. Do I need guide plates like regular rollers? I just dont know.

Re: how to adjust roller rocker the right way! Just like you would a regular rocker.....

Do I need to degree a cam? Ive installed dosens of cams before and never degree'd one. Just wondering if thats something I should do? And why I should do it? Oh, and this motors only got about 20K on it, do I need to replace the cam bearings too? The motors still in the truck so if I...

Re: Whos Sy is this? "Da bling" factor

Re: Whos Sy is this? Whoops, guess this belongs in the "Storm Sitings" area, sorry/

I was crusing around in my moms Lexus when I saw this Sy... I was in Wichita, KS at the intersection of 13th and something. Sorry about the weak pic, It was in impulse thing and all I had was my phone.

Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning.... I asked them that too, they told me when they make a claim on a vehicle they have to go off the last known price of the parts. And like I mentioned earlier....they dont care if I can find the parts. And another thing that got to me...

Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning.... They are totalling it.....they told me the truck is worth only $12,900 or something. And Its over $9K worth of damage. Thats almost a $4k difference, but Im only getting $1400 or so back. They are considering it a "total loss" because...

Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning.... I dont know about that, Im more than likely gonna keep it if theres a buy back. I mean....its still driveable, Id be driving it right now if they didnt give me that GTP as a loaner.

Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning.... State Farm

Re: Went for a nice cruise at 1:17am this morning.... Well....they are trying to tell me they are gonna have to total it because they're having a hard time finding the parts for it. And the parts they did find are gonna cost more than the pay off on it. So I dont know.... Maybe Ill just gut...