mike, sounds like you are doing a good job of polishing paint on the fenders. keep it up and you'll have no paint left.
doesn't he trans use gm saginaw gears? if so you should be able to get more from GM or a local trans shop.
just put a HEI and it will eliminate problems in the future.
you could drive over for the convention, i'd like to meet ya.
tom
The paint on the fenders is getting a little thin. First, I did an L99 V8 conversion, but I didn't like how it interacted with the OD the way I had it set-up, so I yanked the 8 out and bought a re-man 250, detailed the engine compartment, and installed it. It leaked oil pretty good on cam break-in but I kept it running while watching how much oil cam out. Yanked the 6 and re did the pan gaskets. So, I guess it's had almost as much attention in the engine compartment as your Elco. Fun, huh?
I have a handful of speedo gears from various muncie and saginaws and all of them are about 1/16" smaller in diameter as the BW one. If you've a BW OD unit left, check it out and let me know what you think.
I've got a Pertronics in the distributor, and it seems to work OK. I have a HEI on the shelf, but I'd want to check it's curve before I put it in.
I'd love to come to the convention, and I'd just narrowly have the time when I get back from my trip, however, my wife has a weeks "horsie" thing going on and I need to stay and watch the ranch. I'll probably be in touch this winter when I start on my '37 in earnest. I'd like to keep a floor shift, OD box, in it. I don't foresee needing a 5 speed considering the torque range of a 6cyl. I leaning toward a 250 for it as well. I'm putting next year on my calender. Hope to see you then.
