My 70 Malibu build

[mestorod70]

Originally Posted by Quadracer392

Hey what do you think about the street demon carbs like these?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dem-1901

I've heard a lot of people say good things about them. I'm not the type of driver that has a lead foot all the time and I don't figure I'll be doing any racing. I like the looks of them and they are supposed to be pretty reliable and the price isn't to bad either.

Have never used one...but I do know that several books are available on
how to tune and modify holley carbs at your local book store.
It may be worth a visit and thumb thru them.
I have used edelbrock carbs..(carter AFB) they are ok...But spendy.

[chevymaher]

Sounds good. My frame used to be all pretty like that before I put the body on and did bodywork a while. Now it is a dusty mess.
Carb choice is just that a choice. Get what you like. As for size it depends on how you drive it. If your a animal like me a 750 is better, more top end. But if you drive like a normal person a 650 is better. Less hesitation when you stab the gas, more responsive. That motor would like either one tho.

[flash]

I just saw your thread over on T/C so I will follow you on both sites .

[Quadracer392]

I've been working on getting the underneath of the body ready so I can put it on the chassis. The car has a factory? undercoating all over the whole underside and I'd like to get it off but it has been a huge PIA. I'm sure it's what has saved the floor pans from rusting out but it doesn't look good and I'm not planning on driving it inclimate weather so does anyone have a trick to getting this stuff off besides blasting it off? I've use wire wheel on a drill, twisted wire wheel on a grinder and scraping it off. The wire wheels just seem to smear it around. Some of it has flaked off but most of it is stuck like glue. I'm almost to the point of leaving it on there and painting over it since most people won't look under it anyway.

[carpoor]

Kerosene on a rag?

[shadowgray396]

Got 20 bucks? this is how I did mine. And some elbow grease. The do make a spray to soften it up. Goes on as a foam and once the foam is gone you scrape it off.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...ating-removal/

[chevymaher]

I used a hand held torch. The little can uses the camping stove gas type. And a heavy paint scraper. Once the majority is off went to a scotch brite pad on a grinder.

[Quadracer392]

The transmission went out in my dad's car Wednesday and it's not really worth putting a new trans in or rebuiliding it so he's going to buy the car off us I just bought my wife back in May and she is getting a SUV. So since thursday I've been on the hunt for a new can and haven't had much time to work on mine till today but now it's getting close to mating the two halfs together. I had a rockwell oscillating tool from a previous project with a scraper blade on it and it works surprisingly well. I'd say with some acetone, kerosene and/or a grinder the rest will come off what the scrapper won't get.

[shadowgray396]

One step at a time. You are getting there.

[SS Shaun]

getting there bro looks good man