I cut my mechanical teeth on these monster straight 8s back in the fifties. I had my first paid job at a garage and the owner was very skilled and kind enough to walk me through each repair or adjustment he made. These engines were whisper quiet, had a lot of low and middle rpm torque and did not beat themselves up with high rpm operation. They could cruise all day at 60 mph and got about 16 mpg on low octane regular gas. They were hooked up to the then new fluid drive transmissions in Buick,Cadillac and Pontiac and Oldsmobile. Coupled with a two barrel single carburetor the cars with these engine/transmission setups were painfully sluggish around town and got poor mileage. As used here and in The US and Europe for every day transportation they were very dependable. There were some race teams that installed blowers and other hot rod stuff and were able to develop race cars using this type of engine. Some were so powerful they could lift the left front tire off the ground when they accelerated on a straight away. In the late fifties the engines were 'hopped up' for drag car use and could turn in upper nineties speed in the quarter mile.The real draw back in passenger car use was the sheer weight and size of the engine which didn't lend itself to being put in smaller cars. They became obsolete in the early fifties but served with distinction for many years prior to that time.
Hey man, wanting to bag my 63. I have 20x9.5 in the rear. This shop told me they'd probably have to shorten my rear end... have you ever had to do this ?
what determines the minimum height on an air ride set up? is there a way to set it up so my car wont be slammed to the ground scraping? I'd want the min height to at least be 1 inch off the ground.
@@@carlosperez8574 Whatever bro it’s all good I just have my own personal reasons for one if you put a bunch of money to fix it up you won’t ever get any of it back because the value of a 4 door isn’t as much as a two door and second for me they don’t look the same as a 2 door but that’s just my opinion. But if your happy with the car and plan on keeping it forever good for you because I know 2 doors are expensive as shit. I just bought a 2 door 64 SS
hey alex can you do a video of how to wire everything up I'm 18 I'm in middle of installing a kit by myself I got everything mounted and all airlines plumbed cant figure out how to do all the electrical if you can get back to me asap that will be very appreciated
CHINO sorry we don't show wiring cuz every single car is different and with different components wired backwards are wrong can cause a lot of issues. the best bet is get a diagram from the company you purchased it from
@@BDolla219 Like you said opinion If i had the money and know how id make the back doors suicide like the lincoln continentals But agian his car his money Not everyone is lucky to stumple across a 2dr gotta work with what you got
