Well...I'm back...

...and now officially a father!  Madelyn was born on Januray 20th and in perfect health.  Thankfully everyone is doing very well.  An entire new chapter has opened in her mother's and my future and we both couldn't be happier.

Going to be out of the shop for a bit....

Some fairly important events have recently required my full attention , so I am going to be out of the shop for a while.  Those looking to purchase adapters,  they are in stock, but it will be a week or so before I can fulfill your orders.  Sorry for the inconvenience, and if you need to get a hold of me, email is the best.  Thanks for the understanding.

Dave Farwell
dfarwell@gmail.com

The Real Thing....

I love these type of short, quality videos...enjoy.




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Holiday break...

Things definitely slowed down over the holiday break.  I had big plans on getting a whole bunch of projects done and new ones started. 

Well...that didn't happen.  I've been sick, lying on the couch for the last week doing absolutely nothing.  In fact, I'm still not back to normal but I can't take it anymore.

I did manage to get out Monday and go to an auction.  I almost came home with this...

...but my senses prevailed and I bought a Massey Ferguson 202 front end loader instead.  Oh well, one of these days I will end up with a vehicle with tracks...

Pre-1948 216 and 235 T5 Adapter...

I've had several inquires about making an adapter for a pre-1948 Chevy truck bellhousing.  Mainly found on 216's from 1937 all the way up to 1947, this bellhousing has what I like to call the medium size bolt pattern.  Bigger than the '49-'54 car pattern but smaller than the later 235 bellhousings, the bottom two mounting holes measure 7.25" across.  On the earlier trucks, the pedals are mounted directly to the bellhousing making the swap to a later bell just that much more difficult.

 You can see in the picture below the three bolt boss that sticks out on the driver's side for the pedal mounts.  Every bellhousing pre-1947 that I have seen has had this mount.  However some where not drilled and tapped which I believe are post war since the AD trucks had the pedals mounted to the frame.

The pocket that is machined on the right side is for an adjustable clutch pivot ball that is in a customer's '37 Chevy truck.  We believe the bellhousing is original to the truck, but someone has been in there before.  regardless, it was no big deal to machine it in. 

These new adapters should be done within the next couple of days.  Shoot me an email or give me a call if you need one. 

Full Fledge Production....

New 235 Acquisition...

So, a friend of mine sent me a post on Craigslist for a "1950's Chevy 6 CYL - Dual Exhaust".  Needless to say, it peeked my interest, especially after I noticed the "GM" on the factory looking dual exhaust manifold.  I called and went to go take a look.  The guy said he bought then engine 15 years ago and had no idea what it came out of.  He alluded to the fact that it might be a Corvette motor. 

Upon some investigation, the casting date was '54.  It have an earlier 216 bellhousing, a single carb intake  and was missing the distributor.  The early 'Vette 235's had dual points so it might be possible that someone took the distributor as I would think they are fairly rare, even more so than the exhaust manifold.  The casting numbers were 3835911 on the block and 3835913 on the head, which according to some sources are correct casting numbers for 'Vettes.  However, for as many sources that say it is, I found the same number that say it isn't.  The engine serial number is 0952I86F54Z.  The F 54 Z code stands for Flint, Michigan, 1954, standard shift engine.  Unfortunately, I believe the Corvette serial would be F54YG.

Regardless, for what he was asking, it was still a good deal....even if it wasn't a 'Vette motor, so of course, I bought it.