Howdy

just another old gearhead from texas signing up.

mechanic for 23 years

building big block elky

have built a few hot rods

welcome............just keep the "alki" from the Elky and keep the shiny side up........enjoy and have a laugh or two watching/joining in this site.

Hey!!! Welcome!!! Hot lookin engine ya got there...like the flame detail!!! :D

WOW that's a B-I-G Small block. He HE hE:LOL: :LOL:


Welcome to CHR vectorch:)

welcome!!! Where did you get your headers from?

Hey vectorch -

I was in Granite Shoals the other day!! Beautiful country out there. I'm from Hutto which is north of Austin.

Anyway, I noticed a building in Granite Shoals that had a bunch of 50s - 70s classics in it. There wasn't a name on the building and it was the middle of the day on a Thursday and they weren't open. The building looked like it had formerly been a boat dealership/showroom. There was a '57 Chevy in there that I'd really like to talk to someone about.

Do you anything about this? We drove all over the Highland Lakes area that day. I'm pretty sure I remember this being in Granite Shoals, but it may have been in a nearby town...

Thanks for any help...

Beautiful engine! As Pro70z says it looks like a small block on the outside but it may actually be "big inside". Anyway with an Elky you "can really haul"!:LOL: I guess I am sort of a bloodsucker on this Forum always trying to learn stuff about Chevy technology after freezing my mind back in the '50s with flathead Fords, so my questions are:

1. Do you mind telling where you got the ignition wire looms? I haven't seen that style before.

2. What is your view (anyone else can answer this as well) on the fact that you seem not to have a heat shield between the headers and the starter solenoid. I don't have one either, but folks tell me my solenoid will not last long that way. I ordered a heat shield from Speedway but it didn't fit so I do not have one yet, but is it not a good idea to keep heat away from the solenoid? I am just trying to learn about Chevy stuff and you really have a neat setup there, what is the actual cu. in.?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Na' I was just referring to the pixel size of the pic. HEHEHE

I've never used a heat shield on an engine with headers and never hard a hard starting or maintenance problem. Sure couldn't hurt to have a shield though.