I think, if my old brain is not malfunctioning, that the 331 is from 1954 and earlier, the 354 came out in 55, and the 392 in 1957.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Paul Stenquist wrote: > A 55 is probably a slightly smaller hemi, maybe a 331 cid. My old > man's dream is the find one of those motors, do a valve replacement > and a port and polish on the heads, rebuild it with about 10:1 > compression, plant an Isky 505 cam in the valley, mount six Stromberg > 97 carbs on a log manifold atop the engine, back it with a four-speed > manual trans and put it in a 32 Ford roadster. Might sell my Chevy > one of these days and do just that. > On Sep 17, 2006, at 7:26 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >> Hi Paul ... >> >> Thanks for your comments. >> >> It's a '55 - might well have been a 354 ... I see what you mean >> about a >> little trim on the left - it might work. The "pipes", if I'm >> thinking of >> the same thing you are, are trees. I thought about getting rid of >> 'em, and >> I may do away with the most offensive, but decided at the time that >> it was >> beyond my skills to do so. There was a guy in the original shot, >> standing >> way in the background, by the fence, that was a big distraction, so >> I got >> rid of him. At the time, it took me hours. >> >> One of the problems working with the Sony is that it's sometimes >> difficult >> to see just what's in the frame using the LCD if it's a bright day >> - too >> much glare and the daylight can overpower the screen. So I didn't >> notice >> some things when I made the shot. I was still fairly new to the >> camera at >> the time .... had I known then what I know now .... etc. >> >> Shel >> >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: Paul Stenquist >>> Nice car, nice shot. I might crop a bit more off the left and clone >>> out those pipes or whatever they are in the background. But the car >>> looks great. Is it a 57? Probably a 354 cid hemi. >>>> http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/nydeluxe.html >>>> >>>> Tech details: Sony DSC-S85 >>>> >>>> >>>> Shel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
