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If it's a unibody car, a rotissarie is the best bet. But, your 53 is almost certainly a body on frame and I don't think that would lend itself too well to that. You could always fabricate a custom rig that the frame sets on that has 4 posts tied together.

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Oh boy. A lot of stuff here. Most of it close, but no cigar. Compression Ratio is the total volume of the cylinder, including combustion chamber volume, gasket volume (function of gasket diameter and thickness), volume from the top edge of the piston to the first ring, +/- dish/dome volume...

My biggest nuts are 36mm. ;)

Bill, Thanks, I'll try that. Hadn't thought of that. Any other suggestions out there?

This is not specifically garage oriented, but certainly related.... I just pressure washed my driveway today and it has a few stains that still need some help. The oil stains I think I have a good handle on. I can find a variety of chemicals from mild to harsh that can attack those. However...

We are, and we're going to bring someone in to add the additional 220 lines. The wiring for the lighting was expedient more than anything. When we get a chance we'll go back and redo it. The little lifts won't do anything for us.

My business partner and I have just moved into a new shop to use as our personal race shop to comfortably finish our cars. The building is 30x24 with a 9x12 office area. We're almost done getting it set up, but have a few details still to take care of. I was initially concerned it would be...

Check out your local welding supply stores. If they don't have/carry used welders, they may know where one/some are available. I got mine this way. I bought a Hobart Ironman 250 for $750, cleaned, tested, and some worn parts replaced. A couple of weeks ago I found the same welder at Northern...

I use the red shop rags you can buy a zillion places. I wash them when they are dirty. I discard them if they get soaked with anything (wet to the touch). When I wash them, I alway wash them by themselves. Sometimes I wash them twice to get the residue out of the washing machine. Sometimes...