Recent content by brandosme

I meant pull off the heads before (not valve covers) was trying to get out a quick message while at work... my bad. When your talking about "restricting the exhaust", your referring to me not porting/replacing the heads, right. Not leaving my current exhaust setup right? I'm definitely...

Ok now we are getting somewhere it feels like. I am not opposed to headers at all, but like I said I want to keep the noise level down in the car to preserve the classic cruiser feel. I think the answer lies somewhere in between exhaust (hopefully leaving as is) and cam choice which we can...

Hey Rob, Thanks for providing me with some sound advice on my California Special engine dilemma. I was curious to see if I could give you a call sometime and we can talk for a couple minutes over what I should have done. That would help me out greatly. You can send me a PM Let me know - Brandon

I think I settled on the rebuild for the time being with some upgrades here and there is the engine allows it. - I'm looking at rebuilding entire engine, and ported heads + cam. (No new headers, no new exhaust) One of my main concerns is how loud the car will be after modifications (ported...

I installed disc brakes a few years back to replace the drums. I don't have power disc breaks though, you still have to press the pedal pretty hard. I noticed a more consistent slowing/stopping with the discs. It felt like the drum brakes had a tendency to pull in one direction or the other when...

I am curious about this part. What are we looking at price-wise on doing this to the current engine?

Alright I finally heard back from my mechanic buddy and of course all of your guy's great posts - now - as if I wasn't confused with so many great options, I have a few more to weight. He ran down a list of parts he would recommend replacing during the conversion. He changed his tune on the...

I removed the air cleaner and snapped a few pictures. I am definitely interested in a full new package. I am too impatient to go part by part upgrading the engine. One concern I had about this engine was in the last year and a half of driving her I remember the exhaust smoking quite a bit when...

Hey guys thanks for the responses I'm stoked I got some great input right off the bat. Ok, I grabbed some old papers I got with the car and the GT/CS recognition guide & owners manual and took down the VIN# from the car. I have the registry member sticker one of 4025. Vin # 8501J156617 Its a J...

Hey guys. I am new to this board but I have owned my California Special for 9 years now, I first bought it when I was 16. I am not an expert on cars, but I love this car to death. Its a 4 speed 302. I bought it from a lady from Washington for about $5K and brought it down to Southern California...