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The rearend is in its place and spring perches tacked on. I want to remove it only one more time before final install. I’ve been waiting on a...
I’m currently putting a ranger rearend in my ‘54 wagon. It’s 3/4” wider, same bolt pattern and very easy to get parts for.
[ATTACH] Test fit the new rearend, looks like it’s going to work perfectly. This is a 7.5 from a ford ranger. Same bolt pattern, 3/4” wider. It...
That’s exactly what I’m dealing with! Time to reach out to friends and see if anyone has a bowl or a check ball we can make work.
This is exactly the problem, the umbrella just plugs the single hole and no fuel is making it in the accelerator pump. Drilling is a great...
Sorry, friend invited me over for a drink last night and ambushed me in to looking at the carburetor. I didn’t think to take pictures. it’s a...
I apologize in advance if it don’t get all the terminology correct, they stopped putting carburetors on new cars shortly after I was born so I...
Very productive night last night! Last night was the night of many small but important things. Shift linkage is hooked up and can shift in to all...
I always pull the tank out when welding at the back of the car, but my tank comes out with only 4 bolts. I know lots of folks who weld near gas...
It’s really not helpful to dog on the guy for trying something that should have worked and getting discouraged when things don’t work the way they...
We’ve all been there, Best advice I can give is take a break from it, I assume this isn’t your daily driver, and come back to it when you’re...
I thought the vibration was speed dependent not rpm dependent? If it’s speed dependent I’d expect the problem is transmission output, driveshaft...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here’s the new detent plate, I think it will end up with P R N OD D That should be enough and not having low will discourage me...
Im going to make it work at the column like factory, then I’ll adjust the range with the lokar shift arm at the transmission. This transmission...
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