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I agree with NoelC, perfection is a tough thing to chase, and often gets lost in the real world. Your efforts to correct a 1/2' dip over 3' of...
I would be far more concerned about what looks like pin holes on the outside (left of the glass channel in the magnified picture) rather then the...
A few years ago, that could have been an issue with me as well. These days, my son isn't around as much as he was then, can't blame him so easy...
"Son, do you have any idea what I did with the new set of springs and lifters for the new cam? This was the 2nd set of them I ordered. I can't...
You are assuming he has a flathead 6 motor present that is still good. He may not have a flathead 6 at all, or he may not have a good running...
Welcome to the HAMB. With a flathead V8, the place to start with one running "hotter then Hades" would be to see if the cooling system can...
It looks like it was never sealed, or the evac messed up and the motor had some serious crankcase pressure.
The Cragars look good, I was surprised you found them in the 15" size wheels. Twenty years ago, 14" mags in that bolt pattern were hard to come...
That is my opinion of a large number of custom cars. Not many hit the mark.
Hopefully it wasn't driven much without the kick down connected. I have seen good transmissions killed in as little as 50 - 100 miles without the...
Off set the motor & trans towards the right side about 1.5" to 2" usually allows the exhaust to clear the steering column. Build the frame part...
When you backed the car out of the garage, was the motor up to operating temp, or was it still cold? When you said it was on fast idle, and you...
When I was young, I got rid of the cars (I managed to ruin most of them), but I kept the same woman. Nearly 50 years of marriage later, I believe...
Ordering parts can be pretty easy really, the problem is what happens if something is wrong with the new part you just ordered? These days, the...
Chrysler already built a long ram intake for a small block Mopar motor for you. It uses 2x longer runners then ordinary intake manifold runners...
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