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I'm still a ways off from a body but I'm getting close to having a driving chassis. Yesterday I got the tabs welded on the cross member and made...
Finally had a chance to drop a 4th plumb bob to the water pump. Engine is really straight to the car centerline. I'm pretty amazed how close...
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I wonder if one of the variations of Model T torque tube was 2.3". It seems like some of the real early midgets used cut down T axles. Maybe...
Thanks Dave. I have a couple old racing balls that measure right around 2.310". Curious what your ball measures. OEM Chevy balls were typically...
yep and modern midget ones are still 2.3". Now maybe they were taking schd 80 pipe and turning the OD but theyre definitely not 2.375 Here's a...
Does anyone know what tubing was used for the steel 2.3" racing tubes? It seems like such an odd size. I'd assume they ran some sort of better...
I've been curious how aligned the drivetrain is on this car. Before I weld the rear spring perch in I decided to check. The only way I could think...
Also for anyone questioning, I bought some of his small stickers. Don't worry about doing paypal f&f. He's a legit stand up guy.
I asked this on Instagram too so you can disregard there, were the original stickers printed on a foil type sticker or water slide? What material...
I'm gonna post this here again just for peoples future reference. These are modern numbers I figured out when doing a few sets of original...
Personally I wouldn't waste my time with places like Kanter. Most of this brake stuff is still available from places like Rock Auto/local parts...
Adjuster wise here is info that you will have a hard time coming up with so you might want to write this down. These are Carlson numbers. With new...
Here's what I think is going on. There is basically two distinct variations of Bendix style shoes. Regardless of width or diameter GM (Buick,...
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