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No bells ringing here for me.
Definitely use the tubes to stretch the tyres. I had a problem seating some tyres lately and had to find a tyre place with one of those air blast...
They shouldn't be tight. Give each one a few raps straight on the head with a hammer or hammer and punch. Get your new socket and try and tighten...
I have a built big T. I was a teenager and a local model shop acquired one. He thought "I wonder who would buy this?" and offered it to me. It...
Does minder =less? All frames should be the same. Looking at the dimensions the height at the top of the rails near the front crossmember should...
Not bad for a dead tree botherer. Great work team. Mart.
I wouldn't go smaller than a 5.50 on the front. Smaller than that it can look a bit too skinny. Full fendered car like the 32 looks good on what...
Thanks for bumping this older thread. I must have missed it first time around. Fantastic story. Loved the link posted a couple of post up from...
I am not a fan but if you squint a bit and mentally delete all the gold stuff and the tires, the actual body shape is pretty cool. In a similar...
Chatting to people at Pendine it would seem those in the know prefer a 7.00. Wider tread and not a truck tyre. 7.50s were traditionally a truck...
Fwiw old steering shafts are a great source of heavy wall tubing. Some tie rods too.
Thanks for all the comments fellas. And a cheeky bump for the Sunday night crowd.
Team Mart take to the beach in the 32 sedan. Headphones recommended. [MEDIA]
"You'll have to speak up, officer, I can't hear you over these exhausts. They're very loud".
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