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Guess it all depends on your comfort level, definitely I would change the bearings but the ring and pinion are just fine for a vehicle that isn’t...
^^^^^ what he said
I second cutting the body line through the crease, much easier to work out the rest and weld will shrink some of the inevitable stretch
My thoughts on this would no to find an old body man who’s semi retired but still dabbling and apprentice , that’s how I learned the majority of...
No authority, but having assembled a few transmissions the time spent to get or make a dummy counter shaft will save hours of grief and f ing...
Measure measure measure tolerance stack up has bit yer ass, something is too long, till you find it your bound to fail.
Yes it can be that simple, or not :rolleyes: As you pull the dist up and out you can feel the body rotate a bit as it disengages the cam drive,...
Re- seal and run it, you’ll know before long if it needs rebuilt, but I think it’s fine
Ok ;) I’ll be the dick that points out that probably the majority of traditional hot rods got built on dirt floors
Cobbled this together about 14 years back, ran great till last year when I lost spark on 1 cyl [ATTACH]
I had to purchase a 12 pack of bulbs, smallest amount I could get on a special order. Not cheap and not any good either, after through 6 in no...
Sorry for your loss of your son, the “ person” that employed him sounds like a total dirt bag
Wanderlust, an affliction I’ve had my whole life, first showed up about age 2-3, packed all my shit in my little red wagon and headed on down the...
Should still be lots of yellow ones out there;) Now good quality points and condenser, well you may be shit outa luck
Just to add, the body of the distributor needs a good ground to the block as well, paint, corrosion, gasket can all contribute to a poor connection
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