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and what's left of the paint. :D
I think sometimes something gets posted that may be in infraction but it gets a pass because it either has good information or it is close enough...
this works real well ^^^^. I usually just wipe them with MEK and whatever does not come off gets buried when I shoot them. that said sand or...
Put the jack under the A arm (usually where the shock is mounted). One wheel at a time. if I need the jack to lift the vehicle higher that it...
with the plugs out when you were rolling the motor you may have been feeling when the crank was at *BTC. There is a point on any motor when the...
If it was an angle shim I would suggest that it changed the castor. More positive castor makes one more stable in a straight line. IE less wobble....
thanks Jim ;) I did a small block about 20 years ago, I do recall that the blower we had was already set up and the snout was not long enough...
I am not building a T or an A but I am using these to hold my trunk lid down on my '40. [IMG]
yes they did. ^^^^^^ I can remember dad doing concourse cars in the shop when I was a little guy (late 50s early '60s) that had to have the right...
I pulled the pan from a running '59 283 in '03. Found rings in the pan. Decided to tear down for inspection. #6 piston had broken ring lands, and...
@Robert J. Palmer Dad was running a vertical lathe in the Mare Island Naval Ship Yard @16. He put to sea on his 18th Birthday.
heater hose, temp gauge, would be most common. Just chase the threads with a pipe tap. if they don't clean up step it up a size and cut new...
If it were mine I would run pinners on the front and big black walls on the rear. But that kind of goes back to my beginnings. Almost any old heap...
That is a @squirrel question. He usually runs BB chevy but he is Mr Blower. He will know.
If I am brushing I like Rustoleum. If I am rattle canning it I like Duplicolor. That stuff is durable. It does get dull quick but that should not...
Dad was merchant marine, 1941-1945. Hauled goods to England then Hawaii. He ultimately fell under the umbrella of the Dept of the Navy. The only...
almost anything the increased fuel mileage or HP that just bolted on. I give you the mini supercharger. [ATTACH]
or if you are going to early external regulator, just replace the regulator with the proper regulator and land the wires just how that are. Think...
Looks like you could use a gas door. :D
I think I posted this some place else. This is what in front of my garage looks like now. [ATTACH]
Dreams are what hotrods are made of. I still work my dreams. It takes longer, but when the time comes I'll need a car, hopefully the weather won't...
LOL I had a '58 Roadmaster and a '58 Merc Turnpike cruiser and they both had foot control radios. Never mind my buddy from Tigard already posted...
I have actually been thinking about this thread. I am sure that I posted my 40 coupe, if not here it is. [ATTACH] But I am also working on an OT...
So just to be clear, "Do I like art on the front of the back of a T shirt?" Yes I do. Sorry I just could not resist. If I had to choose, today I...
That's high tech. I once dropped an engine out of a dodge van set up on 55 gallon drums. :D
anything between the crank and the asphalt robs torque. It is called parasitic loss. Some things rob more oower than others.
If you are gonna use a dremel use a burr not a stone. A lot of easy outs are hard, perhaps a punch and a hammer. Shatter it and remove the pieces...
what's it got in it? Got to know the mill to make a knowledgeable answer. I like glass packs on a modern mill and steel packs on a more vintage...
Hank If you are shooting for a specific era there are two things to consider. One is pretty easy: You only use parts that were available in the...
help an old mechanic out. Is that grey or lavender? sorry color challenged:oops: oh love the phone booth, I better not let the missus see this....
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