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That’s what I’m planning to do although it will likely be a trail and error process to get the spring rate to what I think it should be or as...
My thinking on that is that if the steering linkages are in front of the axle the stationary mount would be in front and if behind (rear steer) it...
No, I sure don’t and I’m always worried about something happening to them. I have had more than a few people ask about those or the entire bag even.
Yeah I haven’t got to any of the other stuff yet. The entire rear suspension was apparently welded by the same guy too. I’m gonna be very busy on...
LOL yeah, it’s a beater but I love it! It’s a ‘76
My buddy bought this car recently and said it drives terrible. After quickly looking it over I see several basic issues that are wrong on it right...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I just switched to Diamond Back Auburn deluxe after about 15 years of running Coker Bias tires. I’m absolutely kicking...
Taught my wife early on, if the top is down the windows stay down too. She has since taught our granddaughter the same lesson. Usually when we...
If Carl is gonna have a race that day, what’s to stop they same people from going and hanging out the same as before? We could still go and run...
I’d go with .100 anyways, more if you can get away with it.
Pretty much all good info has been suggested. When I was fresh out of Hogh School I worked at a machine shop /Racing Engine Builder shop. I ran...
Thanks for helping to spread the word I wish I would have known that we tried to pick a date that didn’t conflict with anything in the general area.
We miss him badly…Shana has announced 6/10/23 will be the “Farewell to Breeder Rust Revival” show in Wayland Mo. I’ll try to keep updated...
I have a 383 with 6” rods in my ‘40 with years of dependable street/strip use. I used the scat 7/16 cap screw rods and they cleared fine. The oil...
Thanks, I tightened the lash this morning now I’m at .005. I was shooting for .007 I doubt I can move it that little to end up with .007. I’ll...
This is a12Bolt passenger rear new Budget Richmond’s gear set carrier and bearings. The Pinion depth is about.003 shallow. The backlash is a bit...
You can also de arch the springs and or flip the eye to lower it as well without removing springs if you don’t want to soften the rate too much.
Yeah, the count was definitely down. It cost me $200.00 in gas driving my’40 each way and I’m only 1 state away. I was chatting with some of the...
They were a little pricey there. BTW are these 12” wide slots really bringing $1200.00?[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Good seeing you again!
Yeah I can’t remember his handle either, it was a California car. They were built around the same time frame.
I built this ‘30 back in ‘08 and made the mistake of selling it. Some day I’ll duplicate the build. It was simplistic and clean followed many tips...
I’ve seen the cab mounts fail on those and mess up the linkage. I remember putting wood blocks under the mounts to get it back up where it was...
I’ve had Flathead starters do that 3rimes to me in the last 10 years or so. Sometimes I was able to rock it loos another time I had to remove the...
Another favorite from when I was a kid. [ATTACH]
All of my cars have been done basically like # 4 and seemed to have held up pretty well over the years. I do the metal work my buddy does the...
Finally had them balanced (a second time) and was able to drive it last night. It’s rides MUCH better. The shaking/vibration that shuttered the...
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What’s that steering gear ? I’m needing one that looks very similar to that one. The original car I’m cloning used a modified Franklin steering gear.
Update. I received the Auburn Deluxe tires in about 2 1/2 weeks from ordering. They came well packed (wrapped) I unwrapped them and let them sit a...
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