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I never tripped the one in my ‘87 Escort terrace jumping but I did once trip it bumping over the curb into my drive way.
Still got ‘em.
I have concerns about using lap belts in a car with a solid steel dashboard. I have plans for shoulder straps of some sort in my Chevy.
Oven cleaner is the go to for removing aluminum from cylinder walls after smearing a piston in a 2t. Never used it on a crank but I don’t see why...
Clifford headers and downpipes for Ford 200/250 inline 6. I bought them, painted them black, never installed. Just been hanging on the wall for...
I wound up spending too much money on custom axles to go from 4 lug to 5 lug on the Maverick 8” I was using. I used brake parts from a ‘90s...
Does the Falcon have a lower hood than the Comet? I fit a 250/c4 combo out of a Maverick into my ‘63 Comet without much hassle. Welded in a...
So Wheeler Walker Jr.? Bob Wayne?
[ATTACH] I ain’t saying it’s impossible, but I had no luck doing it that way. Anywho… Last week when I started this headache of a gasket...
Wore out 70s 305 sbc. As far as I know mostly stock, never rebuilt, allegedly has an “rv” cam.
No, lol. Just as the aggravating little things. I discovered the broken rocker while replacing the intake gasket. Replaced it then. I’m still...
My #7 intake rocker is broken. Split around the stud hole. What might cause it to do that? I becoming convinced this engine has some sort of...
Thank you everybody. It’s humbling get hung up on simple ceap like this. I actually didn’t even think about just wiggling the dizzy to find out...
I swear I know how but this thing is making me feel ignorant, so I would love some advice. I royally hate trying to do timing or valve...
That’s the way it’s been in Georgia for a long time. On older vehicles it’s common to have nothing more than the tag receipt to show ownership.
Where do y'all find machine shops that still do this kind of work?
I seem to remember seeing some that were intended to mimic a flathead?
Hearse or shooting brake?
That looks like something out of an old Popular Mechanics.
My TR6 didn’t have a rear sway bar but handled beautifully. I had a GT6 that handled even better and it didn’t have a sway bar either. The GT6...
Having never been much for serious car shows it hadn't occurred to me that the letter writer was asking about an "official" definition. I was...
I thought thats what you use in a V-6?
I hope that’s got a two stroke engine. I need a two stroke car to go with my scooters and mopeds.
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Is that a SAAB? I’d rock it. Probably have to add a sunroof to fit. I’d look like a come to life Roth drawing. had to do some googling, that...
I was totally onboard until I got to the ‘90’s Ford part. The description said it’s using a FWD drivetrain and if it’s from a Taurus I don’t...
Facebook showed me this today…[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I can’t tell quite were the (Taurus?) comes into play. It’s quite the chimera.
Yup. There is also an (Argentinian?) top end that’s a popular swap. Anything that gets away from the integral intake is a good thing on that engine.
[ATTACH] It has a ways to go. Next on the agenda is probably glass. After that floors and rockers. It has to live outside since it’s too big to...
I really wanted one for my Comet but never had the cash needed to buy and import it. A twin cam turbocharged factory engine that would have been...
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