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My driver's side water pump is stiff to turn and I can make it squeal by hand (Feels like a bad bushing). The other day I saw it move in and out...
My 59A flathead just started squealing & I think it is a waterpump. The new belt is correctly tightened & the generator has been rebuilt...
There is a Moon coolant overflow tank on ebay that I was interested in (#2471592585). It is now over $150 and there are several days to go. The...
No big woop!
It was the right thing to do. It sucks........but it didn't cost you anything.
Plan9................I think I saw him in Portland getting married to his boyfriend last week. I still have your '35 tailgates buddy!
Several weeks ago I ordered a set of red plug wires w/ Rajah clips and a set of stainless wire looms from Flathead Jack. These two items ran over...
With old style coil
I just had my old OEM 6V coil go bad on my flathead (1946 59A). I have installed an aftermarket tube style coil in the same location mounted...
Another
I made a coolant puke tank for my flatty out of an old aluminum swap meet Army canteen (1918). It works too!
That's a great idea. He was really a cool old dude that loved to talk flathead. I guess he has made quite a bit of Ardun stuff over the years...
Yea, I sure liked that tall "T". Of cource it was being sold by a HAMBer @ the HOTROD-A-RAMA booth. He also had a great looking large IH...
Lincoln blower manifold. He also makes 21 stud, 59A & 8BA blower manifolds. He said he could custom make one for my GMC 453 blower that I have...
I was at the Portland Swap meet yesterday and met Ken Austin. He is a custom intake manifoldl/pattern maker from Newberg Oregon. He makes dual and...
There were lots of guys who really liked their stuff (shit) this year. Could you believe the white trash that wanted 35 large for the 34 five...
One of my plug wires had a raja conector that had worked loose and the coil wire was not fully seated. In addition my distributor points plate was...
The other day my flathead (1946 59A) powered 35 pickup started stumbling and missing badly after running well for over a year. It was hard to...
I'll be working traffic control on Thursday and I'll spend Friday hunting. I'll stop by and say hello.
I like the Merc! The big fat yellow thing makes me think of a something my old man used to say; "Even ugly babies need love." Just funnin' ya......eh!
Looks like an X- drag racer from the early sixties. I've seen some pictures of racing Bantoms that looked like that. I kind of like it! Needs some...
If you don't prep them well the paint will fleck off and cause you to faint. Which would be technically fainting (on) flatty heads!
I'll stop by and say hello. I'm working car parking duties on Thursday morning so I might catch you there setting up. I am going to make it up to...
Nope!
They need to go.
I like happy endings! The world does not need anther 350 powered Chebby!
Hopefully you have some new coinage to drop on another ride. They come & they go.......however you made your life a little better nontheless.
I like Red's Headers (Marlyn is great & Red will answer tech questions), MACs, Sacramento Vintage Ford, and Hot Rod & Custom Supply....
Looks like fun.
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