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yet, another red flag- "They're tires, who needs pictures of brand new tires...... DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i just want to be clear here... i'm WELL...
yes, that was one of the red flags-
Just want to this out there.. more specifically the guys name or alias- the long and short of it is i got burned for $250 by someone responding...
Thanks for all the suggestions fellas... looks like I need to do some reaserch, and snooping around for an econoline/ 60's van set up..... seems...
Curious who has done this??? I'm in the process of building a 29 roadster, and considering using a column shifter set up.. The motive is to save...
i have some nice original 1940 suspension parts up for sale- front axle [ATTACH] [ATTACH] - $100 or bo- and also a passenger car rear spring,...
Ditto on this... I running a 40 box the same way in my full fendered olds powered 31 ccpu.. Really simple to do, and handles great... I had to...
I thought about this long and hard for model a pu... Like you I was also concerned about having the tank mounted in the rear of the truck, but...
I squeezed a olds rocket in my 30/31 pick up by reversing the stock firewall. There is a great thread on the subject... Pretty straight forward,...
Try pico wheel , he's in chattsworth , topanga blvd. off the 118- Mike is the guy to talk to... He's the owner.. He did the wheels for the truck...
No webbing, i used 3/4" plywood- I framed out the underside so it indexes into the riser.. Here are some...
For my truck (30/31 closed cab, full fendered and unchopped) I originally tried to run the stock set up(riser, back and bottom) but It took up...
57-59 buick wheels will work.. There is a catch.. Not all of the 57-59 buick wheels are the same ..The wheels need to be 6"wide, some are 5.5"...
Selling a complete 1966 powerglide trans- I know for certain it's a V8 trans, it was behind a 275hp 327 Not sure if it works, oil is NOT burnt....
If there is anyone out there hauling stuff in Nevada/ Cali hit me up.. I need a quote to get a sbc from Reno to L.A... no rush as to when it needs...
a roadster is so damn light to begin with that the weight of a cast iron flywheel house shouldn't matter , to me anyhow- F&J... i just cut the...
It's good to know my instincts were on target, those rear mount tabs and cast iron were the two major reasons for inquiring about other options......
i've been told that the simplest way(if there is such a thing) to accomplish what i'm planning on doing is to run a 60/62 c10 v8 hydraulic...
For mine I treated with a black steel patina, rinsed off.. Then sit them in the sun, after they Get nice and warm I rubbed them down with a few...
this is very very true! can the 5th gear set be changed from just removing the tails-haft, or does the rest of the gear box need to be opened up??
you guys rule, thanks!!
Unfortunately I don't think that the trans has a id tag... I'm gunna call the guy who built the trans, hopefully he keeps good records- If not...
thanks Hoop.. looks like i'll be changing my overdrive..
never mind... i just figured that one out-
i'm curious...what math did you do to figure that out?? thanks man i really appreciate it!
double checked rpm's with a gps.. pretty much the same- 1 st- 3000 @ 26 2nd-3000 @38 3rd- 3000 @ 52 4th- 3000@ 74 5th-1800 @ 80 the engine...
turning the engine 1 full rotation gets me around 1.25 on the driveshaft. 10 rotations gets me 17.7 ish... tire height is 30.5 how do i...
i check the RPM's with the GPS on my phone... 4th gear @2300 rpm is 60 mph- 4th gear should show about 57 MPH @ 2300 RPM. Something is not...
my toyota is a 4 speed
now my head is starting to spin, information overload!! seriously though, thanks again for the info...
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