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If you are using aftermarket gauges, they are probably 12 volt gauges and they will require a compatible sender. I doubt that the flathead senders...
My coupe retained the stock subframe so I bought a full sheet of 16 gauge cold rolled and cut out the panels 1" oversize so I could fold a 90...
My '40 Ford pickup uses stock gauges . They have been converted to 12 volt operation with an appropriate resistor. The oil gauge acted funny and...
That's a great writeup and good descriptive pictures. I have been contemplating the same thing but have always been put off when they say you...
I have a similar setup and I made my own linkage. Since then I noticed that some vendors sell a linkage for that purpose and it is quite...
A stock flathead rates maximum horsepower at approx.. 3800 rpm. With the performance add-ons you have done the maximum horsepower should be...
I bought another passenger side handle with the key lock and installed it on the driver's side. Not quite that simple as it must be mounted upside...
What you are describing is perfectly normal for an engine without the accelerator pumps hooked up. As soon as you open the throttles, you get a...
I am considering upgrading the front brakes on my '40 pickup using the Speedway 5.5" kit but they claim that you can't use stock wheels. I don't...
I had an electric oil pressure gauge in my '40 and didn't trust the readings. I put a mechanical gauge in ( Stewart Warner) and what a difference....
I live on the west coast of Canada. Today it got up to 75 deg. and I had to roll down the window to keep cool.
I replaced the lifters in my sbc without replacing the cam and within 15 minutes it wiped my cam. I won't do that again.
If your new distributor did not use any vacuum advance then you should have plugged the vacuum port on the carburetor. If it did use vacuum...
needed a huge socket to remove the drain plug on my flathead. Didn't want to gouge it all up with a pipe wrench. I looked in my stash and found a...
Plugging the PVs was just so you could see if it cured your flooding problem and it appears it did. The bogging problem is to be expected because...
The rear pass. side fender is the one with the most damage usually so they are very hard to find. I looked for two years before locating a set of...
That is a 1.8% difference. You won't even notice it.
I hope somebody brings that truck back to its former glory. As for the rear fenders, the chev fenders look very good on this truck but the...
Valve lifters worn? Had a sbc that would run quiet until it got to highway speeds and the oil got warmed up and then the lifters would make a...
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