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Paul---I agree with you, but---I have found it extremely difficult over the years to find replacement or aftermarket parts for early Chev beam...
I won't be going back to the Nats. I was very disapointed with them. I paid $40 for an entrance fee, got a goodie bag full of paper junk and a 3...
Hackerbilt--I wasn't dissing your province---just going on my memories of the roads in Newf, which are about 25 years out of date now (my...
I kind of like the "bellyscraper" look.---But boy, damn, you live on the ROCK!!! I built my roadster pickup to set at stock height to drove on...
To the best of my knowledge, all years of model A crossmember were the same. You can buy aftermarket ones where the geometry has been changed...
I don't have drawings that I keep around of these things. They are not like panty hose---One size does not fit all!!! As a general rule of thumb,...
This has come up again and again. Set the angle relative to the top of the frame. A rake will not have any serious negative effect on the way the...
Use a flat peice of flat bar 3/16" thick x full width of the crossmember opening.Weld a 3/16" round rod full length of one edge, on top of the...
I'm running a 4" dropped front axle, 46" in a model A (See Avatar). The wheels are Kelsey Hayes 15" steel wheels. If you run a 4" dropped axle,...
This is my take---You may not want fenders, but the next guy to own your project might. If you run a 48" axle, it will be too wide to run front...
Very nice. ----Brian
Yes, you do need a shaft support bearing.
Hi Roy---I'm from Canada, and damned proud of it!!! If your brackets are fairly short, with the actual pivot point close to the frame, you can get...
There was a time, long long ago, when I thought all you Caifornia guys must be pussies for wanting air conditioning in your hotrods. THEN----about...
It seems that prices for a long block 350 are all over the map. An engine builder in Toronto wants $1600. An engine builder in Orillia wants...
Thanks Harm---Brian
Tman--Hey, You're right. I just called an engine rebuilder in Toronto, and for $1600 I can get a rebuilt 350 long block with a one year gaurantee....
The 305 has over 200,000 miles on it. It might have one or two screams left in it, and then I'd be left setting by the side of the road.
Actually, a short block would probably work fine for me. My 4 barrel was a complete rebuild when I built the car seven years ago,and my centerhead...
Storm King has it right. He's worked with fibreglass before---I can tell.---Brian
The old 305 I used when I built my roadster pickup is still going strong, but it never has been a "Grab your ass and hang on" kind of engine. I'm...
Not a bad idea, but did you ever try to hook a tape measure on a string and measure from it?--String moves all over the place when you pull...
Its been a while since I posted anything in this thread, but tonight when I was answering someones question elsewhere, my answer seemed worthy...
I buy mine from Horton in Milton, and I think he gets then from Pete and Jakes. They are urethane 4 link bushings, as has been pointed out...
One of the "problems" with having the same rod for 7 years, and using it as your summer daily driver is that you get to a point where it truly is...
Some of us buy---Some of us create!!! Ya did good bunkie.----Brian
Merry Christmas 2010 to all you rod builders. I am still driving the 31 Model a roadster pickup that I built when I started this thread, (although...
You're totally welcome Harm. The frame looks amazing.---Glad I could help.---Brian
Use 1/8" boxing plates. Don't box the X-member. 3/16" boxing plates are needless overkill, but then again, unless you are going drag racing where...
It seems to me that I have seen them from the factory without that safety feature. But---Hey, I've been friggin with old cars for 45 years. I...
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