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If it's throwing an arc and heating up the CABLES (big wires) as soon as you hook it up that sounds like a dead short (positive wire some how...
My '54 F-100 still has cloth covered wiring in it. That is pretty close to the time period you are looking to duplicate.
have you checked out this site? www.vintagequartermidget.com I didn't see any bodies for sale but that might be a good place to find the link...
I was changing the plugs on my'41 Ford PU and it hit me that I was not using the rule of thumb my older brother taught me decades ago about using...
I've seen several posts from HAMBERS who have done the flip,here is a link to a thread where it is mentioned (post#3?) if you use the search...
McMaster Carr /www.mcmaster.com has them they cal them clip-on nuts
McMaster Carr has them too. search for sight gauge on their site there are several to choose from.They have a GREAT website search function good...
I have to go with the four stroke gas fired piston engine. You rarely see a hot rod powered by anything else.
Thanks for posting! I'm on here pretty regularly and hadn't seen this letter before.If you post something that has been posted before someone...
Ahhh.. the door jams for the back doors look to be in pretty good shape.
It's a bit of a shock for me to learn you are allowed to own Easy Off in California!You pose the question is it OK to use Easy Off to clean a...
Thanks,right you are that is why I'm posting here instead of out looking for a new gauge like a younger Rustdodger would have been.The slotted...
Thanks,right you are that is why I'm posting here instead of out looking for a new gauge like a younger Rustdodger would have been.
The sending unit is 5/8" and I' not sure if you can tell from photos but it threads into a bushing that i think is 7/8" to 1".The sender threads...
I'm working on my OT Case tractor and am having trouble removing a sending unit from the head. The sending unit isn't detachable from the gauge...
Here are some photos of the dash in my '40 Hudson coupe. I am not sure if the dash is the same in a '42 sedan, maybe someone else on the board can...
:(I'm at the computer now largely because it's in the twenties outside and I'm too old and soft to go out to a cold shop.I actually have a propane...
if you're going to try to pass your overhead valve motor as a flathead why not fake Ardun heads?
The car in my avatar. My dad was on the pit crew. It held the track record and was generally a front runner at the local dirt track (Skagit...
anti-seize is a good idea when you are using different metals in contact with each other ,like on many timing covers where you are threading a...
there were a few Diners in China town that had casino's in the basement but the Shangri-La was the only one with a 1/4 mile oval. The track was on...
Not only would you have something that hasn't been done before,once you get it done and out there you will assure no one else does it again!;)
I find them cheap and then chip away at finding the missing parts around paying the house off. The house thing really has cut into the car budget...
I'm lovin' the great stuff on this thread. where else but the HAMB do you find this kind of thread?
I just got the y-block back in my '54 f100 and did a thread search that turned up this one. Mine has a long way to go but it's under power and on...
here are my Fordson Dexta ,Case VAC and Case 300
here are mine from my shop and barn
I'm with the pour form the top camp. If you are set on BUYING something go to the McMaster Carr website and search for "safety can" and that might...
I've been following this thread for several months now. It looks like the project is winding down so I wanted to say thanks for sharing how low...
I worked in a Fiberglass boat factory for just shy of 20 years. I wasn't the guy making the molds but know the process. For building one part you...
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