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Mine is similar, eBay as well. It came with wires and a huge coil. I was able to swap the coil for a round one. I have 13k miles on it. The...
I still maintain that you may have an air lock in that upper hose, being higher than the radiator. I'm not even sure that a surge tank would fix...
The track we used was passed down from custodial leader to custodial leader. It was in 4 sections, IIRC. I had helped set it up a few times on...
I did my '66 Belair last year, same compressor, new name brand springs. Length was the same as the old ones, coil diameter was a little heavier....
On my deck it was 101 yesterday, on the road it was 104 to 107. I did my watering thing, some vegetable garden weeding early. Today rain, which...
Yesterday hit 98 F... I did my garden chores by 8:30... gave the patio pots a good drink of water. My weekly cruise was called off...I wasn't...
I used a 14 circuit Kwik Wire in my Ford. I still have leftover circuits.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]I saw this one at a local Sunday cruise, very clean!
My guess, the alternator mounting/pivot bolt.
Me and another dad did a clinic one year regarding pine cars. Some kids had no dad, or the dads had no mechanical skills to fall back on. I was...
I used the TO bearing that came with my Zoom clutch kit. Really didn't look it over that closely. It was quiet until I was on the road with it...
The plastic ones give me the heebie jeebies too. I saw a car go up with one many years back. I use only steel ones, so what I can't see through it.
I used to buy regular steel exhaust studs that came with brass nuts. They always came off. Now I use all stainless with never seize.
Every year the same dads showed up with cars THEY built for their kids. Of course they were grossly overweight. The best one I saw was one kid...
It was 84 when I went to bed at 11. It was 73 at 5:30 this morning, I have a big fan going right now. I ran the AC all day Sunday.
93 on Long Island yesterday. Today is 74 so far, definitely a pool and AC day.
We had a dad race one year with a $10 buy in that went to the troop. We had to cut it short, I got knocked out late. There were about 8 cars...
Most rules have a 5 ounce max weight specification. One local delicatessen had a scale set up for the kids to use. I had a scale at work that we...
The correct tool usually holds the brake pedal down too. I've used a piece of 2" x 4" with some padding wrapped around it, between the steering...
I had a customer come in with a '66 Nova for an alignment and I shook down the front end. The car needed a tie rod and something else. The car had...
I have a 1974-ish 63 amp GM unit in my car, with the electric fan, I'd like to up that to 95 amps. The fan alone (on a thermostat) draws 21 amps.
I always toss a beer in mine. I have to try something like a dark stout. I've read about a cup of strong black coffee added in. I'm at the point...
I use Goya canned beans in mine, 3 types usually. I made a batch over the weekend with red, pink and black beans. I throw in a can of corn too....
My neighbor got it for Xmas when it came out. We played the heck out of it.
1971-ish Ford Mustang or Fairlane, disc-drum.
I came very close to buying a '62 right as covid hit in 2020. We were essentially in lock down. It was white, red interior, bothhad been redone....
The trick is to get that inner sleeve moving. It helps to cut away some rubber so you can see it. Any that I do, I use never-seize on metal to...
Unless you are going for a 100% factory build, break the bundles up by function. Some harness kits already come like that. Try to use existing...
I'm battling crippling lower back pain off and on since 2023. I'm on a good roll right now and can pitch in to help others on their projects.
My recipe took about 10 years to perfect and everyone likes it. I'm branching out to white chili in recent years with chicken, shrimp and crab...
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