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If I had heard of the Wilwood kit before doing my car, I would have gone that route. I was able to use my spindles using a bearing adapter.
We had a '68 F350 service truck at one shop I worked at. It had the 360 and granny gear 4 speed. It was a good parts chaser. We had the radiator...
Those old Ramblers were great cars. They share a lot of engine and brake parts with the Ford Falcon line. The Achilles heel with those was the...
All in all, it has a great look to it.
With my Ford acquisition, I was at the 3 week mark before I had a shipper. I started with getting a quote from DAS...mistake! My phone and...
We have a couple of local guys with LS turbo Caprices. One is a grandma car.. a real sleeper and the other is a wagon, reportedly worth 1200 HP....
I helped a buddy put a 352 into a '56 F100 in 1978. He ordered a Trans Dapt kit that came with mounts and a tubular cross member. No welding, we...
Nothing like registering an old car at DMV. My Ford had a Colorado title and I'm in NY. The Witches of Eastwick disappeared behind closed doors...
My racing partner had what he called a "can of cures". He had a few of them. Things removed from junk cars, shifters. Automatic and stick. Clutch...
I used a broker finally for my Ford. PDQ Auto Movers and I could not be happier with the service. Someone here recommended them. Denver to Long...
Good luck. I had a non-running car shipped from Denver to Long Island in 2014, which was 1800 miles. NOBODY wants to cross the GW Bridge. Going...
I was with my brother in his old GMC 1-ton and the pivot sheared off. It was a rough ride home, starting the truck in 1st gear... in a Hollywood...
The kid Greenblade on here has a nice one he put a ton of work into.
It wouldn't hurt to look at the clutch linkage from A to Z. I chased an issue on a '64 Ford with a HD clutch. I was around 22 at the time and we...
I would not have it any other way :cool:
I'm in agreement with a bad pilot bushing. Did the new one pass the magnet test? I would take another short local drive with it cold to see what...
One if the tow trucks I drove has a Manley 3 pole electric boom on it. The motor on that had 2 heavy duty Ford-ish solenoids on it. They weren't...
I missed it in 1973, I was 18. It came out again in 1976 and went with my younger brother who just turned 18. All of his friends totally embraced...
I credit AG for the birth of cruising, at least where I lived. Most of us had favorite spots or a selected range/circuit we ran. New/outsider...
It was easy to see who had a garage... and who didn't.. :eek:.
The Chizler was one of my favorites as a kid.
I was thinking the same thing, with an automatic.
I just saw that on TCM, it was a real cool car :cool:.
Is a surge tank off the table? You still may have an air-lock issue.
I used to pirate them from scrap cars when I was towing junk cars around 1978. They always worked.
The old Standard Ignition ones were good. The new one I got from Napa crapped the bed on me too soon. I save up old ones that are working. I...
This was around 1970 on a blazing summer day. My neighbor had her big '65 Olds 88, black and parked in the sun, windows up. I was sitting on my...
You have a pool in your house? :eek:
I have a Champion in my car, made for a '65 Chevy. I had to drill some holes in the mounting flanges. On eBay, look up radiators4less. Free...
16" are split-rim in the truck tire world. My brother went with Ford 16.5" wheels on an old GMC truck. Maybe Tire Rack would have them.
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