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Did they use a catalyst in the single stage paint? If not almost any solvent will mess with the paint. If it was catalyzed, acetone shouldn't...
Dana beat me to it. I was going to post almost the same thing about the grill.
Are the ribs stamped into the sheet metal or welded onto the back of it. If welded on, it is probably added on by someone to strength it.
Isn't Johnny Law a Hoffman group company?
Blaisdell and Lake was Champion Auto Parts. Kitty corner from the White Castle.
The corner building on the north end of Loring Park on Hennepin in Minneapolis was a Hupmobile dealership in the 20’s and 30’s.
Very cool, thanks for sharing.
From the internet. A standard Sun fuel gauge sender typically has a resistance range of 240 ohms empty to 33 ohms full. This means that as the...
Those numbers seem very wrong.[ATTACH]
In my 49 Buick I have a 1970 Cad 472. Not traditional, but 375 HP and close to 500 ft lbs of torque bone stock at about 3200 rpm. High nickel...
Where are you located?
Whatever you do be careful of the linseed oil and rags, or sawdust. Rags soaked in linseed oil will burst into flames in less than an hour if just...
Even the Hawks can be bought cheap. I have seen nice Hawks ready to drive for $15 to $20,000 or less.
The car is a 56 T-Bird. But they list both 30 and 40 amp generators for 56, and who knows if the stock generator is still in the car. There are...
What will happen if you install a voltage regulator with a higher amp rating than the generator it's connected to? Will the system still charge...
It's been said before, buy the best car that you can afford. It will be way cheaper in the long run.
Hell yea, keep going.
Find a car in a junk yard with an under dash unit, and take all of it. Compressor, pulleys condenser and the under dash unit. Or find a 63 Chev...
When are you going to cut a hole in the hood and put it on?
How about 56 T-Bird[ATTACH]
Selling parts.[ATTACH]
Without hearing it run or no paperwork on the rebuild it is just a core motor with the added valve covers, intake, carbs, and air cleaners. Has...
If you like the looks, why not just gut the pump and use an in tank pump to push the gas through the gutted pump on the firewall.
Still watching, and hoping this gets finished in the next year.
I had a Hupmobile with cable brakes. They were adjusted correctly. If you had to make a quick stop you never knew which direction it was going to...
Did you center the shoes in the drum?
Your new transmission must not have as low a gear in first as the original transmission did.
Plus 5 cylinders of Map gas and a torch.
We will be there again, 47th year. Vending on the tar road by the back side of the Thorson house and toy barn.
What's film?:p:D
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