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I know there has probably been much discussion about American racing wheels in the past. It concerns me they are not made here anymore, but on the...
Well I tooks Don's advice today and worked on the arm splines. I went one at a time and made the full circle and rechecked the fit, then continued...
Yes it is tapered. You know, I don't know what the best parts are to buy anymore. I always thought buying a name brand meant better quality but...
I think maybe this. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/pitman-arm-on-vega-box-fit.322796/#post-3460743 If FR looks on this site which I...
hey, thanks for the replies. Hemirambler, I have an original pitman arm and when I tried it on for size it fit great, the splines came through as...
guess I haven't figured the new site out yet.. Yes, decided I should do just that. I am certainly no expert at this and have been trying to learn...
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I purchased a flaming river gearbox FR1500 and a FR 1493 polished straight pitman arm for my project. I had an original vega arm but it seemed...
thanks...do the aftermarket rod ends like speedway, etc. fit the same as a ford one?..are all the ends the same tapers? Some places on the net...
I see a lot of these new steering arms and pitman arms have a dual taper in them. I have a steering arm I want to use but only has the taper on...
I have an older GM steering column, 70's/80's era with the upper bearing area having these components using a pic off the web to show you. The...
Well, maybe someone can shed some light on this for me. I have a typical 70/80s chevy tilt column that we needed a neutral safety switch for. My...
well, gosh you guys have made me feel better about placing them like this. I can't see where it would matter. I knew about the bleeder being at...
I have a Speedway brake kit that utilizes GM rotors and metric calipers and parts. I am wanting to install this on an original front axle in a...
I am working on a 40 willys coupe with an original axle that has been fitted with original 37-41 ford spindles. I am going to use a vega gearbox...
Thanks for the pics and things guys. I was looking at those pete and jake pedals and had talked to the fella out there about them. It would sure...
I am thinking it is something like this.. are these 6" center to center? [IMG]
Can anyone tell me the drop of an original factory Vega manual gearbox pitman arm? Thanks
I saw this thread and thought I would ask. I have a willys coupe with an original frt axle and 37-41 spindles. I picked up on a FR 1500 vega box...
I have an original 1939 willys coupe steering column I was planning on utilizing and have worked some on it to disassemble it from the gear box. I...
relic you're right. I stated too much of a generalization on the applications. Looks like this instead... 76-77 bronco, 75-76 E100, E150, 73-79...
[ATTACH]I would like to use the old style Ford master cylinder as in my pic here. My question is what would be any actual difference in ...say,...
thanks, guys...this info is all good to know, and a big help...no heat in the garage so have to wait for spring to get into this again, but...
gosh. haven't been on site for a few days and read up some on the comments. Thanks for all the input on this. I have to wonder if all the forks...
1971bb427..that is what I was wondering about..what different styles and what you need with them to all fit together (such as the pivot...
I agree, looks like it would work nicely. I was going to try to stay with a mechanical linkage if I can
well, I have nothing so far. Jim, I will have to measure that hole. I didn't know if the ansen bell would be different than stock made stuff. I...
I need to get a clutch fork for a SBC Ansen cast iron bellhousing I have and was wondering if there is anything special they require over a stock...
I have been searching on the hamb for vega gearbox threads and came across this one. I also am ready to decide what to use in a willys coupe and...
I have tried many places to find what people have used in their coupes for a clutch and brake pedal setup. Nobody seems to know. I figured there...
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