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I have the same problem so I sourced some stainless ones. Now to get them on.
Mock up for elevation of my 325 baby hemi.]
There are adapter boxes available that are adjustable to the various resistances and will provide a proper signal to your gauge. The last one I...
I have 15 of them around here. Some I have had to replace on the road and didn’t get precharged. Most get run on a 6 amp charger until it’s...
Can you repair as needed and buff out the exiting paint? It's worth a try to develop you skills and limit the cost and scope of your project. I am...
When that happens, it's usually too much camshaft. Probably the biggest mistake people do on street driven cars. Probably not the original posters...
People who tune for power assuming a decent engine, get MPG’s as a side benefit and their engine and motor oil lasts longer. Apparently some here...
Racer Brown re- ground my cam for more performance. Old stock pistons are scarce to none.
355, 4 speed , 3.73 gears. 3900# car (OT) 265 70 R 15's, 600 CFM 4 hole Holley, Slight cam, headers and flowmasters pulls 17 on highway. I'd look...
Nice work! I'm in the middle of one from fiberglass for my wife. The Tee on A frame is a natural design progression.[ATTACH]
Correct! Most hide them under period correct dressings. No plasma cutters, welding was usually more primitive and no clear coat urethane paint..
Around here, Life stopped after 1965. We just have to accept that and live within those rules. Most of my experiences happened after that so I am...
I prefer 3 degrees tail high.
If your hot rod won’t go and stop along with modern traffic, you best change some things because your rods not hot.
If there’s enough left to paint, I paint. If it’s ratty, it rusts and if it’s rotten, the rot is cut out repaired and fake rust applied. Some are...
Original F100 / 15 inch tires[ATTACH]
Just as it is still legal to build your own firearm, you can build your own vehicle. You just have to show where the components were sourced and...
I wasn’t even the guilty one. A guy a couple years older than me and a Camaro Z a year newer with same color raised hell. After 4 ridiculous...
Try setting it out in the hot sun if the weatherstrip has bonded to the jams. The change in temperature may be just enough. Heat also helps any...
Hello Mike, I subscribed to your channel a couple years ago.. I'll be following along as you journey through your projects there. Don't take these...
You call that a hammer? LOL. How about an eight pound sledge.
That's a project that Jay Leno or his crew could advise you on. He's been around some wild old creations.
Well a short answer would be to use a Battery Box such as they sell for holding a boat's battery to protect it and fasten it in the bed.
Building a pulling garden tractor from cast offs. Doing it the hard way with absolutely no time frame for completion. I have a new grandson on the...
I would verify you are getting proper braking from the drums. A hung up or leaking wheel cylinder or junk shoes or ballooning hoses will rob you...
First, it would help to know what type of car you want to build. There are many good books but some are better tailored to certain makes or models...
As a high school graduate in 77, I gravitate to that age of auto. I just have to build power for them. I am currently LS swapping a 95 firebird...
I feel your pain. It's a challenge when the freight company drops off two pallets of rust and sheet metal. Yours is doing great so far.
My wife's 26 T Roadster is set up with 14" front wheels running a Speedway disc kit, spindles and OT small chevy pickup rims from the mid...
Search here on the HAMB, BRAKES, The Brake Article to end all Brake Articles. It helped me.
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