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When I built my teardrop I made the axle from 2" thick wall square steel tubing. I had some drums with the correct bolt pattern so I just cut the...
I put a 303 50 Olds in my A after the flathead V8 got tired back in late 50's. Used to be the cheapest swap to an early Ford with early trans and...
One eyed, one horned (?) flyin purple people eater- Chet Wooly ?
The white paint in the background helps, also I've used aluminum foil shiney side out behind the bulbs, and you can take a plastic cd/dvd trim to...
We have a 49 basically the same up to 55 1st and the grill is not connected to the radiator. I recall taking the whole front clip off leaving...
Got to be Don's 31 roadster, he is also affectionately known as "quicksand" with that daily driver he was sometimes "in over his head" :) Here's...
Don't know about covers but I bought wheels for both cars in avatar (3 diff circles) single pattern, diff width, offsets etc from Pete Paulsen,...
DO NOT go the kit car route, you will be amazed what the CA DMV can come up with along that road. Try and find a # on the frame, and use it. If...
I always took the bodies off by myself. Just jack up one end so you can slide a long board under it, same with the other end, supported on each...
If there are pin holes the rust is probably very prevalent inside. I've used JB weld in the past for a very temporary fix. I wouldn't rely on it...
The 31 vicky in my avatar was my first car, 1957, I was 14. Got the 28 rdstr in 1980.
The center two ports are the exhaust crossover to warm the carb in cold weather, not unusual they would be warm/hot.
I had to seal the tank in our 31 back in 78, since I had to weld up holes I made in it for gauges etc when it was raced. I used the Fuller O'Brien...
A while back I replaced the cam/lifters in my DD truck 283 with a cheap (Jegs $100) mild combo. Broke it in as specked, and for the first week...
It's sort of a niche market, not for everyone. Getting dressed/undressed flat on your back again not for everyone. My wife told friends we slept...
I scratch built one 4X10' back in the nineties using aluminum, used it for ten years and sold it and got my money back out of it. There is a large...
If the existing bolts are usable, why not put some small short shim leaves in the stack? I do this whenever I pull leaves from a pack in one of...
Look like 65-67 Volvo 122S hats. They would have a late Ford /Mopar bolt circle 5X4 1/2", same as a pre-war Willys. These were a very common swap...
My Dad had a 57 292/auto bought it new. He had warranty work done on the top end (oiling) three times. The 3rd time the service mgr inquired if he...
I originally used an early Chevy pedal assy (late 40's) cut the clutch lever off since I was using an Olds/Hydro at the time (1961) When I...
I believe the 34 and last "vicky" of the 30's was the only one available with an actual rear trunk, opened from the inside near the rear window...
Sounds like you have the right idea. I always heard to keep it as level as possible and the longer the better to allow minimal lateral movement....
The Model A frame ends at the center of the rear wheel opening, and the high arch rear spring inside the arched rear cross member already sticks...
I've been using 215R75X15 on our 49 PU with a 77 GMC front saddle for the last 10 years or so. Recently (Nov) I needed new tires, this will be the...
Billsill45 - I recall George having a 471 with 6-2's on it prior to the 671 and Hilborn 2 port, can't find the pix now, taken probably at a GSTA...
The owner was George Lang, a member of the Torquers club. Here is a pix with the 1st incarnation with the Cad/671/2port. He was a dealer for...
I'll X2 on not a Kaiser power plant. Perhaps the owner/driver was of German heritage?
Not sure about the 30 but the 31 Vic had floor boards up front and a stamped steel pan in the rear from under the seats to the rear cross member,...
Do as others have said, cut the head off, slide the manifold off. Then get some common paraffin wax and heat the area with the now headless bolt,...
I have a 49 3100 which had a 283 and the granny 420 4 speed in it when I got it. I drove it that way for about 5 years, mostly around town so it...
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