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A lot of the anti-arguments in this thread could be used against chopped tops.;)
I'm not even remotely an Oldsmophile, but here's a couple of germane questions: • Didn't Oldsmobile think, in 1960, "Who in the up-market world...
Could someone please explain to me the attraction to suicide doors? Seems to me to be a lot of work to gain absolutely nothing.
The Jag (aka Moss) gearbox (up to around '66) did indeed have synchros, on all forward speeds except 1st. Overdrive was available, except in the...
Rich B & Pist-n-Broke: I am aware that standard Ford axles have integral side gears on the inner end. As had been described to me, the Columbia...
Please, try to avoid using the word "k*t" !:(
While I fully agree with you, I believe all the responders to that thread were offering guidance to steer the OP toward the traditional mindset. I...
As a courtesy, could you explain the grounds on which this one was dismissed? It didn't even seem close to marginal to me. In any event, I will...
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If you're bored and have time to kill, rent the movie "Harry and Snowman". (The trailer is on Youtube, and maybe the movie, but with sub-titles.)...
To me, that was an interesting, informative and totally appropriate thread. My recent experience is that the editors sometimes act arbitrarily and...
The information that I delineated in above Post #39 is the responsibility of the "buyer" to provide to the "designer". I did omit "spring...
Assuming a final installed shackle angle of 45 degrees, increasing the shackle lengths by 1" translates to allowing a spring 1.4" shorter, eye to...
Clarification -- "good old steel" has virtually identical "springiness" as "spring steel". Spring steel has a much higher carbon content, which...
Seems like everyone talking about shortening the Columbia specifically speaks of the "tube". There is, incidentally, an axle involved as well,...
Almost all the cars referenced in this thread are 2-seaters.
Did you try to contact Eaton spring? Don't know much about them, but my impression from their website is that they'll make a custom spring to your...
With regards to finding some body pieces in your local junk yard suitable for a speedster tail -- I've had my eye out in search of such, for both...
Arnie Shuman was a classmate in college when I met him. His club was running an Olds powered '32 roadster at the time, at Sanford, and at the...
An acquaintance of mine restored a historically significant unique British sports car. He sent the steering box and all the period correct Dzus...
We're saying the same thing. As you wrote, the more a shock leans, the less stroke it will have for a given magnitude "bump", so the less damping...
Do you know that it is the driveshaft that is hitting, or pinion flange, or are the axle housings hitting the the chassis? Does it occur mostly...
This could be a workable solution, but let me enhance with a couple of suggestions: 1. Adding spacers will increase the stress significantly on...
If you merely replace the main leaf with one much longer, it is probable that it will fail, unless the car is much lighter than the spring's...
I used to smoke Corona cigars, drive a Toyota Corona, and drink Corona beer. I'm not sure if this puts me in a high risk group, or has built up my...
I just googled "porknbeaner", and this is what came up! (Click on picture) [ATTACH]
Ford Flatheads, bigs and littles. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The flathead has a significant undrainable volume in its intake port, whereas OHV's typically have none. Also, if trying to "pump" fuel from the...
Triumph Spitfire gas tanks have a neat configuration. They may be a little small for your application, at 12 gallons. (I think that's US gallons;...
Considering the poster's "handle", I 'm wondering what the involved engine is. Call me an alarmist, but I'm just raising the question: if a...
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