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My post was nothing more than additional info. Why would you think that was inappropriate, unnecessary, or getting exited?
There are cables designed for pushing. I have never seen one used as a throttle cable, and I don't think it's a good option for that.
Whether or not you need a gearbox depends on the needed tach drive speed, and the ratio of the drive gears in the distributor. If the tach reads...
Suspension geometry/alignment changes with ride height. That's why you align it after the car is and complete and spring/suspension height has...
While I don't claim to be an expert in the area, I have straightened wheels worse than yours appears to be without heat. Knowing where and at what...
A friend of mime looked into doing this as a business. The down sides I remember were fairly high cost for an adequate size unit, and the need for...
Apples to apples, aluminum does have less fatigue life than steel. And, high loads can cause rocker arms to fail. But, things like valve float and...
Within the bath itself there is electrical activity, but as you say, unlike electroplating, the electroless plating process itself requires no...
......... Exactly, unless one is destitute it doesn't make sense to save a few dollars and risk a bad outcome on something that matters. The...
Flattener for automotive paint is ground particles(usually sand or glass), chemical(usually some sort of solvent), or a combination of those two....
Grade #8 is generally ok so long as what you are clamping is strong enough to allow the bolt to be torqued without crushing something. One place...
I'm guessing that what you want is not going to be available for that car. Spindles could be machined or fabricated. That's commonly done for some...
"Regular" grease is oil suspended in a thickener. Over time, constant pressure in the gun can cause that oil to be forced out of suspension. Given...
......... and Duesenberg, Rolls-Royce, Pierce-Arrow, Hispano-Suiza, and no doubt more I don't remember or have never seen.
While you didn't say what the part is, most likely a urethane would work. Different products have different pourability and strength. Hardness can...
While a formula is a way to get a ballpark number, it doesn't consider the particulars of a given engine or how it will be used. Too big a carb...
In the case of the outstanding quality and popular PPG DP series epoxy primer; the older stuff protected parts from moisture very well. When it...
It appears to have a round tubular front axle. Old mopars had that. The bracket on the front could be for an engine mount. That would also fit...
It's going to depend on the primer. If the primer is compatible with the paint then it will work. Many paint jobs have been done with spray can...
I watched a guy heat and bend a sway bar in a shop that was rumored to be the best in the area. Twisted sway bars from the factory aren't/weren't...
While it is possible for a roller cam to do as you described, it requires a lobe profile that isn't commonly used. The answer to your question...
There are assorted cases where a crank from one engine has been adapted to another. I read recently about someone using SB Ford cranks to make...
Compared to the standard polyester based powder coating that's used for most things, epoxy based powder coating is more resistant to solvents,...
If you are talking about a street car it's not a good option. The following is a post I made in another discussion of the topic: About 15 years...
These two engines were the same to the extent that engines from any period of time tend to be similar. Even today new engines incorporate...
MSD and Mallory both still make a distributor for the engine. There are also some older aftermarket breakerless distributors floating around. A...
Even if the strength of an aluminum and steel part are the same, aluminum flexes more without yielding, and the fatigue resistance of aluminum is...
It might be an effective anti-theft feature.
I suspect that Coker's issue is that they must run a particular tire in enough volume to make financial sense, then warehouse until it sells.
I know of many cases where fuel hose has been used with brake fluid. Unless things have changed, flow pressure fuel hose(for carbureted engines)...
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