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Armoured cable was common in the early 'electric' era when rubber insulation was not the best for durability. Was used by Hudson / Essex til the...
Yet another trick. Using a proper tubing spanner - grips the fitting on four flats. Snug the nut down gently, then back off a quarter turn, and...
Made me think about a conversation years back with our family doctor. He was building kit car MG thing, so cars always became a topic. He...
I clearly remember my night school teacher stating "you will burn your self" to the class about five minutes into our first welding lesson. One by...
Years back, a local wrecker specialised in Ford V8 gearboxes. Mostly built up from assorted used parts. He kept welded up cluster gears on the...
Its the little things. For me everything has to work.
My parts book says B7600A Same on all 1932 - 48
Whe I replace drums some time back I noticed that the wheel 'rocked back to the same pace when spun. Car was on jack stands. I removed the seal,...
I have run with an under floor booster set up on my drum brake ,32 for 40 years. Old style brakes tend to require more pedal effort than modern...
There are always other options. I used a Flatattack (Australia) adaptor to use a Toyota 4 speed auto; (top is overdrive). I love it. The...
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Will those holes pass enough sauce?
Read something in a tuning book a long time back. Recommended that each filter should have a capacity at least equal to one engine cylinder On...
Early Mopar products made in Australia and New Zealand are a real headache. Due to government imposed tariffs and duties favouring British...
Pressure relief valve.
The America and British used Christchurch New Zealand as a staging post for Antarctic projects. There is still an American scientific base here....
In New Zealand back in the day,(pre WW2) it was possible to buy a sedan chassis and front sheet metal package from most of the major brands....
I have one of the plastic switches with a red key in my flathead. been there about 40 years with no problems. That said, it is obvious from the...
Dot 5 brake fluid has it's problems. I worked at a specialist brake repair shop for some years. Sure saw some strange crud come out of worn...
Reminds me of the old Rotoflow shocks of the '50s.
I think I would like a fairly substantial chain guard on the things to make list. Just a convenient hand swing from the seat. Might help prevent...
Thread length in the head makes most of the decisions. Autolite 216 is a popular flathead choice. The engine will indicate what it likes....
Just been through that exercise. I had a nice pair of "sea shell" wind tone horns that were jus too big for the engine bay of my AV8. Mounted...
That car on the street would turn lot of heads today.
There was a project to locate the remains of Thunderbolt, I think back in the '90s. Working from assorted memories and rumours, much time went...
I used a 90 degree fitting at base of carb, pcv valve mounted horizontal, drawing from the valve chamber near the front of the manifold. Draft...
Years back, a local truck mechanic built up a nice SBC, almost immediately lost a cam lobe. Strip and rebuild carefully with a new cam and lifter...
Remember; work expands to fit the time available.
Re British fuses - These were usually installed with a current load of half their "blow point" i.e. a 50 amp fuse was good for 25 amps continuous;...
Working in a parts department teaches you a new name for something just about every day. Most polite. Does not really matter when the customer...
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