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I agree that when you have a weird electrical problem, suspect a bad ground. You could try grounding the body and the engine to the battery with...
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Your mileage may vary. But 20,000 miles on a set of brake shoes, suggests you do a lot of driving in city traffic. In that case you may need to...
Do you know a small block Chevy V8 is nearly a bolt in deal on a 1941 - 1954 Chevy if you have the right transmission? You can keep the original 3...
Do I see the name MoPar partly obscured by wires? If you take it off there may be an ID plate on the back somewhere giving the maker's name, model...
You worry too much over fuck all. If you put a headliner in the truck no one will ever see them, and they are not structural, that is, they don't...
Many cars used this style of valve cover. Usually the hold down bolts were an extension of the bolts holding the rocker arm shaft. If this was the...
You need to contour the shoes to fit the drums. Old time brake shops had a brake lathe to do this. You may have to do it by hand. Put the brakes...
I heard it went back to WW1 airplane dog fights. The ideal position was to get above and behind your enemy, dive down on them with engine at full...
Build a T bucket for $3000, less if you have some parts already. For a body I have often seen 20's cowls at swap meets for cheap prices. You could...
You can have a lot of fun with a 265 in a light weight car. Years ago I saw a magazine article on an early fifties Austin A40 Devon that someone...
If it's a GM car it needs Knee Action Fluid which hasn't been available in parts stores in years. Hydraulic jack oil is a good substitute.
GOW and HOP were slang terms for OPIUM. Drugs were used to enhance the performance of horses and human athletes, by extension a car modified for...
Most car makers offered 3 tone paint jobs in 1955 and 1956. It was a fad that did not last long. Typically, colors were white, black or charcoal...
Another difference is car engines had hydraulic lifters, truck engines had solids. I believe the cam timing was the same. So if you have...
Thermostat to pump Hot water flows from the thermostat housing, thru the heater, and returns to the pump. Water goes in the lower heater and out...
To put this in perspective, in the early fifties when they were nearly new it was common to break axles with a 125HP flathead - if you revved up...
Latest hallucination by Bad Chad a 1942 style record car [MEDIA]
It might last a while. Short life but a merry one. Learn to take off easy and develop some momentum before you give it the works and it should...
I guess there is such a thing as progress.
It came about when the tire companies figured out how to make wide tires. Before that, all tires were as tall as they were wide. This is called a...
Maybe he is describing things as he remembers them where he grew up. If he lived in a different part of the country and grew up with a different...
I don't believe there was ever a 396 small block. Someone used some leftover decals on your model. A bored out 283 might be called a 292 or a 301...
Originally the spark plugs were surrounded by aluminum tubes. The spark plugs were put in without washers, the aluminum tube made the washer and...
Hot rods as we know them got a big push in the twenties when companies like Rajo, Frontenac, Waukesha and many others began making speed equipment...
How about this slick roadster from the 1932 movie Hot Saturday [MEDIA]
Way WAY back there was the Crower U-Fab manifold kit and others like it. Good to know there are flanges available for some cars. But, with the...
How fast do you want to go? I know people with GOOD flathead dodge/plymouth cars who find they have all the power they need for normal driving....
Wasn't somebody making a glass 36 roadster body a few years ago? You might be able to build something like this [ATTACH][ATTACH]
There is room under the hood for pretty much any motor you like. Big blocks are nice but a 360 is a good compromise between power and gas mileage....
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