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a few things...I pointed out up above somewhere that when important parts are cast, the parts are dimensioned for casting. Look at some cast...
Weird Disneyland early Ford moment: Maybe 10 years ago I spent a week or so in the jungles of California. I hit the big stuff...the old Gene...
Identify your parts before doing anything! Almost all replacement valve stuff sold in sets nowadays is '49-50 stuff, using same springs as...
'32 clusters with legs are very cheap once the instrument face is rusted ti hell. Get a passenger one, as it will for sure be long enough, and...
"I realize that these "tricks" do not fix worn parts , they are more of a band aid or you could say a "smoke job"to cover up or disguise a...
If not early Ford , have a look at Brillman for good quality generic stuff. In Junkyards, look at elderly big trucks and trailer mounted motors on...
"doing a valve job the old way is a whole different thread!" I allus had trubble keeping track of all them little things inside. Did you know...
This is the same brand as the seat cutter I used...I had the universal set, with more pilot shats and both 30 and 45 degree seat mandrels. [IMG]...
"in the car" stuff used to be common and routine, and I've done a bit. On a flathead Ford leaving the car attached might actually be an advantage...
From memory frame is same and has the sockets and holes for 85 mounts in place, and there is a simple diagonal brace on each side going over/past...
Truck...in Fordspeak: Pickups and small deliveries were called commercials, and the entire chassis was essentially identical to the car chassis....
I think you must have an automatic trans in this? And you tuned it entirely in neutral rather than in gear? It has to be able to idle in gear,...
I'd send you my Badger catalog, but someone tore out the order blank long ago.
And buy a couple of generic 6 cylinder ones to provide bases as you find them. You are likelier to find the top you need on a 2 barrel base, so...
No matter what check cranking voltage at battery then at starter (voltmeters are dirt cheap and uncomplicated to use) from time to time and...
Life with early Fords really needs support from the Ford bulletins! get the set covering 1938 as easiest summary. Load the pinion (I'm betting...
The separation problems are real even in OEM. Remember '55 type Chevies? after about 10 years with bonded mounts they were forced into two...
You cannot be comfortable or really in control of throttle position without the little Ford mushroom. Heel support would only be helpful if your...
I think these are essentially full size Ford stuff with the funny brakes and the smallest engine that they could still find in the engine...
Yes, best diagnostic is to pull it apart and go through all installation adjustments from scratch. re-do mesh, and pinion should of course not be...
It's from a British delivery truck of some sort, something with a real small engine! All I know came from Hot Rod Magazine probably around 1960....
Also note that the cam drive and gear hook in behind the flywheel...you must tilt the starter nose UP and INward toward block to get it out. The...
It is the remainder of something factory produce...it has simpler pivots that COULD still take adapters for use similar to the Clayborne, but the...
One STRANGE little problem that is easy to fix but baffling to diagnose: The Woodruff key for the steering wheel is secretly NOT an actual...
This info should be re-checked as it has been a long time since I read it in the 1938-9 Ford resto book from the V8 club. Roughly, Ford installed...
Several loose thoughts... 1. Spend a few bucks, read Flathead facts (selective coverage, but all he says is proven on the dyno) and reads Ron...
With questions like yours you should really get the resto book set from V8 club...it's pricey but an investment rather than a cost! it shows just...
The 6V guys are right...12V gives the same result as converting them to nuclear, but is much cheaper. I've always thought the first musical bit...
And also change the inner cup underneath that. The ball stuff is the same, only bolt pattern differs.
History of the early influential/famous cars AND because most t-buckets had a suicide front end allowing any degree of lowering desired without...
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