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I would clean it real good with sand paper then preserve the resulting patina with primer and paint.
Why does that girl have a hand growing out of her hip?
When I tried to get her to talk me out of the 48 Pontiac, she ended up talking me into it. When I said I wanted to buy a 58 Chevy from one of her...
Papaw always said that if you didn't have any nuts or bolts left over, you did it wrong. He also said you could dump them in the carburetor and...
It's been said but absolutely take a hat, some glasses/goggles, sunscreen, water and something to keep the water cool. What's your plan for a...
That happened to me when I was in high school. I learned how to drive stick without the clutch that day. It turned out that the linkage had broken...
I made a flame thrower out of a can of WD40 and toasted a wolf spider one on night. It fell out of the web and scrambled through the gaps in the...
They stacked those up thinking it was junk saying: "it's not like its 32 Ford coupe or a 35 Auburn" the same way they stack up modern cars saying:...
My wife and I worked hard to pay off all of our debt and when we got done, we started saving for retirement. Once all of that was squared away, we...
Ohm it out to see which wire goes from the switch to the fuse box. Disconnect that wire from the car and hook it to the (+) on your battery. Hook...
Just attach the whole car to the engine.
I went to the junk yard today to pick up some parts for my Cadillac 472 and found what looks like a pretty cool part to put on it. [ATTACH] If I...
I'm sorry to see this happen. You put a lot of work into the truck.
Any hub caps are better than a wheel made for caps that doesn't have them... IMHO
Well, he didn't even get 200 miles out of the new cam and lifters. He drove it to a show 60 miles away and had to tow it home. He has a mechanic...
Asked my did if he had that problem fixed on his tractor and he said: "No, I haven't got a round tuit."
I've read through your build thread a few times and never said anything. I guess it's time I say, you did a great job with this truck. It's an...
At first glance I thought his cam was pretty mild. .480 lift isn't that much more than my BB had stock. Then I looked it up and it's a hundred...
Even if you could figure out where they go, I'd be afraid that one or more got a nick or scratch that would lead to other problems.
It's happening before it should even be broken in. You think he's being to rough on it when he should be babying it for the first 1500 miles?...
I told him to run the oil pump with a drill and make sure all of the lifters are getting oil. I also mentioned to check with the manufacturer to...
A friend of mine posted these pics on Facebook complaining about the quality of Comp Cams and Chinese parts. I think there's something else going...
I just deleted the app and reinstalled it and now it works. [ATTACH]. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
I'm having the same problem. It won't even let me load pictures that I've loaded from my phone in the past. I mailed the picture to my...
Something about having 4 headlights really lights my fire. From the front, it would have to be 58. From any other angle, 57 was the year for the...
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I would keep that car as is.
I just search like a madman. I'm interested to find out as well.
According to Electrical Engineering 101, it doesn't matter. In real life, the neutral bus can still kill you with all the breakers off in...
My wife said "get 'em all" also.
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