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Can't find the word 'hydraulic' in his post. but it can be found in these early patents around the same time ......
Earliest self-energizing patents are ... Publication number US1678427 A...
There is an ideal temperature range at which brake shoes work most efficiently. You learn to get a feel for that range from braking before they...
My 48 original 4:11 gears looked like this (see photo and pitting) when I replaced them eventually with a 1954 3.55 torque-tube and gear section...
Original 1940s Chevy Carter W-1 was the 574s model. http://old-carburetors.com/Chevy/pages/001-Chevy.htm...
[IMG] Went to the local Hobby Knobby last night and this weird chick in aisle 5 wanted $30 for something I can get 24/7 included in my internet...
Two steering wheels ! Also two sets of pedals ?
Cool ! Never seen this one before. 2x Stromberg 97 or 2x standard single-barrel adapter. Which carbs will you go with ? Got a photo from the...
Bombas .... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/bombs-away-30s-40s-lowriders.231936/
Urethane is a greater health hazard than enamel for non-professional DIYers without proper respiration masks, filters and ventilation. A couple...
Been using Sta-Lube GL-4 for 20 years in my synchro-mesh 3 speeds. It doesn't peel the yellow metals parts off, like GL-5 does. Find it at your...
Thanks for the alert. TCP Global has been mentioned a few times. Here is the link ......
Here is another one. Single Stage Acrylic Enamel and a variety of solid and metallic colors... Paint/Hardener/Reducer kit with shipping for $100...
I was thinking how that would work for priceless historical artifacts and they have a link showing an example ......
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It's Enzo getting ready to do a 'Tonya Harding' on the driver.
I am also a member of the good monoleaf club. Front monoleafs from Durant in CA on my 52 pickup driver since 2004 and about 25K miles. Got a 3...
[IMG] Sleep well
Also keep in mind that a 235 dual intake will be for 2x 235 carbs, which are better for a 261 built for racing and high rpm. My 261 is built for...
More early rods... [IMG] [IMG] Mid 1930s California [IMG] 1918 Stutz modified in the early 1930’s to Speedster configuration with a 1932...
To find original uniqueness and creativity, I like to look at the earliest hot rods like these ... [ATTACH] [IMG] [ATTACH]
It was a indeed a Tucker concept... [IMG] Tucker Carioca The second Tucker. In 1955 6 years after his acquittal by a federal court, Preston...
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Make your own. Easy simple wiring and cheap parts. This is a sun circuit.... I think the 555 relay is for 8 cylinders. [ATTACH] My two Sun...
Magnesium-bodied 1935 Bugatti Aerolithe - Original 4 prototypes destroyed in WW2 [IMG] [IMG] Recreated in 2007 [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
Original build 1948 [IMG] As found in the California Desert ... [IMG] And after restoration ... [IMG] [IMG] Here is the article ... Norman...
Same here. Daily drivers all year round. Never owned any other rides. Got the truck for 20 years and almost 100K miles and the coupe for 8 years...
Wheel makers today need to get inspired by beer bottle cap punchers and just add holes.
Whenever somebody asks WHY these days, there is a chance it could be dismissed as art.
Just one backup light but on the other side and higher, balancing with the gas filler cap. You could just use the lens and bezel ring, if you don...
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