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Just bought the hinges on ebay yesterday...thanks for your offer.
They are rare over here...especially as 4 doors. I have a 2 door where i am only starting the work you already progressed so far... Mine is an old...
If it is one of these quite cheap new electronic regulators in the stamped "old style" steel box (shaped like the original) casing I would not...
Squirrel/Saxman were right...the clutch was not releasing completely (very minor drag, but sufficient to move the gears and cause the clashing)....
International HAMBINT code did not work for me... "code not valid for this transaction"...got a total of $15 - still great value.
Thanks for the tip...I already adjusted the clutch to open as far as possible...maybe the new clutch disc I installed (11" like the old one) is...
I have a '58 GMC 100 with the standard GM 3 speed (on the tree) manual transmission. For the engine rebuild over the winter i removed the side...
Currently have my 31 roadster on its first race after completion of the car as desktop picture...
I would also advise to use a little patience... i had it happen with Summit shipments to me also. Shipments that arrived in two different packages...
Picked up the print from our local customs office today...It looks even better in reality than on the computer. Very happy with the result! I just...
Maybe interesting for the European Hambers: Race 61 from 27th to 29th July in Finowfurt near Berlin, Germany http://www.racesixtyone.com/...
Fantastic! Captures the car really nicely in my opinion. I can't wait to receive the print. Thanks again for the great idea and perfect...
O.k., its really a good cause and great artwork...I raise to 550$ Helge
I assume Ballistol is more common over here since the company sits here and the oil is on the market under the Ballistol name since 1904...
Great Idea, great artwork and great cause...I'll go $400... Helge
The Pontiac finally arrived on the other side of the ocean... I could pick it up at Rotterdam yesterday and brought it safely home. Hope to get it...
And another one sent via Paypal...R.I.P.
I have bougth several cars over the last years in the U.S. and i can agree to most of the things said in this thread. If the seller wants any kind...
I was studying in Hanover in the early nineties, driving a 71 VW bug convertible as daily (and only) driver. One morning i had to drive to the...
The puller is just a medium sized standard puller that i bought a while ago from a mail order tool shop. It is far from professional grade quality...
Due to badly worn kingpin bushings on my 31 Roadster (with a '38 Ford front axle) i had to tackle the job of renewing the kingpins and bushings....
Thanks to all the tips here I have the problem solved now... I renewed the kingpins (including bushings), slightly increased the toe-in, lowered...
The '58 GMC is mine, the Chevy belongs to a friend - both pretty unmolested and in original paint...
@ Sawbuck: So far i do not run any shocks at all on the front...i would like to try getting the car driveable without them...if nothing else helps...
Thanks for all the great tips. First I will tackle the kingpin issue (already tried to contact Dick Spadaro), then i will measure the toe-in,...
Last weekend i finally got my '31 A Roadster on the street for the first time for a test drive and in addition to the scary power of the thing i...
389 Tripower Pontiac in the '31 A Roadster...
Almost completed my 31 Ford Roadster, but it has a 66 GTO drivertrain, a 32 Pontiac dash and 50s Pontiac taillights and steerign wheel... The 69...
Naval Architect/Mechanical Engineer Worked as a Repair Manager at a large repair shipyard in Hamburg for 6 years and am now employed as a Hull &...
Some quotes from the German ex-rallye champion Walter Röhrl: "Acceleration is when the tears of emotion flow off horizontally to the ear." "You...
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