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There was a company that made X members but all I can remember is that they were located in Baltimore OHIO coming from Maryland it stuck in my...
Flex pipes are for transverse mounted engines that torque front to back...(import cars mostly)--- 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s American made...
We always made our own when nobody else did. A gasket for a pattern, a gutting torch and a grinder for esthetics. It's really not that difficult...
Does your engine actually boil over with steam coming out or are you just paranoid with gauge reading????
205-ish is not overheating!!!! it won't even make steam at that that temp in a non pressurized system You worry too much. Does it call for a...
It looks like a factory tach and not aftermarket by the wiring
remember Fords and GMs polarize differently get out the book and do what they say assuming yours is a Ford. Lots of old timers learned on 55...
My memory is that "sparkomatic" was a synonym for cheap shit. We made fun of the brand.
If you are trying the grease method, stand off to the side so that the flying grease doesn't ruin your day. I use a hack saw blade to cut it out....
Did you press out the studs? ( back up the flange so you don't bend the drum)
[IMG] It works for me. No handling problems at all. No wishy washy feeling at all. Stock Deuce spring just my home made shackles 4" c-c on the...
[IMG] A good old alignment shop can adjust your axle to these specs by bending the axle. It's all done between the king pins and the spring perch...
Ford used a special vac adv. also but to work you must run the Ford carb for the 2 pieces to work together as intended. The popular cure is to...
I hate to tell you this but there is no place to get ported vac on a Rochester carb. A vacuum advance dist is always hooked up to manifold vacuum...
Don't forget that you can use a counter top toaster oven for small parts that can fit inside. Cheap at yard sales to get started.
Personally I prefer solid core wires. Packard 440 wires were the first performance tip I used in 1964. Too old to change now. [IMG]
First off get your terminology straight. It will help when figuring it out. A road draft or a PCV system is not a "pressure relief system". The...
I've been a welder since my teens and have never done aluminum. I seem to remember that you needed a high frequency adapter for your machine to...
coolest starter button going. just a copper bar above 2 lugs push it in and it connects the 2 lugs completing the circuit and the engine turns...
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m79/kiwikevinp/Gas%20Pedals/scan0009.jpg Notice the 2 different pivot locations. The pedal on the right is...
What's wrong with the generator??? It has work all these years and now you are going to abandon it for no reason ? Keep the generator and the...
In 64 the Olds rear was king. Most all the gassers of the day ran 57 up Olds rears. The Ford 9" rears were available but not yet popular. The 9"...
I would not put any money into a car without a title. It's a parts car to me. To me 4drs are all parts cars. I love having a parts car for any of...
[IMG] [IMG] I have restored many aluminum heads and Vcovers I have some one do the welding and then I grind to shape and polish.
I just used a inexpensive generic electric motor,I know there are expensive zooty wiper motors out there but the old school works fine for me. HRP...
My truck had the stock 3spd trans but I replaced it with a T-5 OD unit. Any body need a stock 3spd top loader with a factory floor shift? [IMG]...
[IMG] It works for me!!!
Yes welding whip cable. Have them crimp the terminal on the cable.
[IMG] I got the parts and helpful info from Charlie Price at Vintage speed. (he sells the end carb bases to Speedway that they sell!) He told me...
I always crimp, never solder and never have any problems with the connections. I will not ever, under any circumstances, use anything but...
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