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First I wouldn't try bending it because of the weld, don't know how good or bad the weld is and if it was done properly, i.e. proper rod, proper...
Setting alignment isn't hard, what's hard is understanding what your doing and why your doing it. In my many years at a frame and alignment...
@19Eddy30 yes it does. Camber, caster and toe are the same no matter what front end configuration your dealing with. The only thing that might...
Toe is set, in a perfect world, dead center of the spindle height on the front and rear of the tire. Caster has no effect on toe setting. The...
To find true center, drop the drag link off of it, turn the gear all the way one direction, then count each revolution turning the other direction...
Those are called stover nuts. And I also have to admit, if it's got urethane bushings I don't see the problem with poly-locks.... ...
. Im surprised that it's not adjustable to center the steering wheel..... ...
First thing I'd do is adjust the steering gear. When you do you need to adjust the end bearing play first then you can adjust the adjustment on...
O.K. been away for awhile and playing catch-up !! A couple things, that's way too much deviation from side to side. I'd be looking along the...
Yep, I remember the days of perusing the "wish books", PAW's, JC Whitney, Victoria's secret.... Don't have any of the old books to thumb thru...
Why is the miss always the hardest spark plug to get too... ...
I'd love to have that degree wheel, dual purpose !! Actual usable tool AND a memorable wall hanger/decoration. ....
Mine with 3" chop and doors flush fit doors. Put together, blow apart, put together, blow apart... finally finishing the frame for the last...
Congratulations!! You been here longer than most marriages last in this country !! ...
Definitely some good raw material to use there for other things and depending on which grille you buy, good length and amount of material to...
My vote dimmer switch, had this exact thing happen to me years ago as I was driving down a hiway late one night, people were p*ssed because I...
I'd never build anything street driven without front brakes. My concern is most of those t-buckets etc back in the day with only rear brakes...
Best motorcycle screwup was a buddy of mine. We go to a local bar after work and drink a beer.. maybe 2 .. but who's counting !.. We get done,...
I had a 66 GTO 4-speed i drove as a daily, I put my ex in a 68 400 firebird auto that I also used to street race on occasion. After driving...
From what I can and can't see, here's my advice... From what I can see, it looks like there is only a shim or 2 between the arm and the frame...
Here is a complete Pontiac iron duke kit on ebay. Love to have just the intake to hang on the wall, can't imagine the amount of conversations...
@deadbeat how long ago did you have that done ? And the most important question, is that good ? ...
Congrats !! I've got 8 more months then I'm joining ya !! ...
I remember when Pontiac started making iron dukes and all the performance goodies for them. Somewhere I still have the factory Pontiac iron duke...
My understanding is the new sbell axles are nodular iron which they've made tons of crankshafts out of for years. Of course material and...
Curious how fast your spinning it with the drill. Remember oil pump runs off of distributor, distributor off of cam and cam turns half speed...
The fracture definitely looks like cast to me, it's crystallized like I expect cast iron to be. ....
I did it as a kid on my 64 bonny on a long trip once, it seemed to work. I never felt like they are a heatsink but the opposite, I always...
Why post it in the off topic ?? ....
I bought one of those harbor freight infrared thermometer and while back. Used it quite a lot too, especially when BBQ'ing... ....
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