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I didnt read the whole thread but i think itll ride perfectly fine.. In my opinion, the whole “handles like a boat” thing of them era cars applies...
Not knowing about them carbs, but... the furst problem with the first carb after the rebuild, accellerator pump shot..? As in, easing on it, might...
Not knowing what colour or having a pic, in situations like that, ive gotten away with brush painting that area to get colour over the primer,...
i know how you feel.. Im only 37 which will get scoffed at being jaded haha but i started painting cars in the collision industry at 17.... My...
I personally like the length of the one in the green car, but like how the top of the purple cars window is rounded to follow the roof line.......
Actually haha you make a solid point.... Thats been my motto for a couple years now, i coulda been driving my junk by now if i set mt sights lower...
It seems like .... msd has cornered the market on these.. its the first brand anyone thinks of with ignition.. Also the brand with the most...
Or.. if you havnt tried pipemax, that could give some good insight too....
On the subject of headers, im with the merge collector suggestion guys.... You can contact burns stainless, fill out their race engine form,...
How was it blended? What colour was it? Solid? Metallic/pearl? Direct gloss? Base/clearcoat? Where was it blended? What panel is the blend on...?...
[ATTACH] Holy smokes! The truck with marlborough timber co on the door.... im from blenheim new zealand, marlborough is the area blenheim is...
OPs example of the f250 with how its driving sounds to me like the typical flogged twin I beam 70s ford truck handling thing. Ironically, not...
Another one here for SPI
The hotter plug weld will also leave it less proud, so youre putting less heat into it dressing the weld
Do you have a pic of the holes youll be filling? It sucks with a mig trying to use round stuff to fill small holes, blows through and all... In...
I guess this andwers my and alot of the questions here.. [MEDIA]
So, by straight, do we mean it hasto be straight, forward, perpendicular to the rear end..? OR say we have 1/2” pinion offset, can a person shift...
Im with this guy! Cut the pumpkin from another rear end and weld it next to the functional one! Double pumpkins !
Haha duh, clearly the digital word is a dead giveaway, stupid me haha. Ok so the one with the un pluggable- as in un-unpluggable... non...
How can someone tell its a vintage unit...? Serious question, is it the style of it visually..? Serial numbers etc..? Theres one in an advanced...
Stalled project, do i really wanna finish it..? Not in the slightest. Got it running, just needed fitting the windows and a driveshaft, sold the...
Hey so i have a question along the lines of this, old thread i know, i didnt dig TOO hard for a more recent one, but this thread title was...
well i did say cnc machinist not push button operator, theres still plenty of thought and exercise for the brain with coding etc even though you...
interesting. some guy on here decides to try insult my generation, i stand up for myself and your response is to pick on me, not the snowflake...
I dont think anything has changed nessessarily, just shifted. im a cnc machinist, and while i respect that in the 70s, machining was a high...
I like to call this ‘fake rage’ youre angry at something for no real reason and youre unsure at what exactly. Its anger, but obviously misdirected...
i cant help myself, no contribution to the thread but ..... i just haveto say, that car and that colour are stunning!
they clearly didnt use charmin. That stuff keeps your engine as clean as your charmin clean hiney. “my engines clean! Its charmin hiney clean!”...
same here, jacking points from now on with mine too haha At one time i considered cutting it and welding a 3ish foot piece of solid rod in there.....
Perfect! ok so this would be MY thinking in your situation.. Material and shape is a much of a muchness on the street, so what it comes down to...
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