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I have a new BowTie Overdrive 200R4 with their throttle cable cam that passed all the pre-pressure tests. I test drove it and it shifts at the...
Has anyone discovered why the polarity must be changed on the power feed wires on a wire feed welder when changing from solid wire to fluxed wire?
I don't know what the significance is but I use Duck Duck Go search engine and they report 'Tracking Attempts' for various web sites visited....
With no mags any longer, don't go to rod runs, have lost contact with the commercial rod market. Are there still companies making pre-war Willys...
But I can't remember which is second. Like the time I was painting a couple body panels and thinking I really need to change my 3M half facemask...
Would you run a 200R4 OD tranny without a radiator cooler, just with a big Hayden air flow cooler?
I built a '36 Pontiac sedan for my son and it HAD to have honeycombs. I stripped the gold powder coating making them 'raw'. Anyone else use...
I logged into several Social Forums that have been inactive for years. Can I delete them?
Here is one for you electrical geniuses. I am putting dash indicator lights in my '40 Plymouth. I put in 1/4" LED lights, two green for turn...
I finally got to the point I couldn't procrastinate starting the '54 331 hemi I built for the '40 Plymouth I am building for a guy. I HATE...
Just ran across a page talking about B&J transmissions and it brought back lots of childhood memories. When I was going to Porterville JR College...
So tell me. Is there anything in hot rodding more thrilling that to find the perfect radiator hose for a tough application at O'Reilly? [ATTACH]
I have a trunk lock for a '40 Plymouth that doesn't have a key. Took it to a locksmith and he said he can't pick it and can't remove the lock...
A friend says he found 4 "1957 & 58 hemis in good condition. 2 are runnable". The price the guy wants sounds good. What would group of engines...
Been welding since my mid teens. That's 60 or so years. I have had probably a dozen metal slivers from grinding dug out of my eyes over the...
Remember the old trunk lights that came on automatically when the trunk was opened with a gravity (mercury?) switch built in? I thought they...
Hagerty evidently publishes a car-lovers mag for their customers. I found out that this month they published an article about the Fisher Body...
Am using an aftermarket chrome tilt column in my '40 Plymouth. Running a 200R4 tranny and a neutral/park start switch which is available...
I like using vintage wheels on my street rod builds. But I also like GM tilt columns. I have been lucky on two builds two far on pretty easy...
Went to O'Reilly's Auto Parts to get a couple 12V round sealed beams for my '40 Plymouth project. Not only did they not have any in stock, they...
I need some upholstery work done on my project. I am new to North Texas so don't know a good shop here.
I need about 150 of these little stainless trim clips for a 1940 Plymouth. I assume Auveco carries them but I can't find a listing on their site....
Anyone know a good upholstery shop around North Texas that works on hot rods?
I've been looking all my life for multi-prong plugs to use on car electrical systems. I use trailer plugs for 2sies and 4sies but would like to...
I like to use vintage factory steering wheels on my street rod builds. Modern wheels just don't look right to me. Also like late model tilt GM...
Am working on a 1940 Plymouth. I have the original windshield wipers that I converted to use a VW motor. I am missing parts on the tips of the...
Just bought a quart can with some Bondo in it. When I opened it couldn't believe what was in the can. It is generous to say the can was half...
OK. I have had my Willys since 1965. Been reliably on the road since '95. I started out with a Carter rotary electric fuel pump which ran great...
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