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I'm preparing to pull the th350 transmission out of my 32 Ford roadster, from below. I'm trying to come up with a way to suspend the 327 Chevrolet...
What do you have for brakes? I have 1940 Lincoln re-pops on the front and standard Ford 9" out back. The front rear cylinders are an inch and 1/8,...
Sid has discontinued production of the bop top. As of this weekend he only had three left but now he only has one, I sent him a message to buy the...
I'm looking for the best way or product to clean my tires and subsequently my wheels without using anything that could possibly damage the powder...
Just found out that to get a "street rod" registration for my 32 ford highboy roadster (the only way to have open wheels in NH), that I must have...
Forgive me if I already asked this question, but... My 327 Chev has the old-school smaller balancer (maybe 7" or so). I replaced the beat-up...
I have a 1932 Ford roadster with a 327 Chevy engine. I believe the compression to be somewhere around 9 1/2 to 1 (flat pistons with 462 heads)....
Making the interior for my 32 Ford roadster (Brookville body). There are already a set of interior door handles, around mid-door. Can't figure out...
Getting into making the interior for the 32 Ford Roadster I recently finished building. As I haven’t yet made complete an interior, I’m looking...
Anyone have any recent experience with California car cover company? I've always gotten covers from them, but recently received one that doesn't...
My 327 has a 1966 block and balancer- it's the old 6 3/4-in balancer that is about half as thick as a modern balancer. The timing tab on the...
Last week, I finished wiring my 32 roadster project. I have an aluminum Auburn style – panel with Stuart Warner gauges. SoCal speed shops push...
32 Ford Roadster w/Brookville body - Ran into an issue with mounting my license plate the way I had planned - through bolt the slots at the top...
Lost my 1937 Ford tail light bezel screws. Does anyone know what (size/thread pitch, length and type) those screws are supposed to be? Thanks~
My BLC headlights had a general electric 4030 lamp in them.. anyone have suggestions on a modern lamp that will fit? My electrical system is 12...
I just got new windshield rubber from CW Moss and to my surprise, the sides are skinnier than the bottom (my current windshield has them all wide,...
Doing final assembly on my 32 Ford Roadster (Brookville body). Noticing things that I didn't notice before I took it all apart to paint. The door...
This has been covered in one way or another, but the thread are old and some manufacturers don't do it any longer, but... Does anyone know of a...
I bought an Edelbrock 8604 thermostat (180 degrees for small block Chevy) - when I boiled it on my stove, using a digital thermometer, it didn't...
1) I don't think I have 32 spindles...My front tires hit the split wishbones before full lock. Does anyone make longer bump-stops (kingpin cross...
Working on a 32 for hiboy with a boxed frame. Running most wires through the frame. I have a SoCal headlight bar with BLC headlights. Stock style...
Final assembly of my 32 for highboy roadster... First time I've used welting and have been searching for photos online with no avail. I planned to...
In changing the TH350 selector shaft seal, I inadvertently pulled the park rod out of it's socket and don't understand how to put it back in. Do I...
I'm pretty sure my 1932 Ford roadster's fuel tank is a Vintique unit. I bought the TANKS Inc. 5-hole pickup parts. That plate uses 1/4" NPT...
Assembling my 1932 Ford roadster: Brookville body Tanks Inc stock type tank Small block Chevy with mechanical pump I'm trying to keep this...
Either I'm having momentary dementia, or I don't need the "hub bolts" (2) that I just found in one of my parts boxes - see below photo. Anyone...
Have you noticed a quite dramatic decrease in the quality of nuts and bolts, post-covid? I've been calling them strippers - I've stripped/galled...
I need to get races, bearings and seals (if there even are seals for these) for my front end...if you know precisely what these parts are, I'll be...
Went to the NSRA Northeast Nationals yesterday - I'm worried how there will be enough cars/people in 3 years to even warrant having an event....
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