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Does anyone have a source for heavy duty power door lock actuators? I have a cheapy pair I bought on Amazon a few years back, and they don’t work...
Picked up a fresh engine from the rebuilder last week. Gonna prime and paint it before assembly, but it’s covered in a coat of oily residue. What...
[ATTACH] Threw the new ford 6 on an engine stand, and not loving the way it leans so far down in the front. It’s a 2 ton stand that I’ve never...
I’m in the market for a complete engine bolt kit. Does anyone have any experience or used a kit from AlloyBoltz? Good or bad? Or definitely open...
Just curious, does anyone have any first hand stories, memories or photos of Langhorne Speedway or Langhorne Speed Shop? I grew up in that area,...
Where’s all of the TROG pics? Did I miss a thread? This is the first year that I wasn’t able to attend… hoping to see some pics/coverage! If you...
So I’m moving next week, from the house that I’ve rented for the past few years, and I’ve made quite a mess on the garage floor. I don’t know if...
I’d like to hear from folks living in Oregon. I’m planning to relocate from the east coast to southwest Oregon this spring. I’m hoping to get...
This isn’t about headlight relays or how to wire them or why they are or aren’t needed. What I’m wondering is, if I want to install headlight...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Has anyone used United Pacific LED taillights? I ordered a set of United Pacific 110111 for my 1940 Chevy truck. There were no...
Has anyone here converted their front lever arm shocks to tube type not by using a kit but rather by making brackets and sourcing off the shelf...
I remember years ago there being a website that you could look up tube shocks based on the compressed and decompressed sizes, and match up to part...
I’m replacing the door rubber on the 65 F100, pulled off the old rubber and there is a ton of old glue hardened up all the way around the...
I got some overspray on my truck bed wood. I forget what I originally used on the wood to finish it, some kind of varnish or sealer. What could I...
Dropped my trans pan to replace a leaky gasket, so I went ahead and ordered a replacement filter, went with a Wix because I like Wix filters, and...
Set of four used Coker Classic wide white wall radials, pulled off my 1940 truck. 215/75/15. These are in great shape, great tread, probably less...
I just heard that dates were published for 2024, but I don’t have social media so I haven’t been able to confirm. Can anyone confirm or deny it’s...
Has anyone ever heard of, or have any experience with Sage Ramptech engines? I guess they’re remanufactured engines specifically for airport...
[ATTACH] Just trying to get some opinions on the wheels and tires on my truck. Been running painted black steelies for a while now with chrome lug...
I’ve looked all over for the date code on my Coker Classics. I couldn’t find anything on the outside of the tire that resembled a 4 digit date...
Doing the front brakes on my 1940 Chevy truck, was told that the front brakes were from a chevelle. I ordered a set of rotors and pads for a 1970...
Hoping anyone in the Boston or Salem MA area can help out- I’m getting married on Saturday 8/26 and had hired someone to chauffeur myself and my...
So last week I stupidly drove about 5 or 6 miles with the parking brake on. By the time I realized it and disengaged the parking brake, the rear...
I’m in the middle of replacing pads and rotors, and I got grease all over one of the new rotors. I’m all out of brakleen, and all I have laying...
I’m not sure what the finish is on my truck’s hood ornament, but I assume it’s brass? I don’t think this is how they came from the factory, since...
Has anyone heard any news or updates about TROG this year in NJ? They posted the dates recently on the website, but no other details at all. Still...
[ATTACH] I’ve got this VDO electric oil pressure gauge in my 40 truck with sbc. It stopped working suddenly one day so I replaced the sending unit...
Today I was removing the factory style trans cooler from our 65 F100 to upgrade to something better. It’s got a 240 cid with a C4 (or...
Finally getting around to actually mounting my caravan seat into my 1940 Chevy truck. It had been just kind of sitting on top of the gas tank...
My valve covers have been leaking forever. I’ve tried both cork and rubber gaskets with crappy chrome plated steel (edelbrock 4449) valve covers...
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