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Hey guys. I'm no longer in a large shop and have moved into a much smaller industrial unit with a work area of 16' long by 8' wide. I'm super...
Hey everyone. Its been a while since I've been able to turn any attention to my '53 Chrysler Wagon and I'm looking for a shop that can do a little...
Hey everyone. It's been a while since I posted and it looks like I'll finally have some time to tackle my neglected 53 Chrysler Wagon in the...
I picked up this bezel today at the LB Hipo swapmeet simply because it looked cool and the price was right. At first I thought it was a gauge...
I think these came from a Model A project I parted with a long time ago. If memory serves, they are '40 ford. If you guys can verify I would be...
I have another thread going dealing with fuel issues. I dropped the tank this morning and am not loving what I'm seeing inside. I had it coated...
I posted almost a year ago trying to track down a poor running condition, overheating and fuel starvation problems. I redid the entire cooling...
I finally got around to putting a carb spacer on my wagon tonight. I've been fighting overheating and vapor lock for a little while now and have...
I only ask because in the last year or so I've killed 3 thermal switches tapped into the intake manifold. These are the $18 dollar ones from...
Hey all. I've been chasing an overheating issue on my '53 Chrysler Wagon for a while. It boiled over twice this year in the spring. I went...
So I've been tinkering with this '55 Caddy for a while now and it's becoming more and more obvious (to me) that an overdrive transmission would be...
I just installed a new AC Delco fuel pump on my '53 Chrysler with a Mopar 360 topped with an Edelbrock 4barrel (1806) carb in there. There was...
I'm about to go through the Edelbrock carb on my 53 Chrysler. It's been tough to tune and about 10 years since the thing came off so I'm overdue....
I know this topic has been beaten to death on just about every car forum out there but for the life of me I cannot get my thermostat to not leak....
I'll be the first to admit that I grossly underestimate the time it'll take to get pretty much anything in life finished. Most of that comes from...
About 200 miles into a 400 mile round trip the fuel gauge in my '53 Chrysler started bouncing all over the place. Fuel gauge is an original unit...
Hey all. I've got a '55 Caddy that I need help installing the windshield on. I have a new seal, butyl rope sealant and all the trim. I'm just a...
Hey guys. During the summer the radiator gave up the ghost on my '53 Chrysler. Ended up overheating the engine and blowing coolant all over the...
Merry Christmas Eve everyone! I have the day off and the shop to myself so no better time to revuild the water pump on my '55 Cadillac. It came...
Finally stripped the interior of my '55 Caddy today and the floors are about as bad as I expected. My first instinct was to use a complete floor...
I just received an aftermarket fuel tank that I'm goint to retrofit into my '55 Caddy and there's no fuel line bung at the bottom. No big deal I...
Kind of difficult to write but I'll do my best. I took the control arms apart on my 55 Caddy for cleaning and rebuilding. As I reassembled them I...
For me its hardware. I just got a new fuel pump for my Cadillac and the screws looked completely out of place. So I cleaned up the old screws...
Hey guys. I want to bring the front end of my '55 Caddy down a little bit and am having trouble finding a universal spring chart to work off of....
I've got the uprights apart on my '55 Caddy and could feel a little play in them before but the fit seems within tolerances in order to allow...
Just a quick observation from an experience I just had dealing with a super cool, old school parts house. I needed front wheel bearings for my...
I'm working on a '55 Cadillac and when it came time to pull the rear end and springs, one of the shackles wouldn't budge. I cut it thinking a...
Just brought home a '55 Cadillac Series 62 and I'm poking around trying to get the starter to turn the engine over. I took the ignition apart and...
I've been messing with the front end of my '55 with the intention of getting it down on the ground without massive camber changes. I end up at my...
Hey everyone. I was helping a buddy of mine on his '57 Fairlane today and we ran into a few issues I'm hoping you all can help with. Car has a...
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