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In that case, neither is a 350 Chevy, nor a SBC 383 stroker. Nor is. 302 Ford. A221 or 260, as well as a 289 is, though, if the cutoff is 1966.
After wanting one for years, and procrastinating about making one, I finally bought a ready made one. I realized that inertia and time wasn’t...
The Fox Mustangs have four lug axles, but the bolt pattern is different than, say, the early Falcon or Maverick four bolt axles and wheels.
Looks to me that it’s not going to clean up with a simple honing. plan on installing a sleeve on at least the cylinder shown.
Better than the last couple, but not good enough to renew when my subscription runs out. I think I’m finally getting used to life without magazines.
My wife and I were talking about this at the local cruise get together in Northwest Tucson last Thursday. The average age of the customers at the...
The early Falcon and Mustang six cylinder cars used a completely different axle assembly with a 7 1/4” (?) integral carriage not related to the...
I use State Farm in Michigan for my drivers and a couple of older “Collector Cars”. No issues, but no claims yet. My agent retired and the new...
That’s not correct, as Chrysler offered the rare and fragile Pont A Mousson four speed in the early sixties, before their in house NP four speed...
I’ve always, with a few exceptions, had to use a slide hammer or a spare tire with a chain passing through the wheel opening, some slack in the...
An oil filter wasn’t even standard equipment on the 265 sbc when it was first released in 1955, although it was an option.
I like the crane adaptation. Just remember that the lift rating assumes a typical wheel spread a car would have to distribute the load along the...
I had a red and white 55BelAir hardtop-California car, back in the early- mid seventies. Loved the looks, but, frankly, it was a rattletrap with...
Try using an impact wrench instead of a hand ratchet. The rapid pulses sometimes break the rust bond in the threads.
Chevy G van?
Since Robert Peterson departed from the scene many, many years ago, Hot Rod seems to have passed to new owners every five or so. There’s not much...
Lots of confusion here. True, Hurst may have made the horseshoe type mount kit that hung the engine by the front bolt holes, and then used the...
That’s how my pickup is set up. I won’t drive mine until I fix it, so it is parked until the project reaches the top of the pile. It’s...
I hated that kit when I was a kid myself. Bought it for the roadster, if I remember correctly. Traded the roadster several years later, but...
Checked into the Holiday Inn at Diamond Bar. Forgot that we never did find a decent restaurant here. It’s only a few miles from the Fairplex....
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Many,, many imported lifts are ALI certified, including Bendpack, among others.
In order for metal to exhibit signs of fatigue, it has to be cycled at loads somewhere near its yieild strength. No cycling no fatigue. Fatigue...
How many failures have you ACTUALLY SEEN with your own eyes, or have you been reading the Internet version of the National Enquirer?
Nothing a paint job and new wheels can’t fix.
What I remember from the old Magazines, is that Kinmont brakes were highly sought after in the mid to late fifties through the early seventies....
57 was the first year of the 9”, and it carried over with only relatively minor changes until the mid eighties. Self adjusters were added in...
8’ wide and 12’ tall, to the top of the posts would certainly raise my eyebrows, especially if the base is asphalt of unknown quality. 12’ is...
Shims made from plywood can do a pretty dood job of leveling things out. one of my lifts has a shim to level it at the corner nearest the floor...
Should rephrase that to say he THOUGHT he had the locks on.
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