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Not terribly bad....weird right hand drive though. Needing parts like window gaskets....other than those I'm good. Gonna need some sheetmetal work
I know this is an old thread...but I also bought one of these this weekend....it's gonna go thru a restoration of some proportion. Pics to come...
54 auto car = 1954 belair with an auto transmission... "eats up seats" = eats up seals from the rough surface slide snout = up to 54 gm used...
needs some help or suggestions here.... I took my 54 auto car rear axle assembly to an industrial ceaner to have a steam chemical bath to remove...
thanks!...im up and stopping now. First time in a long time i can stop without using ebrake!!...now....on to next part of this project.
im rebuilding the master cylinder on my 54 belair. Do the rubber cups inside face same direction or oppose each other? im not sure the last...
i have 54 belair im working on....i also have a late 80`s chev 350 ide like to use in place of the 6cyl... question is will the late V8 bolt to...
they are gear reduction starters......most others are direct drive. Gear reduction is much stronger and longer lasting.
well..if the paint comes off after 30 years...the next guy can deal with it.
but BRASS and BRONZE are two different materials. Brass is a combination of copper and zinc while brass is a combination of copper and tin.
ive found several websites that recommend silicone bronze....i guess its some kind of flux built in and others that seem to be "old timers" that...
I knew paint/bondo wouldnt stick to brass..but couldnt find anything on bronze. The areas I would be welding wouldnt be stress/strength areas.
I have a cobra torch and have couple holes I need to weld up. I ran a practice piece with some "Bare Bronze Rod" and I really like the way the...
after seeing the monkey im not even gonna post....it would be useless to do so
do the wiper garnishment remove by just unscrewing the center nut? im thinking a 90 degree bent needle nose will accomplish that....any tricks...
I need to remove the moulding strip that goes across the front base of winsheild area. its teh strip that the two wiper sockets come up thru.....
i dont think its a junk yard....i think i remember seeing it before.....ill check soon as i can and get a better idea of what it is....
get a bondo hogg/ bondo buster and some 80 grit discs....i think you would be surprised what you can do....
ok...give me a day or two to get some pics of what I have and figure when I can get it all apart and you can have what ever you need...even the...
i have a 54 sedan with 3 speed..complete. I have no need for the clutch linkage. tell me what ya need and its yours for just the cost of shipping.
neat trick!...
have both....im guessing solid core and not flux wire..
gas..cobra torch/dillon
I have couple more pieces of patch panel to weld in and ran out of rod. I was using tig rod but no one around that has more is open, so im limited...
pure c02 penetrates more. the c02 displaces the oxygen which prevents contamination. The argon mix allows a lower voltage when mig welding. low...
Im gonna guess a thermometer...or maybe a light
OMG...I went today until I couldnt walk anymore and never saw half of it.
i MIGHT....what do they look like by chance
Really not too bad. Seems little harder for those who have use gas torch before to get hang of then those who havent...I think most of that is in...
Seems to be VERY tempermental on pressure...but least in the video and paperwork it tells you this. Once you figure out what tip size to use for...
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