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Fabric stores have chalk markers that have refills in two collars blue and white. If you need something different the powered chalk carpenters use...
Did my first upholstery job around 1965. It was my first 57 Chev. I watched an upholsterer sewing a diamond tuck seat. All the stitching was done...
how do you test a gauge to find out what sending unit to use? I have a small gauge cluster with gas, water , oil pressure, i'm insure how to find...
try fiber-fil (cushion wrap) over 1/2 in. high density scrim foam. then sew the pleats like choffman41 said. for 2in pleats mark your first line...
try more pressure on the presser foot, sometimes that foamback headlining material doesn't like to slide through the machine. spray silicon or...
if you are looking for a paint code try paintref.com good luck wayne
why would you change the driveline and rear end, I think 60 was an open driveline and the rear end is more than strong enough.
I just put a 90's Buick century power rack in my 57 Chevy and it cleared the 454 oil pan. I had to buy a metric tap to run threads on the arms.
be careful these things were built when radio's put out about 8-10 watts of power. if you are hooking up to an original low wattage radio you will...
28-29 closed cab pickups use the same hinges as the tall t's. good luck in finding them. the part that bolts to the door piller can be made from...
try nailheadbuick.com $325 for a new billet flywheel.
when was the last time you used a key to unlock your daily driver? I herd of a person that was locked of their car, called AAA. when the guy got...
a friend had a similer problem. start and die start and die. he put the two small wires on the starter solenoid on the same post. just a thought,...
how old is the gas? if it sat all winter that may be the problem, the new gas with alcohol should not be stored in metal containers (gas tanks)...
there is also two starters up to 65 and mid 65 to 67. the turbo takes the 63-67 along with the flex-plate not that triangle looking thing.
sorry to hear of your dads bad health. I was looking for him to be at the graham swap meet. my thoughts and prayers go out to tom, you and your...
I put a vacuume guage on my 401 and it reads late valve timming and is about 8hg lower than normal. the cam is a mild performance cam from DELTA...
I put a vacuume guage on my 401 nailhead and it reads late valve timming and is about 8hg lower than normal. the cam is a mild performance cam...
try nailheadbuick.com i found them just last week good luck
art morrison sells some left handed taps
i took a tire to discount tire because the valve stem was leaking. i bought new wheels and tires for the woodie i am building, about 11-12 years...
great photos! my best friends uncle owned the property on the north end of the track. we would walk down the fence line and hop over the fence...
check the bellhousing bolts on the left side I had them loosen up it took almost two weeks to find out when the clutch pedal was pushed in the...
the article on how to mate the overdrive unit to back of a saginaw 4-speed was in the hot rod magazine in the 70's. it was the one with richard...
a friend just called and said he read on th net that Bill "grumpy " Jenkins had passed away. has anyone heard this? he was my hero in the 60's and...
i bought mine the first day of your post it will replace the cross chute on my 48 an glia now if i could find a trunk lid for it
look under the table of your machine on the end of the motor is a spring with a wing nut [ this should be on the arm with the rod that runs down...
just a thought, how old is the gas? has it been sitting around for a while?
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