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Just had my original Holey 4,000 die a miserable death and thought I would share my adventure in transitioning to an Edelbrock 500 cfm. Relatively...
No doubt !!!
Got it figured out! The master cylinder slug was 3/8” too long. Needed a bit of pedal travel to actuate the booster. Thanks for the input folks!
This is the unit.
Just put new power brakes on my 55 Mercury Monterey. GM parts. 7” booster and 10psi RPV valves. Drums all the way around. My pedal only moves...
i just got the same car in arizona. 55, 292 y block, Merc-O-Matic and 100% original from original owners estate. 87k miles. bad damage to drivers...
anything else?
thanks for the input. Gotta hunt me down a donner for the 41 RE-RE-build.
What year did ford stop putting I-beam in the ranger and go to "A"arm?? looking to sub a 41 dodge WC 1/2 ton. (No I don't have a stock frame...
110 in a 35. ugh....
I use molasses and it wont eat the metal at all. It does takes two weeks. Won't remove paint, grease or mill marks.. They will flash rust so oil...
That don't look all that bad from the outside, an excuse to get the Mig welder you always wanted! replacement sheet scraps can be had from any...
Have used dads Miller 12' leads and went with the Hypertherm hypermax 45 with 20' lead,(220 single phase). local weld supplier provides support...
for a starter set, go to H.F. and get the hammer/dolly set for cheep. go slow. practice on a coke bottle. if you break it you hit it too hard....
how much ya want????? way better than nothing.
it's a love/hate thing. i went to school for it, got good at it. lost interest in it when everyone wants it done on the cheep. it ain't cheep. its...
there are more ideas out there. lets go! show us what you have done.
Love the 39-47 WC-1/2 ton. Did a 47 in high school and a 41 some 25 years ago. still have it in parts in the back of the shop. i'll get to it...
I did put them on my 69 mustang to level it up, not jack it up. In high school 1979. also used the "clamp on the shock coil springs". Result, hard...
There is alot of growing up between "it fell" and "I dropped it". Had a guy buy my 1980 Dodge aspen for $600. ran great with only 80k on a slant...
Take it to the local JR. collage body shop. I'm sure the instructor would be glad to do some show and tell during the fix. could be free!! and you...
I dont want to be the FNG anymore!! LoL....
my bender is a JET 2" pipe bender. not a tubing bender. so to use it on EMT, electro metalic tubing aka thin-wall, the insert works. the backer...
Hi from Gibsonburg ohio. north end of Ohio.
removing broken bolts by welding a washer to the bolt then weld a nut to the washer. also, removing a head bolt broken off at the block without...
1. Cheep tools cost more in the long run. 2. learn something new every day. 3. Don't pick up anything you cant lift.( . )( . ) 4. They can take...
same here, I have a jet 2" pip bender, could not see another tool sitting around. I know it's the "most toys wins" but I still need to walk around...
I got a rock. No kidding people, some cool things going on out there!
Blue One, glad to see you make it. like the tight bend with your MOD.
yes, thats thinking!! there has gotta be more, lets see them! see "blue one" thread on "bending tubing" made a back support for Pipe die. worked...
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