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I started saving the plastic square ties from bread and potato bags for spark plug wire labeling. they are easy to clip on and off but dont get in...
dave fix the one you have. the chinese pos distributors are not the most reliable things made. the oem one is going to work a lot better. if you...
thank you fordpatina. thought so but needed a real answer
i have a 1946 lincoln in the shop. it is throwing sparks out of the starter. the customer wants it changed out. the car was converted to 12 volts...
i grew up reading popular hot rodding. i love the project x car and also the project 34 truck. does anybody know what happened to the truck?
how much heat?
the last one i did i used the rubber setting tape. my first one i glued in but i am always afraid that some day i will get a rock chip and have to...
most of the time the cap is rusted out because the header panel makes a perfect place for the rodents to live.
auto city classic out of minnesota has all of the glass cut and ready to go. i usually get it within a day or two after ordering it. yes new...
i am amazed it is good enough to use they usually are not. the problem with solid mount is you cant get to the screws on the top edge of the dash...
where are you in wisconsin?
dishwashing soap works ok but a better product is tire mounting lube. you usually can buy it at a parts store. its not expensive and is made for...
i have done a few of these. is that a new frame or an original? the first thing i do is set the frame in the hole in the truck and check for how...
putting a 62 on a 71 frame is one thing but 39-46 chevy truck frames are very narrow because of the way the body bolts on and the fat fenders. i...
39-40 frames are different than 41-46 frames. the 41-46 frames are 1 1/2" longer at the cowl forward. i have shortened 41-46 frames to fit under...
i have never seen a frame that fits nice under these trucks other than the stock one. you would be better off trying to find a stock frame and...
the aluminized tubing is very common here, but i also am in a rust belt state. the milk house tubing i referred to is exactly that, it was used in...
actually some muffler places do bend stainless pipe me included. the problem with stainless exhaust tubing is it is not the polishable type like...
i will throw my 2 cents in here. i have built a few of these trucks. the 41-46 truck frames are around and usually not to bad priced. you can box...
right now i am charging $1000 for a dual system. any manifold/stud work or anything besides alumized pipe or regular mufflers is extra
1940 chevy truck beds are 48" wide and 39 is 45" wide. 39 rear fenders are different than 40- early 47 fenders. the rear fenders are 1 1/2 inches...
Thanks Tom, i was just trying to save someone else the grief. the mufflers i ended up using i had to wiggle back and forth to get on the pipes...
this is exactly what i was doing. just trying to share to save someone else aggravation.
I do in fact bend pipe. i have been for 35 years and just bought a brand new huth 2600 bender and also i have a hand held hydraulic expander to...
I just wanted to pass this along for you guys that do your own exhaust work. I am in the process of bending up a new exhaust system for an o/t F...
dave is there a bleeder spot at the top of the cooling system? if the engine is higher than the radiator you are never going to get the air...
i just leave my top down all of the time so i never have to store it
i ran in to the same problem with a 41 chevy 3/4 ton with a 216. so yes they did use them on chevy trucks. i lucked out and found a guy locally...
I just rebuilt one of these and i had issues with it. the first issue i had was after bolting it to the manifold i cranked it and it was leaking...
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