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Sounds like the sock on the pickup in the tank might be plugged. This exactly what happened to me in my '58 Pontiac. Shawn
Good lord man, what's your time worth? In the time you took to do all that, you could have made more cash at work than new wheel cylinders will cost.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/US-Brake-Nylon-Brake-Line-Kit,26344.html Speedway sells it for racecar use only. I doubt that I would trust it, no...
Hmmm.... What about all the British cars running around with copper brake tubing from the factory? There is a proper, copper alloy brake pipe...
It's not. I have a Midget, same chassis as a Sprite. They're unibody. They look more like a shrunk E-type under all the skin. The Triumph is...
They may not damage themselves but according to a former Mercruiser service tech I knew, they DO shake the V-drive in the boat apart pretty fast....
If you listen to this: 1: Don't get your car inspected. 2: Don't plan to have any insurance coverage if something should happen to you. 3: I...
Funny how there's always funding for arts classes and football but none for trades. There's always a surplus of starving artists and guys who...
Doug Nash built them but it's not a DNE trans. It's a Super T-10 with a three-speed auto on the back. A DNE 4+1 is the Richmond 5-speed and...
Fargo trucks were Dodge "pilot house" trucks as I recall. Shawn
I had the same trouble until a guy I work with taught me to file the cut end of the tube exactly square. Cut the tube, de-burr and then file....
Very cool, a local shop has been advertising this process but I've never seen it done. I wonder how it would hold up on exhaust manifolds. I have...
Ok, enlighten me with your boundless knowledge of this person. You seem to be taking offence at my observation, have I stated anywhere that being...
Yup, they "cleaned up" the orignal Led Zeppelin recordings so much that you can hear the drum pedal squeaking on "since I've been lovin you". The...
It was General Motors of Canada. My '48 Chevy doesn't say "Chevrolet" on the cowl tag, it says GM of Canada. Same with my '57 Pontiac and my...
I didn't say he had to look like a dirt bag, or even be dirty. Clearly, you don't work with your hands either or you would know what I'm talking...
Yes, but this message board is about Traditional rods and customs. Nothing traditional about shoving an Art Morrison chassis under something.
Look at the man's hands. Those are not the hands of someone who turns a wrench for a living. He's a big picture guy. He's the one writing the...
SHHHHH!!!! Don't get the 'murricans on here wound up. Next thing you know, someone will tell them we set fire to the white house.
We can try! I'm a big fan of the Canadian Pontiacs. Got a Pathfinder and a Laurentian at the moment. Shawn
A shitty, 30 year-old, sunburnt, faded paintjob seems to be completely impervious to brake fluid. Any nice paintjob will turn to mush if you so...
Do you have a fuel pressure regulator? Webers are pretty picky about fuel pressure. Shawn
You guys are aware that movie was NOT a documentary, correct?
Needs rebuilt. Needs TO BE rebuilt you illiterate moron. Cadillac convertors Bumbers I can keep going..
I've made them for a '34 Packard before. That car used a Bijur lube system so you might want to drill and tap for grease fittings if you go with...
Straight six engines are naturally balanced, same with V-12 and opposed fours. Most 4-bangers tend to be internally balanced since there is less...
You should've waited for the 2013 Shelby Mustang. More hp for probably the same $$$ See, your initial argument can apply to anything.
Because it would sure be boring if we all like the same thing.
You can go with hard line to the rear calipers, they don't move around enough to have any problems. Some noob will probably pipe up and say I'm...
They're not like leaf spring blocks. The coil spring sits on a pan that bolts up the the bottom of the front lower control arm. Space that pan...
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