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The speed equipment industry got going in the 1920s with the building of race cars from Model T, Chevy, Dodge and Essex cars. Dropped axles and...
It should run well enough to at least pull itself on and off a trailer no matter how bad it is, if it ran before. You will need to sort out the...
The heaviest Chrysler products like Imperials, some station wagons and limousines.
Every auto electric shop has a box full of pulleys under the work bench. Your local shop should be able to fit one cheap.
Here in Ontario Canada our registrations were on pink slips like the one in California, in the fifties sixties and seventies. I thought it was...
You can buy corrugated plastic Coroplast sheets at any lumber yard, $34 for a 4X8 sheet . Cut out door panels and fasten them on with Velcro....
Little deuce coupe You don't know what I got (you don't know what I got) Little deuce coupe You don't know what I got Well, I'm not bragging babe,...
He is emphasizing the fact that he owns the car outright, does not owe the finance company.The registration document was wallet sized printed on...
Might be easier to swap out the whole front axle for one from a late model 1 ton truck or delivery van. If the springs are the same distance apart...
I'm the opposite of "puta350init" guy but in this case it might be the best answer.
Do you know what engine you have ? The 261 was available in 1954 in heavy trucks like yours. There is a chance it has one, or that a newer engine...
I changed a six cylinder pickup truck to V8 without changing the rear gears. It had a higher crusing speed and top speed because the short stroke...
Looks like an adaptation to oil the rocker arms thru the rocker shaft. As others say, Y block V8s had a problem with head oiling but haven't seen...
I would think twice about putting a six in such a heavy truck. It depends how you plan to use it. If you are in no hurry and 50MPH is plenty fast,...
More info on the American/French/Brazilian Vedette including the OHV version...
The V8-60 was also used in the French Fords of the fifties, the Vedette model. In 1954 sold to Simca and in 1962, sent to Brazil where they were...
Part of the mystery is how it was allowed to happen, why this car was discarded like a worn out Hyundai. To understand this you need to understand...
Living in a trailer park of sense... looking out the window at a tornado of stupidity.
For a long time alcohol based antifreeze was all they had. It was customary to change to a 160 thermostat in the fall, and put in the antifreeze,...
About the underpinnings. All 49 - 54 had basically the same suspension engine and torque tube drive train. They were the first Chevs with 5 bolt...
How they did it in OC and Stiggs.... [ATTACH]
You are playing on hard mode here. Practically nothing available to hop up these motors, they were not popular for hot rods even when new,...
I might add, here in Canada ceiling fans in shops are common. Otherwise all your heat rises to the roof and your floor is freezing. A ceiling fan...
If all else fails check the oil pressure and compression pressure. Oil pressure should be 40 - 65 PSI and compression at least 140 probably more,...
To put this in perspective at the time Rolls Royce warned their customers not to run wide open for more than 5 minutes or they would blow their...
Smog era mopars had flame hardened valve seats. Not sure exactly what years.
Lately have been looking at some photos and home movies made in the Salinas area by Andy Southard around 1961. I was surprised at the number of...
This sounds like you want the windshield to be over the front bumper and the driver's seat over the rear bumper. One of us is nuts, please clarify...
What engine closely matches your flatty in HP and torque production and RPM? Most likely a 6 cylinder converter will work best.
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