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Im a 20-30 and the car show scene here is mostly grey beards. While they're happy to take your money and have you show your car at their show,...
How about those new craftsman snake oil wrenches and sockets with the square teeth.
Try an e socket most auto parts stores will have them.
Over/under adjusted valves? But i dont know anything about nail heads.. Throw a compression tester on it. Add some oil to the cylinder and try...
The torque of the 250 might not make the stock rear last very long but you can look for a replacement rear while enjoying it.. Drive it and build...
Oh if you want a 260 engine and a 2 speed auto pm me..
A 250/t5 combo would be excellent choice add a 8" rear from a maverick.. But honestly if you go t5 which is over drive in 5th you can keep the...
I like to hit pawn shops for my tools.. probably buying stolen goods, but there is one shop that will sell a bucket of sockets for $20. I'll...
I've registered five cars with year of manufacture plates.. all five were restored before showing the clerk the plates.. not a single issue. They...
Try chesapeake blue.. its an original 60s ford color and looks pretty cool. Im planning on painting my 63.5 falcon kona blue which is on my 2010...
^^^^ what he said.. ever get the other head off that flatty? I lost track of that thread.. Nathan
I'll be the first to admit i was a fng and had to look up what a necker knob was. In my area theyre refered to as spinner knobs and are illegal...
All small ford sixes (144, 170, 200, 250) had log head.. Classic inlines offers an aftermarket aluminum head for some serious $$. You can try and...
A Y block with vintage speed parts.. triple carbs... Would be fun.. A flat head 8 would be cool but pointless.. the stock 6 cylinder puts out...
Tffn.net go to the forums.. Theres a sticky on i6 to v8 swaps.. might answer any questions you have.. Nathan
Yep merc 312 only required moving the battery to the trunk and notching of the shock towers if irc. Id have to go dig out the magazine to be 100%...
I have a february 61 hot rod magazine where some famous car guys installed a Y block in a 60 falcon. It would be different.. If money were no...
For your dash lights check the inline fuse up by the firewall.. why ford put the dash light fuse in a separate fuse holder is beyond me.. I...
Shouldn't need your home address to complete a trans action.. Sounds fishy to me.. Can always have the guy call you.. if its a scam they usually...
4 lug or 5??? 4 lug options are hard but look at early 90s nissans.. like 200sx or 240... Nathan
Here our new to us.. 64 fairlane 500 ranch wagon...
I believe rustoleum is available in three levels of black too. But we won't turn this into another rustoleum thread.
Low gloss, is closer to a satin black. Great for engine bays.. Semi gloss has a sheen to it and is great for interiors.. shiney but not horribly...
I thought mexico was a state..?? Lol.. I think I've seen some ngk plugs that were made in the usa.. though they were probably for a bmx or some...
Im running 2.25" pipe with h pipe and dyno max turbo mufflers.. it has a nice sound at idle and isnt loud inside the cab.. but its a wagon and the...
Probably a bad reostat in the head light switch. remove the switch and see if the coiled wire on the round disc is green from corrosion....
Auto light 46 would be one heat ranger hotter.. Though auto lite plugs were being made in china... so that being said. I've been running motor...
I've bought crap parts from every major retailer. I've gotten wrong parts from every retailer too. Its part of the hobby and is what it is. Nathan
I used to work at O'Reillys. Believe me its not just their parts its a problem of where they're being made. I order from rock auto all the time....
My 60 shop manual lists 185* for low temp and 195* for high temps.. So either of the two would be what i run.. ive been running 195* high flow...
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