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Inspection camera won't do much good on a flathead. All you can see from the spark plug hole is the top of the valves and the top of the block.
I also suffered the broken throttle cable on my 58 VW Bug. I pulled the broken throttle cable from it's sleeve poked it through a hole in the...
I had a 61 econoline van, it had a huge home made crossmember for a V8 conversion but now had a 144 6 cylinder. We drove to a secluded area of the...
My brother bought that blue 58 ford front clip, it was perfect, no rust and no dents. I bought a 37 ford 4 inch dropped axle from Sid.
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I'm surprised that Pontiac ran at all. JB weld on the cylinder wall and lifters that were so rusty and pitted on the bottom I can't believe they...
Wish you guys would leave those 37 ford truck grills alone. They already are a bitch to find. Mike
Find some 57 Dodge station wagon rear fenders and build yourself a Sweptside pickup. Mike
Many years ago I had keys made for my 65 Mustang by a locksmith by impressioning . They polish up the face of the blank key put it in the lock...
Boy, this right where I am at, trying to put together a plan for the front suspension on my 37 Ford truck project. Loving all this info. Mike
Around 1973 I saw a 66 Shelby Mustang in a junkyard in Denver. At the time I knew nothing about Shelby's but since I had a 65 Fastback I thought...
Many many years ago I bought an adapter to put a Ford FE in my 52 ford truck. Got it from good old JC Whitney for about 35.00. Wasn't the smartest...
Not a ring job but when I was 16 I put a reground crank kit in my 1961 Galaxie with a 292 without removing the engine. At the time it had a rod...
I went to school with a guy that had a gadget in the trunk of his 61 Imperial, supposed to be a Gyroscope. Gyromatic or some such thing. I...
I wonder what will become of that fire truck now that Bonnie Springs is closing for a housing development? Mike
I hadn't considered the possibility of a mouse house. A lot can happen in 30 years.
I bought a 37 Ford truck roller and was trying to decide on what to power it with. 5.0 Mustang, currently available. A Y block or a flathead with...
When I was putting the 352 back into my Sunliner I was told FE's didn't use exhaust gaskets. The overhaul gasket set had composite exhaust gaskets...
During the 70's fiberglass dune buggy craze we found a perfect ragtop VW body in the desert. My brother and I somehow got it onto the roof of my...
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I've really enjoyed reading the topics already posted here. It shows what a variety of interests and talents are on this board. Blinged out...
If it has foam floats they could be fuel logged so they sink and allow the fuel level to be too high an flood. I put a junkyard Q Jet on my 69...
If it is prebent fuel line the box it comes in is huge! I ordered fuel and brake line for my 61 Galaxie and had to shop around for a decent...
Just saw one yesterday at a car show in Parowan Utah. Lincoln converted to a tow truck many years ago.
Check out this eBay listing, it's a factory ford A arm kit. Look at the parts included it looks like that rear shaft through the cross member...
The service manual doesn't mention the rear shaft, it simply says remove the bolts and remove the A arm. I tried like you to put a wrench on the...
When I replaced the A arm bushings on my 61 Sunliner there was a bolt I couldn't get off like you describe (it's been about 8 years) and I didn't...
It's got a 61 Ford Galaxie grill.
Dan's Drive line in Northwest Las Vegas straightened my off topic F150 rear axle housing.
The "CHROME" bumper scammers are back at the Hot August Nights swap meet. They have gone under cover though, same setup, just removed the front...
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