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Thats a nice car. I have a soft spot for 63.5/64 Big Fords. I sold my 64 a couple of years ago and miss it. 390 Z code car, but it was a bench...
The hole is too small. Maybe I could pay a small child to do it lol. Circling back on this a little. I did find a body manual, and it sound...
My favorite trick is using valve lapping compound to assist with removing stripped out screws. I always keep a tube of it around because its...
Oddly enough I think I have a 61 manual but not a 62 but that's a good idea. I found one in PDF form for a tempest online, and it does include...
Yeah the metal ones are my big concern. Because I don't know how to get at them from behind in some places. Ill have to post some pictures of...
My dad had me check that out because its near him. He bid one a bunch of stuff, but he's super cheap so Im sure he will be outbid on all of it....
Im getting ready to do an at home DIY repsray of my 1962 Catalina Safari wagon. Not my first rodeo on that front, but this car utilizes two types...
I did the dangerous part with the front already. Actually not too bad. Although this car is setup different than any I’ve ever done before. The...
1962 Catalina Safari. Changing the rear springs. Is there a nut on the back of the top bolt I need to be holding or is it just threaded in to...
Given that I don't have a traditional cross member as I mentioned, that is likely what I would have to do. I also mispoke earlier, I completely...
I actually think that's the method I tried, but to be fair I didn't try very hard. I think I was just annoyed at myself for not having the...
Excellent point about running it behind the cross member. In this case I dont know that there is going to be a cross-member in the traditional...
I dont necessarily want to do it in any given way other than an easy and effective one. This seemed more straightforward to me than trying to get...
I purchased a new Speedway HD axle for my recently acquired Drag Week Gas/B project. Just general question with a swapped in straight axle when...
Honestly I need to sell my wwii jeep and my 911 first anyway. It’s just hard not to look at what’s out there. Consequently on the off chance...
I’m not a hard no, but like I said earlier about how a car needs to be special for me to want to take on a “needs everything” project. No title is...
That a good idea. If I have a questionable car that I’m considering purchasing I’ll do that. Hopefully I find one that is a no brainer. after I...
Getting forced out of the class during inspection is exactly why I brought it up in the first place. I know its getting faster, which is why I...
Which makes perfect sense, but I wasn't sure if the "allowable" independent suspension options were limited to era vintage units like the Knee...
I guess what I dont get, is the intent of the "you must run front fenders if you have IFS". I mean wouldn't the old knee action suspension be...
Thats a pretty obscure pull, I just searched Mustang II and got a ton of hits. So if that's a hard and fast rule Im clearly not the only rule...
Rule Snippet Attached Below Since I sold my gasser project that I just never fell in love with, I have casually been looking for a drag and drive...
I've not heard of those but I’m interested. I’ll see if I can find it.
That one was $12.50 at a swap meet so not that much. what makes my blood boil is when things are supposed to be easy and they aren’t. Which is...
lol that’s funny. Because I agree that’s the most obvious solution. I meant I was hoping someone would shed some light on what the 2 knob wheel...
Maybe, but I like definitive answers. I figure some old timer can tell me for sure what that two knob wheel is defined for cap wise and why my...
My big 62 Pontiac Safari has 15 inch basic steel wheels that I pieced together. They are all the same size but not quite all the exact same...
So my 62 Pontiac safari has power brakes. They actually work fine, but the booster has an audible leak that needs to be fixed. Hard to try and...
I live in central indiana. I ussually show up for a day and tool around the swap meet.
I use pretty much exclusively the big 6 ton stands. They are just bigger everywhere and I feel better about them. Plus they are taller which is...
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