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If its my money, my car and my time I'm sorry but I'm out to build my dream not someone else's. I have no problem with saving good historical...
A smaller version of basically the 63' tempest rope driveshaft.... :D:D ...
I had considered hanging the shocks on the front but space there is at a premium. Even considered mounting the bottom of the shock to the back...
@krylon32 here you go, first Pic is shock just hanging and you can see lower shock mount made onto the lower bar bracket. 2nd Pic is shock...
^^ "they were such a friendly family, none of us neighbors would have never suspected the horror going on behind closed doors" ^^ Just teasing...
@BJR sorry for the confusion, here's a better pic. [ATTACH]
I find as I've gotten older, spent many many years doing frame and suspension work on about anything that had wheels on it. Stock, race (every...
I just did a Yukon brute center section with a Daytona pinion support myself with a Detroit trutrac on my model A. This is a 1 time build for...
Nope, no problems at all. With the shackle on the housing the spring is free to move however it wants. With the triangulated 4 link the...
Here's the ones I made out of samurai springs. Re-arch them then built my own sandwich plate to support the center bolt area and built my own...
@gene-koning I noticed that too. I put it to the ebay algorithms, this way as you stated people just buy the first thing they see and ebay...
I'd be all over that !! ...
My understanding is many are cast with a hardened top steel plate welded to the base. A long time ago I found a video on how they "welded" on...
I also built a bracket for my rods to connect to at the radiator end that ties the radiator and the radiator shell together. This way I have...
I've seen the videos too and watched advertisements for them but have no first hand experience nor do any of my mechanic friends. I do find...
I wanted/needed a bigger anvil because I do beat and re-arch leaf springs on mine. Using a 12 lb sledge I needed something that will take it....
I'm to the point if I haven't used it or needed it in the last 3 years it's time for it to go. Have a good friend that hoarded everything auto...
my dad and the boss of the first shop I worked at and ended up at for 39 yrs both taught me that an unused tool is a worthless tool and I've kept...
I've been fortunate to have been around anvils since I was 14. We had a 171 pound at work that I used constantly and fell in love with. Turned...
There's not a problem I see with any of it. This is how I do it, I contact the person, say I'm interested, let them know I want to see it in...
@lake_harley you just need enough room between the frame and body to get a chain thru it. Now I've been doing frame work daily for oh over 40...
In most cases realize that the spring spacer, if installed under or on top of the spring will usually double the raise. So a 1/2" spacer will get...
Here's the one I made, along with the pattern to show how I offset the joints. I don't like straight weld joints in possible high stress areas....
First off are you running them 1 to 1 or progressive ? Which model edelbrocks are you running ? Loosen the screws on the 2 little top...
Personally I'd do 1000.00 down, rest cash on delivery. No checks, no paypal just cash on delivery. I've bought stuff online, 1 was a new...
Agree school bus... ...
I know it can be tough doing things like this but I would try to do the following. I'd see if any of my friends had a garage/shop or even a...
I could see a "how to" article or post but I, realistically don't see anyone jumping in and building "kits" to do it. Doubt there is a big...
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