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How about an electrically power assisted column?
Just one more?
I've made up citric acid gel by adding xanthan powder to the acid solution. Seems to work just like the deox-gel.
Lasers off a levelled steel frame. It's up to DaveAndDave but 1/8" probably isn't worth worrying about in this case.
I'm mildly surprised that no-one has commented on this. I don't know what the Ford tolerance is but this might help you decide what you would...
Yes, cut out the damage and poor work, hold the frame in place and weld in new steel. If you do it well it will be an invisible repair.
7J, reversed the rims, partly to get the look and partly to make sure the offset was OK
Thanks! Yes, perhaps I should start a build thread. It might well have been my car that you saw, it was in Holland for nearly 40 years until I...
Yes, done 5, 6 and 7 inch on wide fives for my Pilot Woodie. These are the 5s, hoops from a London taxi, and 6s, hoops from an IVECO/Renault light...
As a general rule, buy good quality tools and make your own. It saves time in the end as you don't have to engage with idiot sales people or fix...
Hi, yes that's right, for a 28" tyre. Obviously is bigger for a smaller tyre, and vice versa.
As far as I can tell from having both a '37 front axle and a Pilot one the geometry is pretty much the same. I took a load of measurements when...
Since you've got a mig set use that with whatever shielding gas you can get for thin ferrous sheet. In the UK the composition is around 93%Ar, 5%...
I don't know about the US wide fives but the UK Ford Pilot V8 wheels have a 14.25" centre (center!) which was why I had difficulty tracking down a...
This may not help you much but I've made 7J wide wide fives using Land Rover Discovery wheels. They are a perfect fit and, as they are welded in...
Yes, Kevin is quite correct, this is a classical fatigue failure. From the pictures it looks like multiple cracks have formed under rotating...
I've fixed three cars with these symptoms and all were a combination of incorrect front end alignment and the rear axle not being parallel to the...
It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to be fun
No, it's fine on aluminum castings and, in fact, is a really good way of cleaning them if you need to do any weld repairs.
Foam oven cleaner - it's basically 30% sodium hydroxide
Sounds sensible to me. The forces in an accident are quite large, so I do my road cars to the same spec as my track cars. The UK Motorsports...
Me too, how much for shipping to the UK?
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