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Thanks to the heads up Jimmy B posted, I purchased #87 from the local distributor. I was an early subscriber, but dropped it when the now closed...
How did you stop them from rotating?
Checking in. I've been away working and in holidays, so hadn't driven the coupe for nearly 2 months. Topped up the fluids, gave a few things a...
I guess the guys who made these ohv heads originally used whatever they could find that was readily available. I know that the original Wayne 12...
put me down for one too olease
That's a huge difference. I see why you made them, and yours are pieces of art
[ATTACH] For us mere mortals, these spacers are available online from New Zealand. Neal, your threads are extremely well detailed, and a real...
you could run a Mitchell transmission that has better ratios and synchros. It directly replaces your original transmission
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I've been away with work for nearly a month, now back for 10 days, then away on holidays. So I put the coupe on jack stands, and I'll prepare it...
Don't forget about '35 front brakes - 12" drum, 1 3/4" shoes. 32-34 shoes are 1 1/2".
[ATTACH] Here's another example. It's a local car, and it's right hand drive, but it illustrates what I'm referring to above
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Having made that statement above,I'll now contradict myself, and hopefully clarify myself a little. Yes, you can run...
[ATTACH] This is dropped and stretched axle. Don't try to run mechanical brakes and original shocks with a dropped axle. The dropping process...
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The blue 32 roadster is Gene Hewitt’s. He shat the 39 transmission in it. the engine is my avatar. I once aspired to build a tribute to it and...
Congratulations on getting your hot rod to Pendine. That event is on my bucket list. My father-in-law was from Newport, so it'd be interesting...
Hi @chrisp , love where your build is going. I am interested in seeing the photos of your front upper shock mounts - it’s something that I am...
It's an AA bellhousing, so it has the original wishbone mount on it. The front wishbone looks stock.
Thanks for this information. The lower mount being of a different size to the top one, tells me it’s to suit 37-48 rears, to allow for the wishbone
[ATTACH] [ATTACH]Can anyone confirm if these are Lincoln shock mounts. I recently bought them, and was discussing them with some friends, and they...
Hiya all, There won’t be any progress reports from me this month and probably next month, as I am travelling interstate for work, then home for a...
The video works, thanks for posting it
[ATTACH] a recent photo of mine
If our emails with the suggested subject matter won’t elicit a response, then a tongue in cheek post may finally get one. I want to support TRJ I...
I know what’s happening at TRJ. they’re waiting for enough new subscribers to cough up the hard earnt, so they can settle the account with the...
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Can't see it so well on my phone
Doesn't Mort's roadster have Kelsey Hayes wires? [ATTACH]
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