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I painted mine in my barn. I’ve painted 2 cars with single stage polyurethane enamel this way. Spend a lot of time on the prep, choose a...
No. Check torque specs. On 55 Chevy took me 120 lbs to get it right.
Did seal kit have a new crush sleeve? If not torqued up the pinion can move some on the ring gear and vibrate, leak and whine…
That’s right, I’m still young but am over 60…
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Creosote soaked wooden bridge built 1872!
You bet they were. I drove a 56 Chevy everywhere for 10 years in the 80’s.
Drove the 55 Chevy from Fayetteville NC to Island KY for the wooden bridge festival last week. No AC, no power brakes, no power steering, no...
Ballast Resistor or wire to it. Hot wire the coil and see.
Agree. I had a cam go flat enough on 2 lobes once on an AMC 258 to do this. Comp check might isolate a cylinder.
I had just retired from the Army when I went to his museum. We were talking about engines and he asked me what I did and he went out of his way...
I have a Bosch tach that looks like my old Sun Super Tach in my 55 Chevy. Occasionally (3x over the past 4-5 years it shows no reading, then...
110 will kill you especially on high amp circuit because you can’t get loose from it . 220 will knock you off. The guy who taught me that told...
Ditto on the Fort Wayne Clutch. They do their own rebuilding; I had good results with them. JS Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
I did that, saw the 1st episode a few days ago. 1st car is a wire-wheeled 60. They change each year I think. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Take cap off radiator with it running, make sure water pump is throwing water out the top and not spinning the wrong direction.
I have a lot. Driving home from Ranger School in November of 83 in my 56 Chevy, I ate a bucket of chicken after going through Atlanta. Still...
Rochester 4Gs
I installed one like that with 3 pitted teeth and a galled bearing; had trouble patterning it and it whined from 40-50. Replaced it. Sent from...
Wiggled the driveshaft cause I heard some clicking, front U joint shot in my 55 210. Used a new in box U joint for an 84 Jeep that I bought for a...
If he has a stock reared he probably will not have C clips. Unbolt axle flanges, slide hammer pull axle out, press off bearing or check o ring, r...
a little penetrating oil, some strategic tapping and more slide hammer broke it loose today during the Daytona rain delay. Hooah.
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I have brazed several patches to avoid excessive heat. Ground to brass afterward, treated with acid, primed then sealed... no paint bubbling or...
Fort Wayne Clutch and Driveline 800-258-8243. They got me a new clutch, pilot, psi plate for a 55 chevy all for $150. Call them. JS Sent from...
I did in 1976; got it from Sears for Christmas. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
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Mine were Sealed Power flattops I will look up the number. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
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