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I am selling a complete 28 Chevy engine, line bored about 2000 miles ago. It lost a rod, crank checks out ok... I have several other single port...
I have a very nice steering wheel for a 1926 Chevy, $150. Also I have the complete drive train, engine to rearend. Upgrading and will not need...
I took my wire wheels by the tire shop today. Two of the five were relatively straight, one was horrible, and two others were bad. My initial...
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I appreciate the vote of confidence,...… I think! lol The last thing I would do, in my mind anyway, is to "cut up" this car. I am certain that...
Well, after weeks and months of pondering, and advice from folks here and that I know personally, I have decided to upgrade. It was a hard...
If I go to the wires, it's the whole upgrade. Probably a new axle, but definitely front brakes as well. Most likely the small 9 1/2 inch disc...
Thank you for the info. As badly as I want to keep the look of the wooden wheels, a builder that I know and trust that also knows the car tends...
I've still been pondering the switch to the wire wheels. I do not have hubcaps for my 19 inch wires. Can anyone point me in a better direction...
We drove this car for 13 years with the rear only mechanical brakes, with obvious caution, without incident. The initial upgrade is only going...
A parade car?? Well actually yes!! Everywhere I drive it, everywhere I go is a parade!! I often have attatched multiple American flags to it....
I've put a lot of thought into what everybody has said, and seriously pondered what I want from this upgrade. Before I explain what I intend to...
I inserted a pic of the "original car" when I pulled it out of a barn in 1996, where it had set for 48 years. And while I appreciate the concept,...
See, that's the thing, I really don't want to drive it that much faster! I just want to drive it, and steer it, and stop it. It was already...
My wires are 19 inch. I have five, and two 18 inch. Found them for a steal on eBay, because they were pick up only. Speedway has some spendles...
I appreciate all the idea of the drive shaft disc brake, but i believe I'll have plenty of brakes for the rear axle, more than enough to over...
Does your car steer easy enough. Your SBC would be much heavier tgan my four cyl. I don't want to wrestle the wheel for thirty more years!
The engine, Iron Duke, is half rebuilt, and I have the s-10 rear end already under the car. I'm not interested in the old powerplant, which is a...
Ok, can someone suggest an useable front axle... maybe from a advance design 48-54 Pickup? I'd want to keep the original springs. I understand...
Someone mentioned a slightly newer axle, what year did they go to hydraulic brakes on the old Chevy's? While I love the wooden spoke wheels, I...
Would that box be a traditional thru the frame drag link? The car has new king pins, but the steering is sloppy. I will be fighting space for a...
I have a 26 Chevy Touring that my father and I restored, after he found it in storage in Columbus Ohio in 1996. He has since passed, but shortly...
The 78 Monza I am using is also a NON cross flow head. I have a little worry about clearance for the carb and intake in my 26 Chevy. I really...
I recently purchased a 68 Camaro 250/6 and the powerglide that was in the car, wanting to use that trans behind a 151 I had picked up out of a 78...
I'm dropping a more modern engine into my 26 Touring, I have a 28 engine and multiple parts I wouldn't mind liquidating..... central Indiana....
I have a 78 Monza 4 cyl engine (Iron Duke) I am considering putting into my 1926 Chevy. Did you have any clearance problems on the intake side....
Six Ball, I would love to sell the 28 motor, the whole drive train for that matter. I had a rod let go, but the crank appears to be fine. The...
[ATTACH] My 1926 Touring, my father moved from Iowa to southern Indiana in one of these. He found this one in 1996 in a storage unit in Columbus,...
Roddy, I have a 79 Monza 151, V8 bell housing motor I intend to put into a 26 touring. Could you shed some light on what drive train you will be...
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