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I moved the truck to different storage. Maybe I’ll start on it this fall. I got to thinking. There is a good 3 speed already on the 235 I have for...
Harv that paints an awesome picture haha. Love it. And thanks 2old2fast yes it does! But i grew up out of that era and the only car I had set up...
the "Fixation with the late six" is the same as the fixation with anything else that not 100% of people like, which is literally everything. It's...
Love the SoCal picture these words painted. Id trade my 90s western Ny upbringing for that any day
Fast Carl! Whats your Astro van gear in?!
Pope, Yea. Its the same general shape and puts the shaft in the same place as stock. The Camaro+Model A pitman set up is just about identical tot...
Guys I appreciate that chat and advice. Lots of "whys" so I will explain some. I dont like bias ply tires, same as how some folks don't like...
Chevy Pope sorry I missed your comment on the exhaust. Yea I wish I had my youtube channel (or at least active in it) back then cause that would...
[MEDIA] Thats when I did mine. backwoods style but it works great Moriarity - Radials made this car way smoother, it drives way straights, is far...
Hey all Just to establish some framework, I like my front end. I like how it corners and how it stops. It was good enough for corvette until...
Eddy once you grind the tire how do you make it smooth again? How do you buff a tire?
Those would likely be a perfect fit BUT I wonder if the extra plies make the ride brutal? in a car with power steering I’d just under inflate but...
What the ?!?! I cant even imagine what those are for... I do know toyota made a 20" rim thats SUPER narrow like maybe 6" or 6.5 for the new prius...
SAD update. one would assume 165r15 meant 165/100r25 but it doesn’t. That would make them 28”. They are only 25.4. So back to the drawing board...
Baumi! Oh my goodness if you knew what it was like growing up in 1990's America talking about - dreaming about - comparing everything to the...
I’ll Read that thanks! I was under the impression it can be set up to automatically go into overdrive and back out. Hopefully that’s the case....
Yea those were affordable back when. Don’t see any more now. They seem cool. Easy to use on the colum - the levers essentially need to be hooked...
They didnt have to lay down the equivalent of a middle class mortgage payment for an overdrive 3 speed or a worn out six banger, though. Beating...
Someone said about a 62 corvette having the same front end - that’s my sedan. Not my truck. But you had upgraded dranklink and roller bearings...
The 235 I have is a full oiler. The highway here means state routes. Out bye me they are very sparsely traveled. The interstate -...
I found 195r15 and 185r15 by the way. Both of them are 8 ply truck tires. Ironically too big for my application.... 185r15 is a little too tall...
Thats what they are sourced from haha (dont tell anyone!) Im wondering why I didnt put them on my 50 back when I built it. Probably because...
THANK YOU ALL so much for sharing your wisdom and experience I spend a lot of time in this “compromise” stage when choosing 350/th350/3.08 for...
They have a decent amount more road contact than the 600-16 that came with it… and way stickier as it’s a radial
Looks like a lot of 165r15 are 1168lb load range. 205/75r15 (currently on my 1950 sedan) 1477lbs even with 500 lbs of people (unlikely) the...
NoboD it’s actually 28” tall! And 6.x” wide. That’s more than what the cars came with believe it or not. I can always check the load rating but I...
Wow shame that 4 speed wasn’t more like 5.75:1 in first. That with like 2.73:1 would be perfect… This has been very helpful thanks all
Anthony but I bet its 5mph up the side of a building lol. First in the family 1940-whatever ford 2n (look it up if you dont know its neat) is like...
Yea I know the 235 sucks compared to a 250 or a 292. My Car (in the photo) has a dead v8 and is getting a 250 and overdrive. Maybe a 292 if one...
hey wow that helps a LOT five-oh! Cause very similar. The 235 i have sitting here is a 1956. Supposedly good for 140hp. I have a set of 3.0g to...
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