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For those who make there own repair panels mostly floors, what are you's using for material to copy? I've used cardboard boxes before but to me...
Got my backing plates and brackets finished then mocked everything up. Looks like it well be at the 2 o-clock position looking from the drivers side.
calipers/rotors are from a 81 honda civic and hubs are original Crosley hubs that has been machined to fit the rotor. Was hard finding eveything...
My 50 Crosley has them as well but there not up for the drive train swap haha
So on my lil 50' Crosley i'm building a disk brake setup where's the best place to place the caliper traditional front of rotor at 9 o'clock or...
Ok thanks that i was thinking was chromoly. I will not be welding it my neighbor will. He is a blacksmiths and also has a lathe. He also worked...
My lil Crosley do to brake upgraded/modifications i have to make new steering arm for the spindle. The original had a threaded tapered end and i...
Sweet CC!! ! i just installed a front clip of a cc on my shop. I see you're in Ct you know Ted Dellacamera?
It's ok don't blame ya i do the same and i never heard of Austin just Austin mini haha it's a 1934?
Thanks and getting there and its a s10 efi 4 cyl with 5 speed. wanted to go older iron duke but there's nothing like that around me anymore do to...
So i finally got a reverse swing arm assy for my 50 Crosley project and i'm not sure what size master cyl i should be running. The set up is...
Gearhead -- Love the Crosley. I have a similar car, in queue for a future project. (Just found an original propeller for my grille, which someone...
I appreciate and understand everyone's concern for safety. A nice gentleman on Facebook sold me a shaft size i need. But i'm still going to have...
I should have mentioned that i will not be doing the welding but my neighbor will. He's a very skilled welder and has been doing...
So i reversed a Corvair steering box now the only one i could find was the long shaft one. Everything is done except the shaft need's to be...
Another thing is the box i had was opened and i can't remember when or where i got it. For the price of a new one i might as well just buy the...
I did follow the directions, my front signals work it's the rear that shut off when braking hence why i think there's a issue with the box.
I'd like to keep the column bare worse case i'll try hiding one under the dash but really wanted a simple toggle
i got mine set up just like the diagram. But when brake is applied turns signal won't work unless i let off brake. Maybe the converter box is bad...
So i seen this diagram on here and wired up my rear lights. I'm running just a single light (1157 bulb) on each side in the rear (want to keep it...
So i've ran across this before on some of the old 50's 60's vehicles I've owned. The undercoating? It basically looks like hardened tar & asphalt...
I'm working with both new and semi rusted/painted metal i was just thinking of an epoxy sealer primer,seam sealer then some ebay sound deadening...
On my 50 Crosley i just finished up the floor pans/tunnel and part firewall. idk if i just wanna go seam sealer then paint or a bed liner or? Deff...
Engine & Trans can be set in all mounts are made and i've had in it already a few times. The Driveshaft is a slip spline gm yoke. It's from a Vega...
So i'm starting to put my car back together and i want to set the pinion angle. I know the vehicle is supposed to be complete and sitting level...
Not to bring back an old thread but more less a update and end to this. Got the vega rear shortened and stock axles resplined at Moser it was no...
My neighbor i believe has a lathe i'll have to see if he could turn them. Or i guess i could buy a piece of nylon rod and maybe he could turn...
Local spring shop either has the rubber bushings or the thin trailer bushing type. The spring eye is 11/16 and bolt it 1/2 so the bushing...
My 50 Crosley project i'm building installed a set speedway motors leaf springs/shackles/hangers and they came with the black nylon bushings. Now...
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