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Exactly where I'm getting it! Had them send me samples. They seem pretty durable. I'm sending my visors there next week for them to do and...
I'm going with pre-sewn kit and installing myself. I'm lucky enough to have the border 35 minutes away. There is a border store we all get stuff...
Thanks guys. I'm forced to go with the foam backed for price. The cotton material with all the add on's put me near $1,000 bucks Canadian after...
Bow Headliner for my '54 Pontiac. The hardest decision is whether a napped cotton or foam back polyester. I'm not finding much info on the...
I'm going to hang tough and see about repairs first. But, nothing ventured nothing gained! Thanks.
LOL....Ontario is a very big province and even though I live in the area considered Norther Ontario, we are in fact very close to the border. We...
"I'm going to take wild ass guess that the easy out threading in and getting bigger actually wedged the flange right off like a log splitter. Easy...
Not quite. It's a cross border receiving store. Rydens Border Store Grand Portage MN. We Canadians order goods in the States and use their...
I was just going back to your post to check it out. Thanks!
Nope you're right...pick up only.
Holey dang! It's listed as a '49 but sure looks right. Sounds like his reconditioned flathead is pick up only. I should see if he'll ship the...
Sorry and thanks for checking. I'm in Northern Ontario Canada. Why the heck didn't I find it?
Thanks guys....I'm just a little concerned that the brazed ear would be strong enough to withstand the force of the new bolt. I searched for...
My heart sank today. While trying to remove the broken flange bolts the actual flange broke. I tried every trick in the book. Heat, easy out...
You know what? Nevermind, I was able to gently rock the balancer off after 10 or 15 minutes with a couple boards. I'm going back there to fix a...
Nope. Looks like little nubs recessed. Here's a better pic.[ATTACH]
My first balancer removal and I don't see any bolt holes that the typical pullers are used to get this sucker off. I got the main bolt out and got...
I removed the manifold and you can tell by the imprints on the gasket which ports were sealed and which ones were leaking. Black soot at the leaks...
Well, I discovered another exhaust leak almost the same spot at the other end of the engine. Just exhaust. Coincides with the picture of the...
Did you use the sealer by itself or with a gasket? I read as much as I could and it sounded like a gasket by itself didn't require a sealant. Was...
Ya know, I thought about that. It's almost like there's a restriction. I checked the heat riser a couple times before and it was nice and loose so...
Might I add, it starts to bubble and burn when the engine gets to operating temperature. Looks normal until then with no leakage.
Guess the bottom line is if the gasket is doing it's job then nothing would leak. Just wondered why it took a while to happen. Also concerned...
So I'm assuming the oil is coming from worn rings and valves? I've just never seen oil seeping like that, just air.
I cleaned all surfaces with a fine tooth comb and they looked really good to me. Changed whatever gaskets were available. Couldn't really tell any...
Changed the manifold gasket and it doesn't have many hours on it. The old one was blown and leaking badly. Today I noticed smoke coming from the...
Ya I thought so. I believe it's not related. Guess the problem with this post was really bad/contaminated gas resulting in a plugged up carb. I...
Still no start so I decided to rip the carb apart again. Oh no! My nice clean carb! Sediment everywhere! Cleaned it up, blew air through the...
Yup, the new ones were shorter by a couple coils so that was encouraging.
The hinge assembly seems in good working order, no play there. The lower end of the spring hooks up to an arm connected to the body by 2 bolts. I...
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