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i'm a big proponent of quality adjustable shocks, particularly on anything with modified suspension...which is everything i drive. no more...
i'll try to remember when i hit the shop in a bit. what i would do based on your pics, and assuming no lathe with carbide tooling, is cut off the...
you are always going to have a tough time trying to weld any lower carbon steel to extremely hard high carbon steel like that. you could try torch...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's a small monster foot with claws that appears to be a school shop project. i picked this one up at a swap meet years ago...
Clippard makes industrial pneumatic controls. i have one of those kicking around somewhere too.
I've never had much difficulty disassembling them, however getting the plastic back in the yoke on reassembly is a major PITA.
i'm sure timing tags were, to some racers, similar to car show participation trophies. they were just goin fast. not writing pages for the history...
i still have my 250 powered 61 falcon sitting out in the shop that i did almost 20 years ago. in my case i ran a t5 transmission, which has a...
good on you purists, really. but let's be honest, that ain't for every body. that modern 60's stuff isn't modern anymore. i say jerk the nail and...
i have a 66 c10 daily with a lo-po crate 350, T-5 and 3.73 rear gear. frankly, with the terrible aero on these trucks, i don't think the 230 will...
i suppose it doesn't help that there are guy like me out there. i snagged a set of those at a swap meet a year or so ago because the price was...
that is exactly what most aftermarket "new" lifters are. i read some time back this is one of the causes of lifter failures. while dimensional...
man, you won't believe this. i stumbled across a set of ridgeway valve covers earlier this month. i was browsing the tri-state swap meet in...
here are some pleasurable "just the" tips from my collection of junque. the middle one was clearly made generally the way that Moriarty attempted,...
even with OD deep gears can be a nuisance, as driveline vibration can be a problem at highway speed regardless of the engine RPM. you might want...
NOS pumps don't always play well with fuel contain ethanol.
Porters are perhaps the most beautifully obnoxious muffler there is. i have them on a later motor(rhymes with "hell-yes") and they have a nice...
not an expert and never tried, but i do have a reciprocating machine...it would be easier to control if you could figure out a way to lock out the...
i like my Eaton. i've had mine about 16 years now and it just keeps chuggin. big ol 2 stage cast iron pump thats repairable/rebuildable, legit 5...
ah, but supply is down even morerer. they really don't want to have to try to get another batch made. every company in manufacturing in the US...
is that kandy paint over bare metal, with lead showing up as dark spots?
i was a bit surprised when i was reading about a chrome shop that was busted for dumping a large amount of chemicals down a river, this shop is...
i painted my chevy this spring with TCPs current version of hot rod flatz. i heard the name was sold and that the product is better than the...
root, i have an OG front split bench you can have should you need it. need to be recovered. remember, if you go buckets, these are pretty...
Thanks Dan! it was good to chat with you for the short time that we did. Appreciate it, Mick! had great time at your event. hopefully i'll...
thanks, Dewey was the debut in the new color. pretty sure i saw your avatar car there too?
Florence CO is also having a car show saturday. a nice little affordable tourist town about an hour away, show brings a few hundred cars. I was...
those were 14" fenton hawks. still have them and they are still in the rotation. i got wheels like my wife has shoes. i actually stumbled across a...
barn door subs are generally cheaper and more available. the downside is the blind spot is atrocious.
they look like Cragar Eliminators from a few years ago. no longer available. i run 15s on my C10 most of the time.
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