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They are pretty much local to me and have used them many times. I broke the side window putting it in, they replaced it for 40$.
[ATTACH] In 2012 my son and Idid the hot rod power tour in my 39 Pontiac. Minnesota to Detroit to start the tour then to Dallas to finish the tour...
With the body on the frame there is little chance of putting the body mounts in the wrong place. Like it’s been said do a section at a time and...
Making dies are you planning on mass producing them? I think if you need only two it would be a lot cheaper to have them hand made. Cornfield...
Have you tried hammer forming? Make the form out of mdf (medium density fiber board), using a hammer work the metal around the corner. Look it up...
I have a pressure pot blaster for things that don’t fit in the blast cabinet, works well but messy. For something like a frame I would save the...
Nothing wrong with making some changes to make it your own, your dad would have made some changes too. As is was your dads car I wouldn’t make...
I would not mismatch wheel cylinders, I think you would have it pulling to one side. The other thing is your pedal ratio is 4 to1 and no booster...
I love old gas pumps, but so does every buddy else. The prices are too high for me to justify buying one.
I high school I would get about 6 weeks out of rear tires.
As far as rebuilding your trans I don’t think so. Start with a new seal and maybe a tail shaft bushing.
Years ago I was using a cutting torch under a car and had melton under coating dip on the under side of my arm. Still have a nice star shaped mark...
I prefer paper towels and green 3m painters tape myself.
Years ago I hated a winter beater, broke the clutch fork ball off. Drove it most of the winter without a clutch (no garage in Minnesota winter) I...
I change oil in fall before storing them for the winter regardless of mileage (I am lucky to see 2000 miles a year). Semi trucks have pushed out...
I always thought naugas tasted more like bald eagle, but hard to tell with all that bbq sauce. Good seat covers but lots of sewing all the little...
When I did mine I found the driver side manifold for a Chevy Colorado with a 5.3 to be the tightest fitting to the motor, had to cut and angle...
Thanks for posting that video. Seeing that ad as a kid I had to have the foot gas pedal. So when I turned 16 and got my gto I put one in (still in...
57 what? If a new tank is available I would go that route and not worry about rust and sealer coming lose.
A picture would help.
I find it helpful to take out the item and brush off what you can (every few days) and put it back in
My Guess is you may have to steam it to fit the floor better. The more it fit the contours of floor the tighter the fit on the tunnel. That’s my...
It is Minnesota in June, very few years you don’t get at least 1 day during the show
Frame swaps are one thing, but I don’t get using the floor and dash.i think cutting the stock floor to work is a better choice.
I have alway been told cast rings on used bores and moly rings on new bores. Ring the one hole, bearings, timing chain and oil pump it may run for...
I friend put a ford FE (ford guy) in a 65 gmc truck, his line was they put Chevy motors in ford all the time. He had a few people tell him they...
Are you it’s in 3 rd gear and not in second?
Are you missing them or are they broken? Mine were frozen badly after soaking them for a week penetrating oil and a little heat I got them free....
You are 16 years old, most of my car are older than that. With limited time and money I would clean up the paint (not repaint), find a running amc...
Aren’t points set with a match book cover? I also have old motors manuals, mine and dads.
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