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Wait, so you're back? Where to? Anywhere near the Mehama property you considered, that I'm now covering with cars?
I just found this thread, and it ended way too soon! I'm a new Diamond T owner myself, so this piqued my interest. Any updates?
So what's the plan? Just get it on the road and go from there? Or do you have a grand vision with lots of mods?
I'm just joining. Forget the Model A for now, and get this thing done! It's almost June! I can't wait to see pics of it at a cruise in. Very nice...
I thought I would update to share my dumb luck. I needed a replacement New Departure 909702. I figured I was in for a wait, and would miss the...
Well.... Shoot. Things just got more complicated for the car show on Saturday. :( [ATTACH]
Reading a few other threads, there seems to be a widely held belief that this type of fiber grease is still the best thing for caged ball...
Yeah, it's always interesting to see what the grease looks like after many years. This car was parked in 1976. I've put about 30 miles on it with...
I'll do that, just wanted to make sure there's a chance it'll come out without a fight. Do you clean felt seals out with a solvent? Brake cleaner?...
Hey All, I'm working on my wife's '48 Pontiac. It's got the old cup & cone ball bearings. My experience is with tapered roller bearings (aside...
Had the mica ever been trimmed down in the commutator? I've seen a spec somewhere for how far below the contact surface it was supposed to be....
Good to see you back at it, Phil. I've got a complete rewire needed in my wife's '48 Streamliner, and am leaning toward keeping things looking...
Ah man, I was excited when I found this thread. I was hoping it'd be longer! I guess I'll have to wait and see how it turns out. Maybe you'll...
I didn't post much, but a lot of progress was made last year. Maybe I'll try to get caught up sometime. Here's a teaser from Sunday in the...
With the 10-bolt diff cover instead of 8, I think that'd make it a 68-78? Just my guess.
You're welcome, and I should've thought to look at Ton's! I blundered onto their site last year, I think I was pricing out cloth wiring for my...
There would be pros and cons as far as actual thermal protection goes. PRO You can set the distance from the manifold, and prevent unwanted...
Get a ton of 4-drawer or 5-drawer file cabinets for free or cheap off marketplace. There are often many available in cities. Load all the heavy...
You ever make a daily? BTW, I did lots of spring calculations and digging through catalogs. I have a Corvair Monza Wagon that came with...
Well I found some bent linkages, some backwards linkages, and some missing ones. I've got things sorted out as best I can until I get the missing...
That's really great, congrats! You certainly earned it.
Now for the bad news... I've got the crossmember refitted, starter back in place, and set about figuring out the linkages. Thankfully I have the...
Good news, the car is back on the lift! The wife is out of town for a week, and the goal is to get it putting around the driveway for a mother's...
That sure looks nice. Any thoughts on a radiant barrier for the starter? It might be a little happier on those summer days with a hot restart at...
I'm planning on running Portawalls on a couple of my cars as well. I've got some new ones sitting around waiting. Blackwall tires are just so...
And you come here to say that without pics? Come on now...
So you're thinking it was varnish or something on the potentiometer, rather than oxidation? I've never tried fixing a glitchy sender with solvents...
I've seen them get tripped accidentally (I mean, without an accident, to be clear). On a late 90s Explorer, a passenger with large feet bumped...
For daily driving of uninteresting vehicles, I like silver and gold since they're great at hiding dirt and I rarely wash anything. For classics,...
Thanks for providing the continued updates, Phil. I always read every one, and have enjoyed learning a bit from your journey.
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