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the ranger frame gives you all the problems 2wd ford truck owners have dealt with for years-junk-ass twin traction beam suspension.if you love...
theres nothing less correct about the chev than an olds.put some early lookin covers on it and call it a 265.screw that expensive early...
ill take mine flush.jimmy and dennis can do whatever they want.
does anyone not think chains suck?
youve already learned a good lesson-dont finish weld 4-5 inches at a time.also,dont EVER finish weld till all crossmembers are in-evn bolt in...
i hate to say it,but he got there first.someone let you take HIS car home.from what i gather,he's not an asshole,he may actually be and may have...
anytime you can trade two wheels for four,it oughta be a no-brainer.but then again,i am not a bike person at all.
why the need to sugarcoat this?a LARGE pecentage (and a LARGE percentage are members here-and of course YOU dont know who you are-if you knew,youd...
takes all kinds.just like the "only steel is real" elitist assholes,the "no billet or shine" assholes,etc.why do people have to cling to any...
the thief could be a lurker?why,a thief couldnt be someone whos posts we read constantly?dont let yourselves be fooled into thinking you really...
i thought hot rods were supposed to have the largest tire possible and scare the shit out of little kids?either way,looks good.enjoy it,its yours.
you mount the can above v.c. height unless you like wasting (pouring out,instead of running back into cover) a LOT of oil.
what did the heat-treating cost?man hours were way up there,i assume?thats a task out of my element.
back off boys.i think all max here is trying to say is something that is painfully obvious.sure there are people doing great upholstery here.they...
he probably just wants something that doesnt eat either the insisde or the outside of the tires off.ford twin I beam was the worst idea since...
to really be right,a caddy of that vintage needs to be a graffitti'd hearse."waaaarrrrioorrrrs!come out and plaaaayyyyyyyy!"
im always impressed to see someone chop a top (other than simple stuff like my 24 dodge,all pillars are straight,i would hope a trained chimp...
try a set from thunder road rod and custom.preboxed and theyre actually straight.you guys can bang around,redrill holes and porta power all day to...
done.
why are people still clipping cars?
chopping is what i consider major metal work,so at that point,I would save the coupe and sell the tudor.if not for a chop,I say broom the coupe...
if you guys dig up anything in red for a plymouth duster,let me know.
and not 32-34 spindles either.
some guys dont recall that dual overhead cam refers to two cams PER HEAD.a V-motor with one cam per head is a SOHC,as are some of the previously...
there is nothing actually synthetic about synthetic oils,so yes,it will burn.no antifreeze though.BUUUUUTTTT,,,in a hobbyist shop,there is no way...
i dont want to turn this into a peeing match,but it is an opinion question.fact-you guys claim to build traditional cars.in the day,noone built...
no bushings factory.with a wishbone (stock,not split) there is no movement at the perch holes.if you split them or run hairpins,a panhard bar is...
mopar.
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