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Initial timing isn't nearly as important as total timing. But you do want it to run ok at idle and low rpm, so it's good to get it in the...
The Ford part number on the pulley from the mid 50s is the first clue...then just go searching the internets.... To verify, it's handy to bring...
I made it to another part of Bisbee, Lowell St, and stopped at Jay's to take a picture. He was there, loading up his truck to go race motorcycles,...
Made it to Russ's house a few miles away. No problem [ATTACH] But on way way to Bisbee, going up the long grade from the river it got hot....
I took it out. Too much work to make a clutch and manual transmission live at that power level.
Oh, I thought it was a trick question
You told me about that one, so I made sure it fit well...it took effort to push the tube into the pump. I think it's OK. but I'll keep an eye on it!
I ordered a book, for reference :) Got the new $14 water pump in the mail today, and installed it this evening. Kind of a PITA, have to clamp...
Might help to apply filler to the entire area, well past the edge of any dings or waviness. Then sand with a block (maybe 60 grit?), until the...
Which one? The chevy or the merc?
I installed speakers/amplifier, so I have tunes now. And made a dead pedal. The older cars, designed in the 50s, have a floor that is in the...
neat. I ordered a pair of rectangular ones from Summit for Cheep (which probably is against Cheep policy?) and will see how they work.
Someone was driving something fun, during the peak of the Malaise era
I borrowed a crimp tool from a garage door guy.... also since I have a lathe I can make whatever steel ends I need. You probably can too, if...
Tbirds used a unique throttle linkage to the transmission in those years, so make sure it has the right bellousing with the mounting boss for the...
I tried some cheap LED lights, they didn't work very well...poor fit (they had the clocking wrong), and the light pattern was awful. I got some of...
This is a 40 Ford truck. Might be the same wheel in 40 Standard cars, and 40-47 trucks. [ATTACH]
Having a lathe to make parts like that is so handy.... but you could cut off a short piece of 1/4" bolt shank, drill a 1/8" hole in it most of...
Find a different brand of filter? or make an orifice, perhaps .050"
Look at the filter. Can you see a tiny orifice in the 1/4" fitting? If not, maybe it's a defective filter? [ATTACH]
My brother visited today with his 544. This car has been in the family a long time...I rebuilt a B20 engine for it for David 30 years ago, and...
https://www.macsautoparts.com/brake-shoe-set-front-or-rear-molded-relined-4-pieces-ford-passenger-32-15295-1.html close?
I've taken apart a few 350s and 400s. The 400s usually are just fine inside, while the 350s always have at least one hard part worn out. The 400...
The wire to the switch should be powered all the time if it's an American car, or only when the switch is on if it's foreign. In other words, you...
Working on little things to get ready for the trip. I'm making a little storage area, where the back seat used to be. Mostly so the floor will be...
Never, unless it's a full custom....
I had one Chevy that needed help with hot start. I used a relay..but not a big Ford relay, instead I used a small Bosch type relay. What I found...
We have to drive the race car between races, that's part of the charm of Drag Week. She'll help out some, but I don't think there's going to be...
The Vette did fine on the rally..Drove 70 mph a lot of the time, it was happy, although the weather was a bit warm at times (105 on the way up...
It's a tapered pipe thread, so thread sealer might be useful...or the part might come with some already applied? or someone will mention that the...
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