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Very nice work, they look cast. It's very hard (for me anyway) to grind those tight inside radiuses. I like to use regular hex head bolts to keep...
Got #87 in Colorado Saturday. Great stuff inside.
I had to look because I wasn't sure what a zing frame was. You won't get the look your probably after without frame and or crossmember...
I have a pcv valve on my flathead and my dodge hemi, they are a great addition. Is that hose in the second picture traditional?
Me, a few years ago. [ATTACH]
I got the e mail today also. Even as long as it has been, I will be glad to get it.
Could be politically correct and just put junker.
With the size of the frame rail where you are doing that you still have plenty of strength. Still more strength than an unboxed rail, even with...
The end plate has an oil lite bushing and takes drops of oil thru the oil cap on top, no grease in there to get on the armature and brushes.
It should be a 6303, here is a picture of my front mount. If your thinking timken as in tapered roller no the ball bearing is correct[ATTACH]
I cut mine 2 1/2" Then I laid it back, that makes a huge difference in looks. The main reason I brought it up is because if you are going to lay...
The four blade fan will cool just fine. Not sure what the deal is with your first picture and the spacers? I used a fan off a 38 p.u. The...
[ATTACH] Nice build and nice work. Looks like you have a good plan together to work from. As far as the seat goes, I'm 6' 1 and it's hard to get...
My experience with older brownfeild heads was for racing only. I agree you will probably have to build a set of headers, not only to clear the...
Looks like someone cut them off because they are in bad shape. You usually drill the rivets out to replace them with good used ones or repops....
Thats minimal travel even for the ford buggy springs. With the crap roads we encounter you have to think of the occasional big bounces you will...
I disassembled a 29 A coupe body that was rusted bad. Got it into the smallest possible pieces and made a wood frame from 2x3's, used pond liner...
Before you cave and get a repop, hammer out some repair pieces, fit them and weld them in. It will be good practice and if you have a small screw...
I was reminded of another story of my car guy mentality. Several years ago, my wife's aunt was in the hospital and not doing well. My...
When you check the internet for parts that are for sale in towns you'll be going through on your vacation and then the wife drives most of the way...
If that's normal I'm glad my wife and myself are not normal. We moved to the place we have now 18 years ago. It's 5 acres. When my wife found it,...
I like and still use 2% thoriated. Usually 3/32. The thing I like about them instead of the lanthanated is they break off clean for a regrind and...
I have an old siphon blaster like that, works real good for small jobs. For bigger projects a pressurized one works much better. If you do get one...
If you drop your spring down, you can take a short top leaf about 6" long and radius the front and rear top edges. remove the center bolt and...
I agree with having things put in the thread of specific brackets and ideas, as well as details on doing certain alterations and modifications. I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] 35-36 drive shafts. As said above make your own.
I started lurking as they used to say, around 2004. Then in 2007 I realized I just needed a username and password to join. I really hadn't used a...
[ATTACH] Not the best firewall views. But I like a clean firewall, only some cloth wiring, stock throttle linkage, choke cable, solenoid down low...
What do you mean by setting it up level ? The top of the crossmember follows the top of the frame rail. You have to be at ride height to set your...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here's how I did mine. Cut out the top, set at 7 degrees, add filler pieces, pie cut and add fillers, heat at...
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