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I still remember my first ccomplete build. A 56 F100, took me 2 years and when I first drove it was without brakes. I couldnt wait no longer. I...
Yes that would be plenty low for me. I dont plan on running fenders so I can show off the front suspension. Thanks :D
Thanks willowbilly, Im trying to do this without Z cutting the frame.
Is this Bill Bruces speed shop? Used to be on Washington st.?
I have seen a lot of posts on dropped axles but not for F1. Mine looks like its a 2 inch drop. I reversed the main leafs and removed 2 leafs,...
Thanks Denice but I must really be dumb. Can I do a search for excel? :o
Fellas I am blown away with all the photo work, and ideas, my fat head is spinning around. I see now what bothered me most was the roof crown. I...
I have a chance to get a F1 panel truck, and I was wondering if anybody has rodded one of these and what would look cool on this truck? Or would...
250-300 6cyl is same bell pattern and flywheel bolts up to 302-289 but will be badly out of balance.
Sometime in the 80s the Fed. govt made laws to save energy. It seems to me that an old 3hp motor is about equal to the new 5 hp motors, hence the...
If there is silicone type dressing on parts you might have to use tolulene base cleaners, but I have had the best luck scrubbing with sos pads and...
X38 ccccould you tell us what year and kind of Jag frt end?
Regular firing order 15426378--Windsor- HO 13726548 counter clockwise rotation for both.
To change to a 429 or 460 you would hve to get the right balance flywheel, so if it is a standard trans that will be Xpensive too. But if you are...
A fellow that is running from the law anyhow might be harmful to a tresspassers health.
With a partially discharged battery aand a relay that is arc burnt, the relay can stay engaged because it is partially welded in place. I have...
When I had that problem befor it was internal, like bands. I aalways dumped the old and got another trans. There are C4 and C6 trans for FEs,...
You can change it if u dont like it, or get tired of it, or get tired of folks making fun of it,or think of something else to put on it. But what...
Electrical devices are calculated by how much amps watts they need. Incandescent lights need more watts than florescent lights. If u have been...
Almost every car in 65 66 had stacked headlights, cut one of those up for the buckets. :eek:
U could shave thr pinion snubber down, so its not as agressive. But it probly needs some bump stop. I have a 64 Galaxie and some extra parts, if...
It might be too far but I got 20 acres in mid Mo. u could put them here. I prbly have 30 vehicles my self.
For some reason theres always that one crank whos worried about property values, even tho they will never move. Some how I dont get what the big...
Some people say that uv light makes laminated glass brittle, so that is why they start with a new glass. Also Eldon Titus cuts glass with a cutoff...
Hi Tingler, I have changed the whole bottom pulley with one that had diff amount of sheaves. I never encountered any out of balance problems....
If you can mount it to the trans. it will be smoother shifting going thru the gears. Otherwise the linkage is likely to bind some when the engine...
U can read plugs by the burn color on the electrode. Fords seem to be happy with a dark tan color. And the hei will like a wide plug gap. Ford dis...
75-79 trucks had FEs with electronic dis. u can still find them, if u want stock.
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Engine mounts are for 66 ford truck.
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