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F1 trucks were the first with a splined steering wheel and shaft ..... maybe you could swap over the internals to maintain the sedan box mounts...
Here's one that got my attention back in the mid to late 60's at Sydney's, Castlereagh Drag Strip. "The Undertaker" by Roger Hoare. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just thinking outside the circle here ..... Could someone with design and machining capabilities come up with an intermediate adapter that...
Grab an old DD type steering column tube and chop off a piece about 2" wide. It should be ~1" OD .... then use a 1" rod end instead. The OD of the...
Being an old toolmaker, the spark test was one of the first things that they taught you in your apprenticeship. Because we used all types of steel...
Thanks for all of the great recommendations. Though the MDF is ~10% of the price of the PVC, that becomes insignificant in the big picture when it...
Has anyone used 1/8" (3mm) thick MDF board. My main concern would be its resistance, or lack of, to moisture (rain) sneaking down past the windows.
Yes, that's what a typical F1 unit looks like. I'd agree that the mounting bracket is possibly cast steel but the pedals look more like a forging...
If it's the one shown below, I don't believe that it's an F1 pedal assembly ...... could be out a big truck though. The F1 unit is much more...
Thanks for your reply. I'd earlier contacted C&G Ford Parts in Escondido CA and this is what they recommended ..... and it's not cheap at ~US$60 a...
Case hardening steel is usually 8620 which only has 0.2% Carbon and would be around 60Rc x ~0.010" deep, so it doesn't offer any extra tensile...
Hello folks, It's been a very long while since I stripped our '46 Tudor down for sandblasting. And now that I'm readying its re-assembly I'm...
I just went through the same thing doing a 331 hemi water pump for a friend of a friend. He turned up with it all disassembled and with a bunch of...
Thanks for the great photos .... they're very much appreciated. I've been watching it on YouTube as well and I'm gunna have to make the effort to...
Fair enough ..... but I spent the last 55 years of my career working in Australian manufacturing industries and I've watched nearly every one of...
It appears that your pilot shaft diameter is ~0.670" (17mm) so as I mentioned above, assorted "Deep Groove" ball bearing suits this shaft diameter...
I remember seeing something about a JEEP (I think) smaller diameter cap DURASPARK conversion somewhere online.
Also be careful to not use a bushing machined from solid bronze barstock ..... I went through this ~50 years ago when I did a gearbox conversion....
MSD use the Ford Duraspark type pickup coil and reluctor in their HP distributors. Maybe just use your existing Duraspark distributor/pickup coil,...
I bought a similar old (CHEAP) ACCEL electronic SBC distributor to modify for my 8ba flathead. The electronic modules are no longer available, but...
Totally agree ..... the larger flange diameter provides extra welding length at the mounting point but preferably extend them through to the other...
Should you take the S/S route be sure to back purge the tank with ARGON for the final welding.
Maybe use "Zincanneal" sheet, it's very formable and has a zinc protective coating other than where you'll weld it. Build it with lapped corner...
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Definitely looks like an "Inverted Flare" fitting ..... you can usually buy IF to JIC(AN) steel adapter fitting from hydraulics suppliers. I use...
Hello all, Looking for your recommendations of what the ideal rear axle WMS to WMS width would be for a fully fendered '31 A Coupe with stock...
Some history from on here ..... https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/looking-for-1932-ford-frame-dimensions.610021/ You need to explain...
Hello folks. Old thread I know but I'm looking for your valued advise on rebuilding a 1955 331 Hemi water pump for a friend down here in...
Clem beat me to it ..... if the gravity feed volume straight to the carbs was insufficient maybe the supply line between the tank outlet and the...
Wishing Matt all the very best and a speedy recovery. Unfortunately it's bad accidents like this that show/expose why seat belts should always be...
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