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Yes, it's Physically impossible for my configuration not to have bump steer. The only way to have no bump steer to have the drag link and bone...
Thx Frames, I have a pretty big one, I'll look at em and message ya. Thx man
Thx guys, seen the aluminum ones, like to stick to forged. Going to probably use the steel torsion bar have it machined and do little Twisting...
Looking to fab or buy a steering arm for my Schroeder steering box. Can't find any From Schroeder, I guess Ididit bought em and don't carry em...
I got rid of the mech cables and did a manual line lock in the rear. I don’t trust cables anyway. Works great, but I live in flat south...
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Less than a 1000mile set of Firestone(Coker) dirt track tires. Two 8.90 x 18 tires. Two 5.0 x16 fronts. Plenty of tread, fronts were shaved by...
Thx guys. Ya summit offered from e-stopp, called and yes they quit producing them about 2 years ago. Demand I guess was low. If anyone has a...
Anyone have a link to where I may find some milktruck rims? Can’t find anyone offering the repo ones anyone. Thx Sent from my iPhone using...
That’s my plan tommy. If its got to come out after not time involved not a real big deal at this point. Besides I really don’t like the cam that...
Also noticed some moisture in the pickup tube. Again the car sat all summer in south Florida(high humidity). That could of been enough to wash...
[ATTACH] I started it this morning and the oil pressure jump right up at 55 and 40 hot at idle. Oil looks clean and sounds good. Going to run...
Great advice, I’ll run dial on it to check the runout before I install the new bearings. I’ll check the torques and keep a eye on it. Also a...
Also, the car did sit all summer, to hot in south Florida. The oil pressure dropped the same time when the front main seal started dripping,...
The block is a 5.0 out of a 88 foxbody, crank is a steel scat( brand new), bearing are clevite 77s, all new stuff. Block was line bored and rods...
Thx all great insight, bearings are std and crank is new std. Ran great, no misfire, great idle ect. Yes on the high volume and yes number 1...
Yep new bearing and keep my eye on it. Oil, filter and pan pull after a couple of oil changes. I’ll keep informed Sent from my iPhone using...
Yep on the pull, clean and check! The motor was balanced with the balancer and flywheel. Just was hoping that a old school quick repair would...
Also the car sat for awhile, wonder if the pump got dry? Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Yes groove up. After i noticed the low idle oil pressure i changed the oil and filter where i found the debris. Ran and drove it a couple of...
Sorry bad written thread, wrote on my iphone in garage. Actually the fan belt was pretty tight. i pulled a couple of rod bearings and they...
i have a sbf with about 2k miles on it after a complete rebuild with a failed number 1 main in my 32 roadster. i noticed it by low oil pressure...
Thx again, does anybody know of a tire shaver in St. Louis. I may call a couple 4x 4 guys. A couple of more pics it's been inside all winter,...
Thx, time to find the heavy side of the drum and balance the whole rotating mass and jack it up and see how out of round they really are....
I have a set of 450 firestones on a new build that appear to be out of round and feel pretty out balance at about 50 mph. I dynamical balanced...
Here's 750 and 450 combo[ATTACH] Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
i have a 32 frame without a c notch, any suggestions or pics on how deep i can go and is 4 or 5 inches enough? also, iam thinking of removing a...
Thx i think your right. i did another compression test and #6 and 8 were only about 90 psi. and could hear air leaking into the crankcase telling...
I posted a question about blowby on a fresh 383 rebuild and thx for the replies again. i drove the car using the engine braking technique and...
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