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Anyone need some thing shiped to Melbourne? My Company is sending me down, can bring 600# of stuff with me. Jeffrey
I went to a small swap meet this last weekend, It was raining most of the morning, and I sold almost everything that I brought. I didn't expect...
I would think 4 x 4 would be as small as I would go, as it makes for nesting parts easier, and you can cut firewalls in one piece. I built my own,...
If you try to cut threads in a grade 8 bolt, all you really do is create stress risers, and yes they will crack! Why not buy a grade 5 stud at the...
I'll look to find my pictures, will have to scan them. It's pretty easy to fab up. My avatar is a design study for Tucker sports car. 1948
You can buy "U" channel in aluminum or steel to make your frame from. Cut out some 1/2" plywood the same size as your glass and bend your channel...
Looks like there is a get together at the XXX in Issaquah You might call them and find out if it's to your liking. 253-208-7285. nwmotoring.com...
I would look at the back of the crank. Is it trued 90deg to the crank centerline? I worked at a Plymouth dealer in the early 70's, had one with...
A hammer and dolly, no welding. Use a door skin hammer, a cross peen hammer, and a coma dolly. Take your time, and layout the new beltline first,...
Wray's class is a good one to go to, as are several others out there. You could look up Metalmeet.com, allmetalshaping.com, and allshops.org, and...
If you have a friend in the towing business, you can have them impound just the cab, run an AVR thru Olympia and buy it a auction for a few...
If you run it on the street,you'll want water. It is for warm up. You can weld up just about anything for a manifold, just add a balance tube...
What you are missing, is the pattern has to be made larger then the final piece, to allow for shrinkage of the metal as it cools. If the head is...
You want the 2tc Toyota head. 20R is a sohc engine
Ouch!! $2200!!! Here is a picture of a 47 that I gotup here in Wa last summer for $300. It still had the key in the ignition. Flatbed has the FORD...
Just walked out to look at my 1955 270, and it has the same dipstick location, and to think I just paid about $300 for mine!
What kind of trim are you working with? What finnish? What alodine?
I guess I'm showing my age, but What is a 3/4 cam?:confused: I order cams by lift, duration, centerlines, ramps and etc...... But have never...
I just sent a note to my 3 area rep's, one Mary Margaret Haugen is the transportation chair person. I asked her to kill the bill, or at least...
Well, I'm one that failed on my end. Wanted to buy some tail lites. Got a price, shipping, and the guys address. went and got a postal money...
Back in "69-70" we used to cast these pedals in hgh school metal shop.
Kirk If you can't find one closeto you, send it over, I have a guy near bye that just fixed one for me that was out of a 63 convertable t-bird...
is the torque converter all the way into the tranny?
Don't even think about burning out porable foams. The burning gasses will kill you! The white polystirene is the best foam to use. The blue or...
Gas welding was used for everything back in the day, except for heavy mat'l, for that, they used the gas torch to heat up the rivets so they could...
Rottler made a hand turned boring bar back in the teens. I found one with all the cutters, and the original box. Sold it back to Rottler about 30...
For info, or rebuild kits, call Valley Gear in Seattle. They are on Rainer ave, just south of I-90. Great bunch of guy's.
I had a P13 Special Deluxe B coupe as My first car. Paid a $100 for it and drove it home. Had it for 20 years before it got legs...............
I like stainless. You can polish it, or put a brush satin finish, either way it will look better then chrome. Just my 2c Jeffrey
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