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Built plenty of cars over the years but think I am starting to hate my latest "adventure" Bought a car from a life long friend that he had...
Very nice 4 inch polished stainless steel swan mirrors. NOS just removed from a tattered box. No mounting bolts but that's a no brainer. Free...
SOLD SOLD... Thank you. I have two sets of new 39 Ford tail lights . Keeping for a project that never happened so letting them go. New in boxes...
I had the carbs wrapped in multiple layers of bubble wrap and the box voids filled with foam "peanuts. " I should have lined the box with carbon...
Live and learn
Sent newly rebuilt 97's to my son in Calif. Carbs were tightly wrapped in foam. Made the mistake of using USPS. Despite the $500 insurance this...
SOLD
No this is not the same car but certainly like it's twin.
Thank you for all the positive responses. My 15 year old grand son sat in the car and did a dry run through the gears. His response...when can we...
This may not be entirely forum appropriate to some but interesting non the less. Went back to Jersey to spend Easter with family this past week....
First set of tail lights are sold. Have second set available
RICE DROP $100
Open to offers
BTT
Main shaft and bearing retainer required to convert traditional early Ford closed drive shaft top loader trans to open drive. Price is less...
Going through the shelves and decided I won't be needing these parts anytime soon. Panard bar/sway bar weld on mounts?...
Stromberg update.....Finally got an opportunity to get the carbs back on the engine today, Had to do some final linkage adjustment but once the...
Bob, I just read your post from the beginning to the end. Quite impressed with your story. I bought my 34 five window back in 1964 at age 16 for...
Carbs were rebuilt but not by me
Finally got the new internals for the carbs. Pulled the emulsion tubes and they were coated in crud. New emulsion tube replacements installed....
Pulled the carbs today. Ordered new accelerator pumps, emulsion tubes and gaskets. See nothing wrong with either but eliminating the variables....
Thanks for the continued flathead education all. Looks like my plate will be full the first of the year.
Yes set at winter position
Completely disassembled all parts cleaned, blown out and mating surfaces cleaned and surfaced. That's the frustrating part because I'm really...
Thats where it is
May order new accel. pumps, change jetting and power valves. Just don't want to waste time chasing my tail. Maybe install new parts in other carbs...
Vacuum line hooked to intake
Idles smoothly at about 800 rpm and responds well to idle adjustment. Gaskets are all new
From what I can see both seem to be working. Both acc. pumps are brand new.
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