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Hi, I been lurking here for a while, my first car was a banger, been gathering parts for another one. Reading this months thread, I remembered...
I'm 66, when I was three got polio. I have used two full length leg braces and a crutch for my whole life. Built cars, raised hell, then the post...
I've had my Forty coupe since Easter 1960, it's getting a fresh 327 and quickchange now and some freshening. Old Time
I have seen one of those transmissions, it was in a military duece and a half with a 302 GMC engine. It was kinda fragile, I think the truck is...
A buddy of mine bought a Model A, the engine was stuck tight. An old guy told us to take the plugs out and fill it with used diesel crankcase oil....
Ive had one on the 283 in my Forty for ten years, it's a Vertex with mechanical advance. Been absolutely bulletproof and it sure makes the rubes...
The way I've done it is to cut the tie rod about a foot loong, drill the end of th bone so the tie rod is a good fit. Then drill a 3/8 hole...
I got a 14X20 single car garage with cement floor, it's full of machine tools. The Forty lives and gets work on in a lean to with a dirt floor...
1946 Logan lathe, 1949 Cinncinati metal shaper, 1900 marvel power hacksaw. Good machines fun to operate.
Check and make sure you're getting full throttle. That will make for some of the symptoms you're describing. Don't ask how I know this....
I remember a number of years ago, I did a rear end swap on a '52 Chevy pickup and ended up with the wheels to far forward. After much looking,...
I have a 283 in my Forty coupe, I got a deal on a used Vertex. I installed it and it runs great. A buddy seen it and went into a fit about it...
I'm 66 and have had my Forty Ford coupe since 1960.
Hello: I'm retired and finally have to much time on my hands. I've been into rods since I was thirteen. I have a Forty Ford Deluxe, that I've had...
About forty years ago, I seen a set of hand controls on a '37 Ford. It had a lever for the throttle and a brake on the right side of the column....
When I freed up my 283, an old guy told me to used the drained oil from a diesel engine. It soaked about three days and it was unstuck. The used...
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