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The McLauchlin hub cap is from a Canadian-built Buick. 1928, I think. Brian
If the engine is original, it will have D32Cxxxxxx stamped on the pad at the upper left front of the block. The original engine's bore and stroke...
Brush length is fine, but springs and fingers that apply pressure to the brushes look somewhat corroded/rusty. Make sure one or both brushes not...
It's perfectly safe to use them. There is no rotational force to cause the pistons to rotate in the cylinders, and if they did rotate it would...
Will be 81 next March. Still working on a 36 Dodge and have a 27 Essex and 29 Plymouth as future projects. Much slower now and have to plan the...
1929 Nash 400 in 1946. It was my first car.
Cab does not appear to be 27 Essex, or any Essex for that matter. All early Essex had piano hinge doors. I've had quite a few up to 30 and all had...
x5 Welding a washer then a nut on the washer is the only sensible method with a broken easy out in there. Use a really hot weld when you weld the...
I got mine more than 20 years ago when it first came out and was called 'Dillon'. I grew up on gas and stick electrode welding so the...
Definitely Essex or Hudson - most likely 28 or 29 Essex.
Definitely an Essex. Most likely a 27
Remember, you have the big block engine in the Fargo, so you can take it up to 625 cu. in. displacement by using the latest flat head installed...
I'm older than dirt also! In the early 50's I welded a lot of engine blocks bell housings, and the occasional manifold. I used an arc welder and...
Definitely not factory with a Chev engine, Josh.
Born 1932. 80 in March
Spray foam is a good choice. I used it on a 29 Plymouth and then had box liner sprayed over it in place of the fabric. Not quite the same texture,...
Have you tried the Kaiser Frazer site? I think that is the same as the 226 c.i. Continental used in them, If so, there were Hydramatics available...
Hey SM 48 Daimler Benz (parent of Mercedes Benz and former owner of Chrysler) is German. Daimler is British and a very close cousin to Jag. May...
Yes, it can be repaired if you have the time and patience. As said earlier, it can be 'stitched' using 1/8" pipe plugs, but it will be a tedious...
Before you do anything else, take the castellated nut off the end of the axle, remove the flat washer, turn the nut around (castellations in) and...
If the parts are of U.S, origin, there ie no duty for the Canadian buyer. If you are paid via Paypal it will be in U.S, dollars, although you...
You can use chassis punches - they do a much cleaner job than hole saws.
Don't buy a kit. buy the parts you need from a reputable jobber. Bearings are standard sizes and can be bougth at any bearing supply, or from your...
That front suspension is definitely Dubonnet Knee Action (aka DKA) used, as noted earlier in some Chevs and Pontiacs in the mid-thirties....
Except those things ain't frost plugs - common mistake. They are casting plugs and just happen to help the dummy in a cold climate avoid cracking...
Todd, there's an easy 'seat of the pants' method to check the thermostat. Pull it out, submerge it in a pan of water on a stove, and if it is not...
Plug threads are 14 mm x 1.25 pitch. This is a non-standard pitch, deliberately chosen by the manufacturers on a world-wide basis. As suggested,...
Anyone out there that's had experience with a Dakota 3.9 litre V6? I have a 27 Essex with a really tight engine bay - 28" firewall to radiator. I...
How about considering the front end of a GM Astro van?
Looks like a late 50's or early 60's Daimler (English; Jag relative)
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