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I have an inexpensive UK made (by retired guy in a shed I think) set of flare dies which don't have the cutting edge. I drill the required hole...
Socal sell a neat kit. The fasteners have the aforementioned hex head and come chromed. Decide on the desired location, drill, dimple ( easy to...
I can't wait either! Chris
I find a 1/2" breaker bar can be a scary thing with a really stuck bolt as it gets flexible and springy. Not so with a 3/4" breaker bar. They stay...
No pics of the replacement axle?? Chris
What's the fuss? It's not that old, just about a week older than me! Chris
So called 'cut to fit' axles are a thing. Might help your search. Chris
Helmholtz resonator = "J pipe". Works for sure. Like little red 50, I couldn't tolerate my newly completed car. The drone was brain melting,...
Bleed the rear brakes before doing anything else, and check adjustment (front and rear). In fact, check the adjustment first, test, and if pumping...
Winters make reproductions of early Ford rear axle side bells, but with a difference in as much as they are not tapered along the full length (...
Oxy acetylene welding torch. Tip size not mentioned but clearly a narrow flame, but not a short flame, so presumably instantly hot. Chris
Video short on YouTube. Impressive stuff! https://youtube.com/shorts/EGgO7QMOIes?si=3W3Om6vr7X-j1TKk Edit there's a lot more information in the...
Hear hear. Chris
I've had great success at a local (to me!) control cable suppliers / makers. Incredibly inexpensive too! Chris
The joys of having to get creative with 'glass! I have a glass 32 roadster BTW. What you've done should latch OK but will the handle actually...
Yup, you got them cheap because they didn't work, ha ha! Chris
If you didn't bench bleed the master you'll need to either remove it and do it or you might get away with raising the front or rear to get the...
Where is this kept, ie is it likely to have been exposed to low temps so that it has frozen? Chris
Mine is somewhat similar and I had the same concern. 50amp alt, electric fan, no power hungry accessories besides the fan. Thankfully runs fine!...
Pics might help. Chris
Isn't 6 full turns a standard engineering practice? If so, 10 is that plus a good margin, which seems to make sense. @chrisp How many turns have...
I'd be comfortable with the frame strength like that. It's already been suggested a doubler could be introduced; a feature could be made of that,...
Interesting! Does it apply a downward, closing pressure when down, but without forcing panels into misalignment? Chris
I've not got any responses to my questions raised as yet. Sorry about that. Is there a burning need to have them gone immediately? Chris
If you're looking to use those ugly shock brackets in the pics, there's so much adjustability it's hard to understand the need for the question!...
I've put a shout out at this end. I'd expect to have Steve's contact details soon, or possibly even details of the cars whereabouts as others are...
Steve and Dee ( pictured) Young bought the car in the US and shipped it to the UK where they used it for a few years. When they sold it I...
A big, green thing. 10,000lbs I believe. Chris[ATTACH]
Good to resist gravity somewhat. If you need to take the bushing off the hairpin so it can be worked on on the bench (they can get hard to get in...
Opportunity for a bit of lowering! It'd look great! Chris
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