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Thanks it's as much fun to drive as it is to work on! cheers
Johnny thanks for the help, I have measured the drag link and it to short. I will look in to a steering arm.
This morning I pulled the drag link. The front end turned freely and travel further stop to stop. The one obvious issue is the drag link being to...
I got the front end off the ground and turned it stop to stop. I found a few things. 1. the drag link hit the zerk fitting on the side of the...
The ease of turning the steering wheel isn't bad. I have plenty of leverage with the stock steering wheel. In comparison my 55 Chevy with stock...
Last weekend I took my 1931 Chevy 5 window coupe for it's first drive since bringing it back to life. I went to the Ventura Nationals and then did...
After re-reading the title of this thread, sorry for my last post. Here is another solution, there is a company called Brake Tech Solutions...
I did the same set on my 31 coupe. 1952 Chevy pickup axle, springs and brakes. I also found a set of 1953 Car brake drums. It was a clean and easy...
A weekend at the Faria Beach with our 1947 Kenskill. cheers
Thanks for all the help. I had never seen anything like it as well. One hell of a exhaust leak....... I'll talk to the guy about taking them...
Thats what I thought, the guy I bought it from claims they are factory holes.
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I bought a set of SBC ram horn manifolds on ebay but the guy didn't show or talk about the choke holes in the top of the left side manifold. I...
The latest pictures, I'm short on cash and working on parts I all ready have so I'll get to the springs this summer. Allot of wood work....
Yep, it gets there quick, just not allot of torque put the trailer up the hills....
I have to agree as well, the mighty mouse 283, I'm running a 1957 Power Pack, fresh with 400 miles. I went after milage using 1987 intake, 1990...
Working on a 1931 chevy coupe, Do the stock front hydraulic shocks work well on a hotrod. I plan on driving the hell out of the car when I get...
I just uploaded a couple of pics to the photo album
I am running full finders and bumpers The brake are: pedals and master cylinder are 49 ford, front brakes are 40ish Chevy truck, (I purchased a...
It was suggested to me that the fillingstation.com would have the springs that I was looking for a good price. $270 for 8 leaf Posies Rods and...
Thanks for the info, look like SID is the place..... F--K those are very cool pics, good to see an old chevy coupe on the drag strip. Edger
I am hot rodding a 31 Chevy coupe. The plan is to drive the hell out of it when I get it together. I would like to run the original style...
Here it is in the beginning, all 1964 running gear, m-20, 1 legger, and a 283 core
Been a gear-head since the 60's when mom bought me my first hot rod magazine. I have mainly built tri 5 chevys. I had fun with a couple of muscle...
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