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"Could I please have your phone number so I can ask you how I should build MY car?"
The only way to know if it is really accurate is to drain the trans completely, then add the specified amount of fluid. Then adjust the handle to...
[ATTACH] This one has been sitting waiting it's turn in the workshop. Still a ways to go before it can get it's ticket, hopefully this year....
I am used to putting in a shot of "phoney lead" (fuel conditioner) in the tank of any older unknown engine (which I have not had the head off), as...
Chevy 250 6cyl. I looked up the casting numbers, that's where I got the 67 Nova info from.
[ATTACH] I have a Chevy 250 which had these tags stuck on the side of the block. It was supposedly from a '67 Nova. Was it rebuilt in Mexico?...
I'm lost here. What do you need to grease that is just below the wheel cylinder?
When re-installing the hood on a '47 Chevy, I was having a hard time getting it to all line up nice, especially at the back edges (where they dig...
Don't forget to leave a bit of the rope hanging out the spark plug hole!
There would be thousands of left hook vehicles here, some have been converted to RHD, but most have stayed left. Depending on which state or...
You would have to find the selector which matches the trans, some early ones had no "Park" position, just neutral and park brake (which was...
Maybe they used them as taboggans? If you look closely at what each person is doing while "building" this engine, you will see they have been...
Let's just say it will "only be used on the farm", so legalities won't enter into it. All that electronic rubbish will end up in the trash. The...
I'm not sure where to put this one, but.... There are heaps of new (Mostly Chinese) electric/hybrid cars getting sold everywhere at the moment. I...
Someone couldn't afford a Roadrunner.
Please refer to the bald portly gentleman to the left.
It's got to do with input impedance (ohms/volt)- Some old analogue meters would "load down" the circuit that was being measured, so incorrect...
When trying to measure voltages on a car with a "standard" ignition system (copper or graphite leads, points, coil, etc) some digital meters will...
If the one on the pedal (mechanical switch) works, leave it. If you change the M/C just plug the hole where the hydraulic pressure switch would sit.
That "Big T" model headed my life in a different direction. When I was around 12 years old, I had saved my pennies to buy this model, but was...
If you are worried about crud floating around the cooling system after a pressure clean or hand wash, install a temporary filter in the top...
A new pair of titanium knees, the ones I have now make me swear a lot. I would have to get someone to install them for me, but I will be checking...
I have taken a pump off my spare engine , and now I can see why they are different- my original pump's impeller sits in a big hole in the front...
If you install an electronic voltage regulator (there are plenty of small converters available) you will get your 6 volt supply at whatever...
That's how they make those stretched limo things.
I remember lots of cars in the 80's had vacuum operated everything, there were vac switches under the hood in a few places.. If it has 2 terminals...
I have checked the casting number on the engine, and it is correct for a '57 car. Mr.48Chev gave a clue, it is in a '53 3100, so the 216 pump was...
I have a 235 from a '57 car which has a water pump with a "B" sized v-belt pulley. I thought I would just swap it for an "A" belt pulley, but it...
[ATTACH] Morris Minor seats. I had to cut the base down a couple of inches, and make a locking mechanism for the seat backs (to pass our...
[ATTACH] My daily driver, I had no choice because they only made 4 door sedans and wagons.
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