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just found this post-we have to use the raceceiver at our tracks and the vertex mag in my sprint car puts out so much interferance to make it...
smallest rears I did were the V-8 rears that still used a pinion support-the model rears don't used a support,does that allow for the pinion depth...
I've done many quick change rears[frankland,halibrand,winters etc]and never ran into one where the pinion depth can be changed??The loaded pinion...
some of us are limited to flat tappet cams by the rules package we run with-2 cams,two tear downs,zero laps before 3rd one lived
surprised no one mentioned possibility of disc in backwards?
get my Pressure side hoses crimped together at a hydraulic hose shop-get most of my AN fitting there also-at about a third of the price of the...
check seat in the wheel cylinder where the hose goes in,make sure its the same as the old one-some are made for a hose to seal,some are made for a...
not cleaning the ring grooves in the pistons when doing a re-ring will cause this problem also
Frenchtown-The important word was replica-you're not cutting up a former Knoxville winner or an Indy 500 car-no history has been lost.And to those...
I get angry enough when some historical groups requier the cars to be self-starting even if they were never raced that way!
I don't get it either-ruining a car that has some historical importance just so the guy can "play" race driver.The ones I dislike the most are the...
I knew someone must still make them! Van Pelt Sales-part # 48-4684 n 6-10 coupler
Got to assume you are talking about early Ford stuff?I haven't seen one for awhile,but the circle track manufactures such as Speedway motors and...
Interesting that Dave G mentions it,but anyone I know that bends tubing has a greasy,well worn spiral notebook near the bender with notes only he...
as you do more bending you'll notice that ERW,Dom or 4130 all have a different amount of "spring back'-telling you how much past the degree mark...
I always go a little past when bending-much easier to take a slight bend out than trying to pt in back in the bender and add some-taking a slight...
I'm more amazed how many people carry full coverage insurance on cars that don't have a loan against them! If I crash and its my fault,I deserve...
darn! I thought this was going to be about what paint to use so a magnet would stick to them-to fool the tech inspector!!LOL
Had a 60 Merc convertible right out of high school-312 and 3 on the tree-title card said 5300 lbs!! I learned to change clutches early!!!
just look through Marketplace or Craigslist! A lot of "stalled" projects out there,many times someone got in too deep or worked their way into an...
just put in a longer engine!!!
The "pill holder "you want to use is actually a low speed or idle by-pass.The spring on the poppet valve controls the minumum pressure and the...
The "crappy weld" comment has more truth to it than you'd ever know! The build quality was all over the board back then!.Why drill a hole when you...
Kinda like the Thunderbolt that came with an automatic-special bellhousing to put the Lincoln trans behind the FE engine
GM only put the Hydro-matic behind the Pontiac and Buick based V-8 they used in pick-ups at that time.Plus the small block pick-up bellhousing had...
The old NHRA stock classes also resulted in some cars that while "posible" by the factory options,never really came off the assembly lines!Most...
Had a 1960 Rambler American-flathead 6 and 3 speed.That engine would run on anything!!Was small engine mechanic for a large hardware store at the...
Your story about Al Unser Jr makes a LOT of sense after reading his new book!!! Talk about issues-very good read
damn-I see a Hilborn injected Caddy in my future!
another vote for the Speedbleeders!! I work alone and have to bleed brakes myself all the time.Also use a short length of cheap clear tubing over...
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