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I split my flat head six Plymouth my self. First I looked at the various swap meet exhaust manifolds until I find one that has an outlet that I...
Beside the two large eccentric bolts that secure the wheel cylinders there are two smaller bolts that operate a cam that rides on the center of...
After all of the rain the last two years lets hope for a dry August through October so that all of the meets can be held this year.
Unless the rear was lowered an equal amount you have decreased the caster in the front end. Check the king pins for caster. If they did not add...
I see your still fooling people with those valve covers. Have a friend who put 302 Ford valve covers on a Chevy in his 40 Ford coupe and got a...
In 1950 I delivered news papers and passed a shop where a high school boy was building a chopped and channeled 32 5 window. He got it on the...
I checked out pictures the Horning/Wayne 12 port head for the early GMC 6 cylinder engines which mount the intake on a angle as shown but the two...
The cars used three different distributors and the points, rotor and cap are different for each one. The parts must be ordered by the model...
The engine end appears to be round which could be flathead Ford or early hemi. if it bolted directly to the engine. An adapter plate could have...
It is all about front end geometry , The MII lower and upper pivot points are perpendicular to the front cross member. The original front...
To me the 30/31 coupes on 32 frame is one of the most beautiful Hot Rods ever. They just look right in my opinion.
You will need the center steer Cavalier rack from an early car. Unless you shorten your steering arms you will lose a lot of your turn radius....
I was told that 80 % of rated horse power RPM was max sustainable RPMs without damaging the engine by Tom Langdon, having said that I run mine at...
You can adapt screw in ball joints to your existing lower A frames by making an adapter that slips between the opening for the original upright...
At www.hotrodders.com is a bulletin board called "Hot Rodders Bulletin Board” which has a thread titled "Build Hot Rod How To Articles". In there...
How are you going to convert the original front suspension to front steer? I have a 48 Plymouth and it has the same front suspension, it was used...
What do you do with the old harden grease that in already in the joint? I finds that heat applied to the part will liquify the grease and then...
You might try some angle shims between the axle and the spring to increase the caster. You can buy the tapered shims from Speedway, they are...
On the flat head six the distributor tang drops into a slot in the oil pump drive gear. The oil pump is driven by the camshaft. You stated that...
Be sure any axle from a 1/2 ton that you get is for a 48 through 54 as the 55/59s are wider and the springs are 34" apart. If you want to rebuild...
Driving an old car on a long trip to Bonneville is a special thing to do. It might be the once in a lifetime trip and with an old friend it is...
Just looking at the intake manifold and the oil filter I would think a 218/Plymouth or 230/Dodge short block 23" long. There should be a pipe...
Check with"Butch's Cool Stuff" for engine mounts and other needs to install a SBC in your Plymouth. www.butchscoolstuff.com for his on line catalog.
Try a shop that does over the road trucks, springs and brakes plus axle bending for correct caster and camber. Most of the over the road trucks...
Did you put the pin through all of the shift levers before you adjusted the rods. If you look you will see a 5/16" hole in the lower part of the...
Do you ever visit P15-D24 Forums? Are you by chance a member? We would welcome you and your car and input if you care to join the forum. We...
Any good spring shop can re arch the springs back to factory specs. Almost all front end shops that work on large trucks have the capability to...
If you have a gas water heater in your garage painting without evacuating the fumes could be catastrophic.
Dodge Dakota rears with the five bolt pattern work just fine after you remove the old spring perches and add new ones. I have a 90 Dakota 3.55:1...
Is your vacuum advance working? If it is you will see the distributor rotate as you advance the throttle. If it is not working then you will...
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