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I’m from the U.K. but I worked in the Gulf of Mexico for years. Popped into an Auto Zone in Galveston to buy some generic SBC parts, gaskets,...
I made one from a piece of 1/8” aluminum sheet, took a half hour to cut and drill.
Strikes me more ‘restorod’ than hot rod, as nice as it is, it's too subtle to yell HOT ROD at me.
I have no problem with something I have made myself looking like I made it myself.
I built this out of 1” flat bar, got some local guys to make the cover. It doesn’t fold, but looks like it might. ;) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is the centre of the radii that matters, not the length. As long as the centres are very close the length makes no difference. That is the...
Yes, I toyed with ideas how to fasten to the bench, make a stand etc, then this idea popped into my head. It is welded to a length of spare 1 x 2...
Built myself a small sheet metal bender, out of odds and ends laying around the shop. Bends 16 gauge steel okay, radius is a bit big but that is...
I fitted aftermarket bearings to mine, but one leaked. No idea why. I tried to fit the internal,oil seal that drives inside the housing, but the...
I used to do hydrostatic testing to 4000 psi when I worked offshore. That was on big air systems that operated at 2200psi maximum. We filled the...
One of these fans with a good shroud and your overheating problems will go away. Assuming your radiator is actually man enough for the job, that...
Maybe the style is a little modern, but a classic motor....[ATTACH]
I made this, hand filed out of some decent 1/4” steel plate... [ATTACH] To remove these off a rear axle.... [ATTACH]
Unless there is an adaptor available, machine up a plate with 3 holes in and weld a splines stub to it to the take the wheel.
Someone told me I could just run the front carb on mine if I wanted to get some more gas mileage on a run etc. I tried it, and no way would it...
More than a few people told me that... “it will be undrivable on the street” or “you’ll regret it” and “it won’t idle”..... Ha, what a load of...
Do a search for ‘tunnel ram’, you’ll find ten thousand opinions on what you need, and why it is great/rubbish, and how bad/good it’ll run. ;)
I use a main battery switch, under my seat, just in case. :cool: Disconnect everything in one go.
I was told years ago that if you have to raise your voice to talk over a noise, then that noise has the capability to produce permanent hearing...
If the clip on your timing light is on back to front you won’t get a flash. Mistake I made, there is a small mark or arrow on the clip that goes...
Cheapest start is a T bucket, or RPU style roadster, if you are into them. You can even make a body yourself, if you really want to cut your...
[ATTACH] I remember sitting in mine with bits of plastic and wood clamped up, with the wife taking photos, trying to work out what height and...
I get what you mean now, it should be level, but for some reason it is not. I stand corrected. :)
[ATTACH] I toyed with the folding top idea for a long time on my RPU but could not work out how to do it effectively. So I took the easy route and...
Carb flange should be near parallel to the horizontal, when the car is a ride height and position. The frame is not straight or level or flat on...
Beautiful! You are driving my dream car there, be good to it. :)
That is probably more to stop carburettor icing by warming the fuel. For a guess. By the time fuel has been thru the carb, thru the intake, thru...
You are undoubtedly correct, but my point was they are different and not interchangeable. What they are made of is irrelevant to the average...
Air leak in the exhaust is the most common cause of backfiring under deceleration that I have heard of. Sometimes it sounds pretty cool though,...
Cool! I’d love to see that wood in clear coat, smoothed and sanded up.
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