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So does everybody else weld a socket to a short 9/16 box end to torque the 4 center bolts? curious what other guys do
I used to hold engine at pretty high idle and advance until it ran a little rough, then back it off a bit. When warmed up if it cranks over too...
Is it a harmonic balancer off a sbc 400? Kinda has the look
We cut post and poles in the early 90's for extra cash. We never towed much in his, as we needed to stay pretty slow. I think they will tow more...
When the horn don't work, rack the pipes.
23 chevy coupes did too
I see a common denominator on this thread....The 60's were kinder to the car guys. 89 or 90 a guy I worked with had a ragged old 64 Chevy pickup...
Does seem fishy that the innocent car buyer wanted to "recoup" his 20 grand.
Looks like a guy named Jon Dutch signed it to me.
So what year may this Panel be? The front of the cowl looks 34 ish.
While I did not have 20 GMC 270's at the same time to test, I know for a fact that Marvels made the one I had crank over easier in sub zero...
X2 on the longer studs.
We had a D6 Cat come in the shop once and while draining the oil out of the finals a round ball was seen in the drain hole. We fished around and...
I don't remember what my 66 had, but it sure didn't recline like that!
I don't think it is legal to sleep when that movie is on the late, late channel.
My Dad told me a tale of a guy who needed a transmission for his car in the late 50's. He test drove one from a lot, pulled the transmission out...
My son and grandson brought this back from a car show in Seaside Oregon on a vacation a couple years ago. Candy was pretty cool with the slightly...
Parts related story. We were at work late one night and needed a pipe fitting to finish the job. My shift partner asked the "Boilerman" if he...
I don't know how far back, but I know the metal tags were used to keep fur trappers "legal" on beaver pelts. My Dad made a living trapping until...
With a "voltmeter" I'd use the point plate as the ground.
I'd drive down there using the throttle sparingly. No chirp...no worries. If you feel you need something, flex pipe is likely cheaper than pvc,...
Here is one of my finds. I pulled all the old rotten boards off and this was under it. I have another at my Dad's house that might be old Plymouth...
My Dad had a "350" sitting in a shed near the eave. It had a rag stuffed in the distributor hole and the carb had a plastic bag on it. It would go...
Tradition...much like a Fiddler on The Roof
Yar ...they be worth walkin' the plank for.........
I kinda think this must be a non-enforced law. We had a Highway Patrolman nicknamed "Mudflap" for ticketing ground to bottom of bumper height...
Cab yes. Fenders no on the F6
Should you decide to do your own, put a regulator on the air line feeding the tire chuck set to the pressure you want in the tire. That keeps from...
Early 80's my brother inlaw was ticketed for "backwards Thrush". He said it was a city ordinance in a neighboring town. He never went back there.
There was a OT car that was on a guys property from previous owner for over 10 years. The new owner contacted old owner and found out it was a...
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