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I have had this same trouble with an O/T racecar. Diode failure was my culprit which would cause voltage drop (and an eventual dead battery) when...
Been years since I've posted here on the H.A.M.B.... But was cruising the boards tonight and found this thread! My new to me '32. Yes it's...
USN '89 - '95. in the gulf during Gulf war #1
There is a cure for the "cubic dollars" wins races problem in drag racing, but to find it we would have to look to the NASCAR sportsman classes....
Have you tried lower air pressure in the slicks? Alot lower? You might be able to tame how hard it "hits" by running less air. That would also...
I just re read this and while I think you are probably ok with the pinion angle, I think the answer to taming the launch might lie in the wheelie...
Lots of good info here. I run an off topic drag car (maverick) and ran leaf springs for a few seasons before going to ladder bars and coil...
I love PB Blaster! Works awsome, but a word of caution....I think it is the same thing as mil spec 23699 jet and gas turbine oil. If it is, it can...
I just pulled the original 223 and 3 spd out of my unibody. I have an aftermarket engine mount crossmember to put a small block Ford in it and...
Yep, you can turn down a 400m crank to fit a 351w and with a .030 overbore you'll end up with a 408 " windsor stroker. Throw in a set of 8 300 ci...
X2! When I lived in El Cajon I new a guy that had one done up w-30 442 style. OFF TOPIC but still coooooool.
What is it going into and what do you plan to do with the car (street / strip, truck, cruiser ?).
You said you replaced the thermostat.... Do you think you may have replaced a 160 deg stat with the new 180 and thus the temp increase?
I'm a hydro-electric dam operator. Was a facilities operations group lead for ten years prior and before that a gas turbine mechanic in the u.s. Navy.
Do the numbers and find out what the comp ratio really is. What is the deck clearance?, flat tops? and if so how many CC's are the valve reliefs?...
1969 SS 396 Nova. I can still remember riding around town standing in the middle of the back seat cruisin' around town..... and that that car was...
You shouldn't need an adapter to bolt the powerglide up....? SBC motormounts are simple to make if thats what you are after. Why not put a ford in...
Sports coupes were three windows....
I saw a pearl paint on a new Caddy escalade (sp?) yesterday. Not white, but not quite tan either, thought it would look sweet on a hot rod.
Should do this with a mig or tig, but I use a flat piece of copper on the backside, then fill up the hole. weld won't stick to the copper backer.
1. 1964 Ford Thunderbolt 2. 1932 Ford 5w coupe 3. 1940 Ford
Yep, painted an off topic car with the sour apple green from them two years ago and have no complaints. I've got a '62 f100 unibody that I'll be...
Contradiction? "Interpreting" the constitiutution is half the problem. It was intended to be a literal document. " "provided it doesn't...
I thought this was This was the United States of America. Freedom! Some of you have been drinkin' the effn coolaid...... READ THE FOUNDING...
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