The Jalopy Journal
What and all you're doing is very good but don't crank over the engine any more than necessary before the run in procedure. When you're ready to...
Can the vent hose be run up even higher onto the rear cross member and as suggested use a fuel filter but with the open end aiming downwards to...
On mechanical fuel injection systems their adjustable pressure check valves are either routed back to the tank or to the inlet side of the pump....
Original Anglia spindle bearing diameters are 25mm and 5/8" ..... yes a mixture of metric and imperial sizes. Most all aftermarket...
^^^^ And if you can chop off ~4" at the front you can then use those offcut stubs as lower rear shock mountings.
My LIMEWORKS '40 Ford repro steering wheel came with a GM splined GRANT brand hub that's bolted in with 3 x 1/4" bolts. When I changed my column...
You guys typically don't need to use collapsible columns like we do in Australia but you can still use their parts to make a custom column. Most...
Back in my younger days we had Sir Joseph Banks Drive located in Kurnell, a remote south eastern suburb of Sydney. It's located amongst the...
Anyone please?
Sorry folks, Forgot to ask whether the 1942-6 crab cap and rotor will fit straight onto the OEM 8BA distributor. If so I have one here to measure...
Hello folks, Looking for some technical assistance from any Aussie flathead folks located in Sydney if possible please. I've modified an...
Here in Australia, Ford used a 3.25 WC T5 in their 1993> 6 cylinder (~250HP) Falcons. They have a shorter input shaft (5/8") which helps move the...
I used F2 front, Bendix style, 12" brakes in conjunction with F1 front hubs mounted on the inside of the Buick drums. Replacement Bendix 12" x 2"...
I'm planning on using Mandarin Maroon on my A coupe ...... one day....
I thought I'd be clever many years ago by washing automatic transmission parts in a dishwasher. All of the aluminium parts came out nearly black...
I scored a '46 Lincoln speedo and clock for our '46 Ford dash. Slight bit of bezel bore increase and custom retainers but much sexier looking...
Be careful when retrofitting master cylinders as they come with/without integral residual pressure valves etc. Drum brakes usually need a 10 psi...
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You have a near identical situation as myself except that my car is a '46 Tudor. If your DRAKE tank pick-up line thread is 1/2" UNF like mine it's...
1950 OLDSMOBILE.
Only so some lock nuts can be fitted ...... LOL. What a POS, I couldn't imagine anyone doing work like that. Hacking up the crossmember, trying to...
Re dialling in the cam, depending on how you are going to measure lifter rise and/or what dial indicator you have you can position the indicator...
Thanks again for the great photos. We were watching it on YouTube the other night and I saw your Blue pick-up drive by and I said to my wife ........
F1 and later F100 steering columns all had splined steering wheel mountings ..... any splined Ford steering wheel should fit.
Did you change the flywheel and clutch at some time because later Mercury used B&B pressure plates and Ford used the LONG style and both have...
Call back to Fort Wayne Clutch. They should know this one "off by heart". Check that all of your linkages are moving as expected.
I agree with Kerry. If you can get it to turn over by bridging a screwdriver or such across the the main supply to the S terminal its an...
Good "Allen" screws are ~170,000 psi tensile which is very similar to basic ARP fasteners. These type fasteners NEED to be torqued to their...
Loctite 567 is a good alternative too. Henkel have a variety of thread sealers available.
Copper tube will work harden and crack with long term vibration. AN/JIC -3 or -4 fittings with crimped on rubber pressure hose would be more...
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