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In Mac's Auto Parts 2017 catalog ( Model A ) they have an adjustment screw isentified as SPECIAL but not giving the thread pitch. It sells for...
I've been following your build with great interest. I had a '53 merc and really liked it. It's good seeing your work to save your car. Outstanding...
Old guys die (so I am told) I buy tools at garage sales.
He had the back of a pickup cab against the wall and the pickup bed was the bed
I have a low slung creeper, took off the original casters and put on regular swivel casters. Better, but the rubber wheels wouldn't swivel easily,...
Great story, you're the envy of every 74 year old guy that longs for their first car.
They are available on *bay, fairly large lots, some with pliers
I drove one just like yours for something like 15 yrs.' liked it very much. The trans stopped shifting and caused the engine to over rev. Change...
He will be missed, but click and clack are on Sirius Satellite radio every weekday. The programs are old but still good.
No one asked what is written across the top, could be a big clue. I think it's machine shop related. A base of a grinding fixture?
I'm pretty sure the frame number will tell you the year of manufacture
I cut the bottom of the T5shifter off, drilled & tapped it. Cut the bottom of a model A shifter off, drilled and tapped the upper part. Joined...
I just have to write this, take it for what it's worth. Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left. It's easy to make a right...
I got a Nugier 20 ton H frame hydraulic press for $140.00, local craigs list
Thanks everyone, a very enjoyable evening. Loved all the cars
I have one, overdrive will make it more drivable. I've seen Borg Warner O D's for sale on here. They work well. There is also Mitchel O D, a...
Thank you very much for your excellent work and sharing with everyone. I had a very enjoyable evening following your build...
Joe Cruce is still here in Chico, but he closed his business and retired
Not only fuel but chassis. Small diameter tubing could break loose and impale. Masten Gregory, American F1 driver was known to have jumped out on...
Rckt98 Ditto old fashioned is not bad
'28 tudor sedan , stock with BW overdrive '31 closed cab pickup, mostly stock. Model B head, header, weber carb
I didn't see an E type, or even a D type. The new one only says that beautiful parents can have plain children.
Thanks! You gave me many hours of enjoyment following your build. And to top that I got to go to Bonneville with you. You are my vicarious very...
A wrench like that is used on model A's to torque the head bolt under the distributor
Lothiandon1940 I read that sales were dropping off, don't remember the year, but Ford came up with the Victoria as a way to boost interest...and...
The Ford flathead was plentiful, inexpensive and had lots of speed equipment available. The SBC is plentiful, inexpensive, and lots of speed...
The cars are coool....but the steering wheels are on the wrong side
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