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Absolutely Fabulous work. Thank you!
The axle assembly is still together. The forward end of the driveshaft tube has been cut and flattened to be a trailer or ag cart of some sort....
This axle has been crudely welded at the top of the kingpin boss to the spindle on both sides. It came from under a trailer. Its in Belvidere Il....
My 32 has 3.48s with 31.5s and no overdrive. Different engine, but still a small V8. I like the combo. Its not too buzzy while giving enough gear...
Illinois state income tax is fairly low and there is no luxury tax, so the property tax is crazy. Realtor. com is your friend when house shopping....
Metric, inch, it doesn't really matter which. I work well with both as they were taught simultaneously where I went to school. American cars from...
45.72 cm
Austin Healey Sprites from 58 to 61 used a generator driven tach. Google it. A wealth of info and all the parts are available.
[IMG] This is a pic of a car I remember from my youth. It was in or near Boone county Il 1976-ish. It was sold a short time later, went to...
Lion's Hot Rods in McHenry Il. sells a very nice one. I have one with steel frame and opening doors. The metal is epoxied to the glass so so as...
The "nailhead" moniker possibly came from the mis-term on a model box in the "70s,(AMT '40 Ford coupe maybe). There was a whole generation of will...
The early Toyota OHV engine was what I was thinking about. They were here in early &0s Celicas, IIRC. It's just good looking with the wide valve...
Gm pushrod fours easily look the part because.. they are a nearly 50 year old design derived from an older design. Ford Kent engines look good,...
"36 & "37 Cord sedans
1- Austin Healey MkI (bugeye) with a turbocharged 1275, Datsun B210 trans, minilites in Whitehall Beige. 2- My modified project finished 3- '65...
The body shop department is called BIW in the plants. If something needs repair, such as a missing stud or a damaged panel, Body in White repair...
Belvidere Assembly built them from fall of '77 till summer of 87. After that were a few years of Die-Nastys
There are two rear drive bell housings for them. Manapart and Quad4 Rods. I have both. The M/P part is smoother looking, but may need some offset...
Old thread resurrection day! I'll try to make it worth it with some pics from a few years ago. [IMG][/url][/IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
flyguy, that sounds like a 78 or later 2300. D8EE says 78 production Pinto/Mustang II (IIRC) BA will tell you what revision, which may narrow down...
A few of my daughter's photos have shown up for sale as other people's work on the internet. She was just a kid posting her daily images on a...
Their current government is in no way a bunch of greeniacs. They do look a bit like the early years of the Nazi movement. The elimination of labor...
The great thing about hot rods and the people that build them is flexibility. When fuel prices rise, a car can be changed to suit the need. If...
The folks in Springfield do use that damn auction crap on TV to determine the average value of cars and expect you to prove it's worth less. They...
Bearing specialists are a good place to get the bronze bushings Chrysler used in the sixties. They are cheap enough to keep some extras as they...
Nobody likes old threads from the dead, but has the site or a new version of it ever been revived? I searched... and failed if the info is here...
Wow, it's come.. and gone a long way since 2005! What ever happened to DirtyT and Fat Hack?
Never mind, it was easy enough to figure out. The flywheel hub was simply held on with four bolts that were hard to see till I moved the engine a bit.
I'm pulling an E85 burning 4 cylinder out of an old Edmonds midget racer. It has a Seco drive hub at the engine. There is the drive hub, engine...
It's a great idea. If you are unsure of your current level of talent, find some cheap Dodge mini van and build an A100 type thing first. The...
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