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Grew up on the west side of Detroit so my go to road was Telegraph rd. Plenty of empty parking lots, drive in hang outs and you knew where to look...
Scrolled thru some of the suggestions and there's quite a few different choices. My .02 is, if you want a torque monster that will give you 100k...
My Dad taught me in a 60 Falcon. Didn't get it right off and at one point I wanted to quit. Dad said to keep trying and finally I got the hang of...
Back in '69 I picked up a 63 Galaxie, no engine or trans, about the same time I received my draft notice. I was able to find a 406 8v and a T10,...
One I heard of years ago was to make sure you always put the main caps back on when you stored a block or it sat awhile before you got back to...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Dad was a mechanic so everything he drove needed something fixed. Here's a couple of cars he had, one a bathtub Nash and the...
Rock auto is my go to place for most of the parts used on a regular basis (gaskets, carb kits etc) but I use O'Reilly if I need it right away. I...
I agree with deucemac on Ford's vv carb. Worked at a Ford dealer in Detroit at that time and I remember them well. After working thru the learning...
Bitchin'
Dizzy. Hearing someone call a distributor a "dizzy" sets my hair on fire.
I picked up a 61 Starliner a few years ago that the PO seemed to just piece it together. It has an older long type starter bellhousing but was...
Nice car. Kinda makes you want to go out and buy a moredoor. Question about your carb. It looks like the lever and link to the rear barrels are...
Worked on 2 post hoists in post #23 back in the 60's when I first started. They were 20yrs old at least at that time. They were constantly...
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