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I will cover this again. In the mid 70's when I was a mechanic for the Border Patrol in El Centro, we had a fleet of 454 Suburbans that...
You're right Mick. Only used as a prop in one episode of Ozzie and Harriet and got tagged as the "Ricky Nelson " roadster. A very big...
Pat Warren and Casale predate Halibrand for quick change. Also take note that Model A , 101, is the weakest, the V8 ,201, is much stringer, and...
One other thing. Someone mentioned that Ford filters have a bypass valve in the filter. All oil filtration systems have a bypass value ,...
While working in a Ford service department a few years ago , we got talking to the Motorcraft rep about oil filters, quality, type of filter...
Maybe I am a dinosaur, but back in 1973 I bought an Imperial Eastman double flaring tool and Imperial Eastman tube benders from 3/16 up to...
They aren't one and the same. They are separate companies as Wilcap makes many adapters and Hot Heads is hemi only. But, they work together on...
The 51 car was owned by a dear friend that passed in 2014, Fred Lobello . Fred was a 49er. He ran 4 banger lakesters forever. He was the...
When I bought my adapter from Patrick at Wilcap, I also bought some Hot Heads things from him. He told me that they had an agreement that...
All good answers!
I built my roadster using an original 32 frame given to my by the widow of one of my best friends. He had it stored for at least 30 years and...
The word ICON is often used to freely for people that aren't quite of that caliber. Bob was PURE ICON through and through and was able to back up...
Generally, trans won't go or is difficult to go into gear, it's the syncro ring, syncro collar, work fork and possibly worn syncro blocks. If...
There is no doubt that it's rough. That being said, I built a 59L block that spent 30 plus years in a 1 1/2 ton truck sitting in a bone yard...
Back in the dark ages of the late 70's and early 80's , we ran a sprint car with CRA. Standing in the pits at El Centro in 76, I was...
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