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Install just the main leaf then stack the others on a long piece of all-thread with a nut welded on one end. Tighten the all-thread with an impact...
How much pressure are you running them at? These aren't heavy cars but a lot of guys make the mistake of having too much air in their tires.
Don't buy it without pulling the heads to assure there are no cracks in the decks between the water passages and the valves and check the bores...
Not a chance in hell.
Send in the clowns.
A sidecar seems like a good addition for you. Are you adapting it to hold your wheelchair?
There are a lot of really knowledgeable guys in the Vancouver area, the best builders I know who would be happy to give you the best advice to get...
^^^That's what I thought too. Get that car running, buy a Brookville body, after-market frame and build a hot rod out of that. The idea of tearing...
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There's nothing wrong with a flathead. They were reliable from the '30's to the '50's and still are today.
A lot of people over inflate tires on hot rods to begin with. I'd recheck toe in, put 24 lbs in the front tires, maybe '26 in the back. and check...
I've done a couple, masked them first then red scotch-bright. Don't think they were primered and sprayed them with Krylon. The last one was ten...
Isn't the vacuum system quality more important than the box itself?
That's probably not the original frame but the body sure has nice lines.
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