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....and all of that without the benefit of CNC or CAD or computer automation, etc. They were serious craftsmen. It's hard to find people like that...
Yes. California roads are awful. You don't realize just how bad until you go and visit a state with really nice roads. Virginia has some great...
Go with a maverick rear if you can find one.... but they're getting harder and harder to come by. I used a Currie "hot rod" universal...
Shine runner or not.....it sure as hell looks the part. I love a car kept in it's original glory.
So there IS a magnet in there. I have not disassembled anything, but with the speedo out of the dash, just about everything is in plain view. I...
Thanks for the tip. I didn't even think of the how smoothly the cable was turning. I thought maybe there was some spring that was supposed to...
Can someone school me on the mechanics of speedometers and fixes for common problems? I see basically how it works, but I know there is a lot...
That was a really bitchin' goodbye ride. I am taking mental note.... If I ever sell one of my cars (which would never happen) I gotta say...
try Bill Papke in Huntington Beach. That's where I got my bumper. He's got a shop packed to the gils with used shoebox parts. He'll even take...
Do you have the existing ones or at least know the ID/OD? Size em up an check out Mcmaster Carr They got all kinds of bushings.
....Those are the gayest mustangs i've ever seen. What sick f*%k would cross a mustang and a 70's valiant?
Use WD-40. We had some large machining fixtures at work that hadn't been used in 12 years. They caked them in cosmolene and they sat around....
Keep the drip rails. An old car with no drip rails, is like a person with no eyebrows.... just looks creepy. I know there are some very well...
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