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Complete, carb to pan. Oil still in air cleaner, gas still in fuel bowl. Yes, the blue one is a Mercury. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Can anyone point me to some instructions on installing the glass into/onto the regulators in the rear side of the 40 Standard? I put in new felts...
Are there any? I was thinking maybe we could do a HAMB'ers Garage Tour, SK Chapter.
Thought it would be cool to SEE what everyone is working on and what you are planning to get DONE this summer! The 40Ford will go to paint in...
Last week, when I couldn't get my 46 Merc truck, 6V positive ground, started, I jumped it with a 12V battery and ZOOM! she cranked right up. I...
A lot of times - when you are welding-in patches, or repairing damaged panels, you'll often have to deal with a stretched area in the metal that...
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Just had these sandblasted. So, for ou guys that have done spoked wheels - powder or paint? [IMG]
POR15 vs Zero Rust and Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator A couple years back I made some comments on various websites whereby I said that I could...
I was getting a '56 Chev ready for paint and was just about to get the second coat of primer on it when...what's that I see...a spec...a pinprick...
After many years of using most every kind of automotive paint - from high-end epoxy's to the lowly spray can (or spray bomb - as it's known in the...
Last year I was going to strip and paint the rims, then wrap them in new tires, but just couldn't decide if I should change rims, buy wider/taller...
I was cleaning up the drums I got with my 32 front end and they are slightly different - one having an extra lip inside. If one of you parts-pro's...
Gentlemen of HAMB..... some of you (especially those that also frequent GJ) know I've been doing restorations for 30+ years and was recently...
[IMG] [IMG] That's a whack of leaves! When I take some out I'll be able to make some spoons for metalworking. [IMG] This thing is...
Ok flathead compadres......please help me ID this block. It has one of each shape holes between the center cylinders.... (No guesses - I've been...
My next project is here: a solid 1940 Ford that the owner has already installed a 1989 5.0L EFI and tranny. The gas lines are routed, brakes are...
Howdy boys, got a troubleshooting question for you: A couple times my 46 MERC truck, with a 53 Flathead engine, would buck like a rabid horse,...
Finally got a couple of the major parts of my rod project gathered [IMG] [IMG] The guy I got the shell from has a trailer full of T+A...
Though I posted the near-completed truck before, not only has it gotten much closer to being "done", but I was able to talk Mrs E-tek into doing...
OK boys, I'm really hoping someone with this exact experience can help me out..... I just finsihed the total resto of a 56 Chevy 3100....
Just finsihing up on my latest restoration, a 1956 Chev 3100 (Apache) Stepside: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Here's the E-tek Crew - Child...
I'm building up two 390's into 410's (+) strokers for my '67 Galaxie and my '48 Ford truck project, but am also thinking of power-adders. Anyone...
I'm hoping you guys have heard this one a thousand times: I'm restoring a 56 Chevy 3100 (check my blog) and was going to start it up today. Found...
Can I get a confirmation on this carb? From my 53 Flatty. (YOu likely don't need 3 pics...):D [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I'm stoked!! CarCraft put my shop in the latest (March 2011) issue, in the "This Guys Garage" feature. Unforunately my 46 Merc isn't in the...
After a winter looking for a 46ish block to replace my original, I found a running 53 to put in until I can find a good 46 blcok... [IMG]...
I was looking at production numbers for my 46 Merc 1/2 ton. Appears they made 2074 Merc's (all sizes) and 34000Fords that year. If that's the...
Does anyone have some plans (or location of same) for a tube-chassis roadster like the early Indy cars? I'm in the early processes (research) of...
I've heard you can bend Pot Metal parts with a "little" heat...like 170F (?). Has anyone tried this and how would you know it's 170F? Hammering...
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