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1940 Ford[ATTACH]
Is it a brand new MSD box or used? if there has been any welding done on a vehicle without it being removed it can be damaged to varying degrees....
Here's mine, this will be my first flat motor, a 1953 Marc.
here is a photo of the long grain not a very good shot but its all I have. the long grain I believe is what they originally used on these cars and...
Yes you can.
Aaron, looks great, thank you for taking the time to document everything and especially the videos. I hope to be shortening the torque tube on my...
Thanks, that's the info I need. The flywheel actually has two patterns on it and neither one will fit this pressure plate. Think I'll take the...
I'm hoping someone can steer me in the right direction with my dilemma in trying to come up with the right flywheel pressure plate setup for my...
thank you to everyone who replied. as it turns out I purchased some parts from Vanpelts today .
you are correct, however as far as I know they didn't start using brass synchros on 2nd and 3rd until late 39 and I have an earlier transmission...
This may be a stupid question, but here goes. can you turn down the lip of 2nd and 3rd gear on a 36 to early 39 Ford transmission to accept the...
Hey guys, looking for some help. I'm rebuilding a couple of rear Henry stepped wheel cylinders using Raybestos wheel cylinder kits from Macs. the...
That looks like an 8MM pulley on there now with a nice billet snout. the front bearing housing is original Detroit diesel unit, the triangle...
I have a 4'x4' sign from a local politician that they just wouldn't pick up after the election so I use it under my stock Model A p/u the...
looks like you have received good advice, certainly nothing I could add to solving your immediate problem. but after looking at the pictures of...
Here are a few pics not very good ones, but maybe they will be of help actually now that I look at them, I had run the rectangular tubing all the...
some guys have used thin wall rectangular tubing, that's what I did on my tudor pretty much from the back of the doors back. ill look and see if I...
my bearings came in yesterday, all Timken and all stamped made in USA on them, funny thing is they came in blue boxes not the usual orange and...
yes I have done it but in my case I wasn't sure what year my steering shaft came from it pressed on just fine however the car shaft was much...
quick update: I put in a phone call to our local bearing house and they will have my bearings for me this coming Wednesday, Timken brand....
very cool hot rod! do you know how much he chopped it. looks perfect.
I could tell from 10 feet away they were cheap knockoffs they appear to be very poorly made. Speedway should know better than to sell crap like...
Rich, thank you for taking the time to post a copy of your invoice. That will save a bunch of time, and thank you everyone else that replied. I...
I purchased front wheel bearings from speedway that will allow me to install F1 front hubs on my 1940 Ford spindles. When they arrived I was...
Thanks for taking the time to post the drawing, I'm thinking I'd like to keep my rumble seat, do you know if that's possible with a spring behind...
Thank you for the nice compliments, the dash is out of a 1949 chevy. I wasn't sure at first if it would fit. but it actually worked out pretty...
Awesome looking car I love everything about it. I was thinking about doing a spring behind deal on a 30 coupe I'm currently building. do you have...
I know you tried different distributors but did you try a different coil and also be sure that it's wired properly. I always forget but I think...
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