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[ATTACH] Here's one of my '33 Coupe, painted over 20 years ago.
Thinking about the nuts coming off. Could you drill a through hole behind the nut and put heavy cotter pin in to stop the nut from backing off?
Just had a look at home here. I have some 9/16" fine thread nylocs but no 5/8". Tomorrow is a holiday here, but I can check with our supplier on...
If you can't find your nyloc's down there this week, let me know and I'll check around town and bring them with me if I can find them. Does it...
Is that your panhard bar coming down from the frame on about a 45 degree angle? Maybe it's behind the rear end and I can't see it. If it is on a...
Even if the seller doesn't have the dyno sheets, the dyno shop likely has it in their computer records. Any chance of getting hold of that? It...
Before you pull thing apart, I'd get a good quality gauge, or have a mechanic come by and do another pressure test. 10 lbs at idle is likely...
Your '55 looked pretty clean when you got it, not too much rust. I bought a '55 hardtop when I was 17, back in 1965 and it had way more rust than...
look like quite a project. It's great to see someone do so much "hands on" I'm the same, half the joy of owning the car is in the build, the...
Sounds like you're getting everything under control. Considering the roads on Maui, I'd be sticking those 4:56 gears in. I ran my '33 with...
Hi Willy, Nice to hear how you're making out, even if the news isn't too good! I've got several friends running the TKO 600 (regular version),...
Thanks Willy. It sounds like you better put that old 265 back in there, maybe you'd avoid all these breakdowns...:)
Hi Willy, We've been down at our place in Maui for a couple weeks and went to the drags last night, but there was a big oil down that closed the...
Hi Willy, glad to see the car is still holding together, although it sounds like you're on the verge of breaking stuff, so keeping the drag slicks...
Looks like the best cure might be to put the old 265 back in with a powerglide :) End of transmission problems.
Sounds like the right way to go. I read up on that trans a bit ago on Jeg's site, looking for potential replacements for mine. I may have to go...
Sounds pretty tempting. $2500 seems like a good buck for the Doug Nash, so maybe that's the route to take. Is it totally interchangeable, or...
It's hard to tell from the pictures, but do you think it was fully engaged in gear when it blew or could it have been only partially engaged when...
I was by your place the other day and saw the '55 under a tarp, so figured you were taking a little time out.....lol. I have the same problem...
Hi Bill, Your year sounds a bit like mine, engine in my '33 self destructed at 5,500 rpm while down in the states, then a minor trans problem,...
Hi Willie, I'm sure glad it's you doing that repair, not me. I don't think it would matter how many pictures I took, I'm not sure I'd ever get...
Sounds like a great trip to me. I've done both in our '33. I'd love to do the Father's Day run on Hawaii some day, maybe with the '37 when...
Hi Willy, Here's a shot of your '55 in downtown Makawao (a small cowboy/tourist town in upcountry Maui for those that haven't been there). You...
Hi Willy, Sounds like you're on the right track alright. I'm at our place in Kihei now and hope to stop in and see you if you're still going to...
I'll do that. I'd love to have a look at the car in person. I'll probably miss the Peggy Sue's night as it used to be the first Saturday of the...
I'm coming down to Maui on the 7th, but had to shorten my trip to return on the 22nd.......when is the next test or run scheduled? Bill
Have you had the distibutor out since it ran in the shop? Could be distributor turned 180 degrees off maybe........
Victoria here....
Hi Willy, Man, that's a wicked looking clutch alright! By the way you were driving it in the test runs on the strip, I didn't see anythng that...
Are you using the old style Detroit Locker or the new air locker type? I had the old style in my '33 for a few years and drove me crazy with the...
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