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Just fixed 2 overheating issues with an OT vehicle (F-150) I noticed the temp gage creeping up to 3/4 when driving in 3 gear over 2500 rpm. The...
Ariel Square four motors are essentially 2 500cc parallel twins geared together at the crank. The simple gearing means counter-rotating...
Love your vision on the roof. Im sure you will work out any kinks with the mechanism. Have you tried getting in without a stepladder? :rolleyes:
Ah, ok. If you are running a 12v battery, a 12v coil with internal resistor, then its probably the condenser. But check the conditions of the...
This might be a clue. Is your generator running 12v? If so, you will need a ballast resistor inline with the coil, the spark at the points is a...
I think the right answer is a 30 amp fuse and separate fused circuits for headlights/ignition/horn, etc. There have been a couple of comments how...
The "CV" or constant velocity Zenith Strombergs had the square tops (not square body) that would compensate for air density/altitude. The CV carbs...
Bruce's law of lead-acid batteries: they last 3 years, regardless of how much you spend. Maybe 4 if you use a battery tender. Anything more than...
The Jag IRS was used in the XKEs and period Sedans. The XKE was around 2500 lbs, the sedans 3900 lbs. All used 4 rear coil overs on each rear end,...
I had a Chevy-Healey a long time ago, but it was a 100-6, not a 100-4. Since the 4-cylinder cars are pretty rare, curious if you found just the...
This one deserves another picture! [ATTACH]
The red 5C car is a C-Type Jaguar
Years ago the family had a 64 Buick Wildcat with 401. In the heat of summer (Dallas, Tx) or usually when driving out of state on summer vacation,...
full circle - you did good!
Windoze 98 is very traditional...
Yay!
Looking forward to a lot more builds, so best wishes for a full rebuild and a speedy recovery!
Sorry to just pop in on this topic, but I think Alchemy is on the right track. The Armstrong shocks used on british cars are attached directly to...
Thanks for posting here. The work is fantastic, but the part about "hmm, not good enough" is what raises the bar for the rest of us. 99% would...
I really love this car... Hope to see it completed and running!
Any possibility of curving the bottom of the door to follow the lower cowl inwards? Laminating wood could be an answer, but an awful lot of work....
Si-Bronze mig is used for filling voids/imperfections in fresh bronze castings at foundries. A good way to save an expensive (art) casting. The...
[ATTACH] So this image has been floating around (Started with Mr. Model T's photo of a coupe body on his roadster frame.) Drop the top, and take...
OMG. curb feelers. Havent seen a set in use in 50 years... Good accessory, and great work getting your classic up and running!
Devon, this is a great car to develop those fab skills - your welding looks top notch and the rest is coming right along... As they say: make it...
As others have mentioned, a little fuel pump buzz on startup on is not a bad thing. Driving a '61 Healey 3000 many years ago I hit a pothole -...
Mine is a 2007 with roll up windows (and 5 speed manual trans.) The oldest Granddaughter asked "Whats that for" pointing to the window crank...
Sometimes life gets in the way... But rest assured we are patiently waiting to see the end result of all that hard work you put into the 'Yorker...
Apparently losing a wheel is not that uncommon! My brother restored an MGA in my garage while he was still in school, and he planned to flat tow...
A couple of questions about plywood monocoques - Marcos was the british manufacturer, Frank Costin was the designer. The brits were leaders in...
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