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Take it apart and it wil become two one piece shafts. You probably will want to shorten the front shaft at the front, and make sure you keep the...
A guy I went to high school with told me his folks had a 69 caprice with a 427 and a 3 on the tree and l told him no way would somebody order a...
I had a 77 Buick Regal with a 350 olds motor, a buddy bought a 77 regal with a Chevy 350, they called them "corporate motors"
Probably driveshaft hitting rear of frame tunnel, need to raise rear or don't load as heavy, maybe trim frame at rear of tunnel a bit to give you...
Well, it's still trunk trim!
The fourth picture in post #236 was my uncles car! It was built in 1958 and when the original owner got beat in a drag race by a new 59 he sold...
I think Como's post was 2/3 in compression (wheels going up) and 1/3 in rebound (wheels going down). Of course I could be wrong, it's happened...
Maybe a 70s full size dodge or chevy van?
And a generator, 65s got a alternator
I spent all day troubleshooting and replacing parts on a O/T pickup one time and in the end both low beams were burnt out. Boy did I feel dumb...
My 58 came Stock with a 348 4 bbl and p/g had 3.36s
My auto shop teacher (back in the early seventys) told us to always " drag the big shoe"
How about this... http://cacklefest.com/Addict.shtml
58 Chevy mechanical parts are available all over, like napa auto parts or even the big chain stores. Trim and specialty parts are available thru...
You will probably have to run an electric fuel pump, I know some or all EFI motors are not machined for a fuel pump. I don't think the cam has the...
Gold bulldogs on Mack trucks mean it has all Mack running gear (engine, Trans , rear ends) chrome bulldog means its not all Mack, has a different...
They look like they forgot to punch out all the little triangles on those wagon wheels for a 4X4!
You could put a regular car horn underneath the car where it is hidden from sight to make it legal, if you change your mind later just change it...
If the driveshaft is fairly long the offset on the rear end shouldn't make much difference to the u joints, but I'm not a pro, so hopefully one...
You can also look for auxiliary or passing lights for big cruiser motorcycles, think Harley or big metric bikes. They usually have clear lenses...
Old trailer wheels, that is all I ever seen them on.
You can only see two doors at a time! It looks good to me.
That's the valve replacement that I was referring to, not sure if the steering boxes are different or not. Good luck!
Several company's make a replacement for the power steering valve to convert to manual steering without having to replace the whole center link....
Seems I read somewhere that they only made like 6 coupes and they are nearly priceless, I can't see anybody actually DRIVING one on the street,...
Check your yellow pages for scales or truck scales, or call the DMV and ask them. It's been a loong time ago, but I think there was a truck scale...
Don't forget the starter, it would turn backwards!
Lower trim has a lip on it that tucks into the rubber gasket and holds it on, so no clips on the bottom half.
The 4 door ones don't have 2 arms that cross in the middle but many other years and models do
Prayers to all in the area, and god bless all you great folks offering help and storage for the evacuees. Keep the firefighters in your prayers...
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