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The Coupe has been sold. Thanks for all your interest.
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Please see attached description of this exceptional Coupe. I am selling because it does not get driven enough. It needs to go to a new owner who...
Bobby Davalos Chevron station and garage Albuquerque, NM. The car in the middle was recently discovered in a junk yard and has been restored to...
Actually Carol O'Conner (Archie Bunker) was an avid auto enthusiast. He even had his own auto restoration shop.
Check distributor vacuum chamber. If leaking can cause running and engine temp problems. Also, is vacuum line connected to port or manifold?...
In Albuquerque: Jamie Johnson at Hot Rod Haven. Also, the Tumbleweed Early Ford V-8 Club. I would Google them both for contact info just in case.
Look at Taylor Electronic Vertex mag style distributors.
Neat idea. Try running full vacuum to the chamber. Set timing and idle speed and mixture with line disconnected. Connect line and reset idle speed...
Oil bath air cleaners work by capturing dust and dirt in the oil. It is done by a rapid change in direction of the air flow. When the air flow...
Congratulations to Bob and Jamie. Well done!
A shock to all of us and a tragedy for his family and close friends. Gone way too soon. Peace.
Out of round tires can be balanced, but this will not stop the vibrating when they are on the car. We used a Bear dynamic tire balancer. Two...
Whatever brand and weight you decide make sure it is GL-5.
Mart, your idea to make a bushing to extend the length of the transmission input shaft was what I was thinking too. Neat solution. Very impressed...
Diamondback Auburn Tubeless Radials - 7.50x16 rears - 5.60x15 fronts.
Thank you.
Love this post and the following comments. Ryan, question: Is there a similar tutorial on wrapping steering wheels? The look of a wrapped wheel is...
Thank you for posting all the photos.
That may be, but these are super expensive and rare engines. About $50k cost to do a rebuild. How about a BMW V-12? Still expensive, but at least...
Induced voltage between plug wires is a problem with the two cylinders in a V-8 engine which fire sequentially. This will be the back two...
See if Glide has something you can use. I have a Glide seat in my 3-window and it is adjustable back and forth, seat cushion can be tilted up and...
Highly recommend the Diamondback Auburn Deluxe tires. Tubeless radials with the vintage look. They come in the bias ply sizes. Blackwall and...
How about connecting the PCV hose from the valve to the air cleaner instead of the manifold? No vacuum leak this way, but will it provide enough flow?
Thanks. All the work getting there was worth it. You're having too much fun.
The builder of my '32 three-window coupe installed some sliding bolts to secure the doors. The slides were mounted on the kick panels and the...
As we use to say: "He tends to fix things rather than repair them."
Probably a dark gray primer.
Mercedes used dual rear tires on their hillclimb competition cars in the 1930s.
Very satisfied with Diamondback Auburn Deluxe tubeless radials on my Coupe. Vintage bias ply look but modern materials and construction. Smooth...
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