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Man, that thing is a beauty. I would be driving it everyday too.
Wow, its been over a year since I made this original post. I did buy the RH one, and it did not fit, as some advised. I am guessin that carolina...
Oh man..........that 56 is the epitome of beauty !
LOL !!
Yes, I pretty much grew up on the old late 30;s and 40;s Chevys and still enjoy tinkering with them. And yes, they are overhead valve 6 cyls....
Thanks. That is kinda the way I am leaning.
Yes sir. It took some looking but I found plenty of it at Tractor Supply.
I know the basic properties of both oils, but I want to present a scenario. I have a 1938 model flat six motor that runs really well. The oil in...
It looks like you did a great job......I always tell everyone that when I quit drinking, I had to learn to paint, all over again, lol. But the...
Yes you can. I think you will need to add a pilot bearing in the 312 crank.
Have you checked any of the ignition? Sounds a lot like a coil problem to me.
Thanks Los. You offered up some good info that I hadn't thought of. One being the road draft tube. I do believe that no smoke at all was coming...
It was not, so I suspect someone had tried to start it, in at least recent years.
Hello again guys. Here is the update on my " ...How in the hell do you change points on one of the early flattys ??? question. Yes, the points...
Well Abe, first of all the car isnt't running , and secondly, I will never be putting a LS into anything. I am aware of the p15-d24 forum. I...
My specific issue is that the screw holding the points spring and condenser wire in place are down in the dist below the top edge of the dist...
So, have you ever changed the points in it? And yes the 49 is identical if it is original.
Hello everyone. A few weeks I had asked some questions about my 38 Dodge flat 6. I hope to post a complete update soon. However my immediate need...
BFH.......lol
In my opinion, a 37 coupe with a real 430 is about as cool as it gets for a driver hot rod.
Well, carolina chevrolet, never responded back so I went ahead and purchased the one I first referenced. I will just hope that I can find a way...
Not yet.
Yeah, I know. Just a dumb mistake in my post. Thanks for pointing it out.
Hi, did you happen to find the extra hinge yet?
Oh !! I made a stupid mistake in my post. I need the left.......driver side hinge. Don't know why I didn;t catch that before I posted. I did not...
Hey guys . Got a question and hoping for a fairly quick answer. I have a 1938 Dodge sedan with a broken left hand (pass side) trunk lid hinge. I...
Thanks Dave. It does have a thru the firewall coil, but has 2 wires like any other conventional coil.
Thank you guys. You gave me a starting point for sure. I will try it as soon as the weather dries out a bit. I am going to take the generator belt...
I will try to post up a picture or two soon. Its just a 4 dr sedan, so nothing real exciting. Anyway the car is all original, and I want to get...
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