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Installed a screen on my cabinet last fall. Been blasting all summer, and the mylar overlay on the inside of the cabinet behind the screen is...
Well, 1. Forgot about the wiggler. 2. It's not for a car so the auto parts people (Advance) are clueless. I took in the water neck to get a...
Ha! Damn computers... But wow that's amazing proof! I wondered if it was my imagination. Hard to believe such a small hole could make the...
I thought the hole was there to vent air when you're filling it initially? At any rate, I drilled a 3/32 hole, and then put a cotter pin in it to...
On some Thermostats that have the small vent hole, they also have a rivet or some sort of metal 'widget' in the hole. Why? Why put the hole there...
Just happened to stumble onto some stuff for sale, and thought I'd pass it on on the HAMB as you folks are the owners best target audience. I...
5. "gravity bleeding= see #4. In 50 years of working on cars, being a brake specialist for a few years, teaching mechanics class and reading...
I've had great sucess with Gravity bleeding brake systems. Start with the longest line, probably the right rear wheel cylinder. Crack the bleeder...
I have several in the shop......but please don't tell anybody. I'm from New York State, and they'll probably be makin us register them soon!
Were the video links retained someplace after the "rewrite"? I can't seem to find them. The one of the dirt track in cali from the '40's with...
Wow.....you wrote this story so well I felt for a moment like I was there back in the day experiencing all the wide-eyed wonder a kid could...
WOW......flashback! I got one for Christmas in 68......maybe 69....totally forgot about it till I saw this thread. Those pictures are...
When I was a senior in HS in 1977 I got a '54 belair 4door for my first car and there was 1 kid in my class that thought it was cool..........me....
PVC for Compressed air use in any wall thickness is BAD business. I have it in my shop and it's been there for 15+ years. It has never exploded...
The movie just popped up in the opening page on youtube....and I watched about the first 5 minutes... And the monumental thought that occurred...
What famous car made the biggest impression on you? There were 2 actually......and neither was a drag car or hot rod Maybe not nationally famous...
I has an Accel "super stock" coil that drove me nuts for quite awhile, acted like carb problems. Open the throttle and it had a hole...."lean...
Holey Moley......I'd like to have ONE of those cars! That's a pretty amazing collection....
Back in the early 80's when I was in my 20's I "acquired" up to 4 '54 chevys. They sat due to lack of money and one day I got rid of them...
It's not hard......go to your local pic-a-part and get a box off a street car.
The point people are trying to help you with, is that you already broke parts and got lucky. All the comments are directed toward you being safe....
Not to have a critical tone, but purely in the sense of safety, the components and design thats there are better suited to a golf cart or lawn...
This is just the coolest story....... http://buymegivemetakeme.com/1931%20offy/index.htm
OFF TOPIC..........maybe? I'm not quite sure how to ask this question, and very not quiet sure I'm comfortable "going there"..but it's been...
It's a 3 finger coil spring type. I had no idea if it was 1/32 or 1/8" Thanks for the reply's.......I learned something new.
When you push the clutch pedal down, how much does the pressure plate (typically) move away from the disc? dk
From what I remember in an old 1951 Motors Manual, the Crosleys topped out around 7500 RPM......:eek: I'd love to see (and hear) some youtube...
It is a number 5 Ram Turret. I have 2, both from 1944 and they still make me money every time I use them. I got them from the place my Dad...
Antiquated design from the 1930's Very long stroke, good low end torque for what they were, but very inefficient design. Flat head, and low...
What if you make the 'kitchen' look like an 'employee break room' and the 'sleeping quarters' look like the employee's or owners 'lounge area' ??...
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