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I purchased the air cleaner of someone from this site. It had no markings and looked to be an early 50’s casting that was not finished. I had to...
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These might work. I also seam to remember that a truck manifold might work. [ATTACH]
If you can even find set of Bob Drake repo struts they are almost the same price. I did have some concern about finding the right struts if I had...
Thanks, Just what I was looking for. Regards
One of the springs has broken on my trunk support for my 41 Ford sedan. I have been trying to find a replacement spring or a strut for my sedan...
I have had the door fly open on my roadster as well. Fortunately my door opened conventionally, so other than my wife yelling at me there was no...
Vetteson, Let me see if I can answer some of your questions. I run a Columbia on both of my cars. Columbia internals used on Fords are...
Certainly you have gotten some conflicting information on this topic. The book Flathead Facts has some really great facts that are scientifically...
After some thought considering some of the things you had mentioned. I plan to fasten the weights differently. I think I can drill and tap the...
I was too, but after some checking , I have a friend that runs 200mph at Bonnieville and uses the same weights with no issues. They are also used...
Vibration problem solved! The new Boling Brothers drums arrived and they looked beautiful! Nicely machined. I checked the runout and they were...
An update on my drums today. I brought them down to my local engine shop and they were able to fit the drums with the hubs on their balance...
Check out Joe’s Speed Shop. The pictures might give you better clues as to how much drop you have. Give him a call if to like, he has dropped...
I purchased the new drums at Hershey this past October. The mounting surfaces the brake shoe contact areas were nicely machined. However being...
Thanks everyone for their posts. I will try this before I take everything apart. I did find an engine rebuild shop said they could balance the...
I have had the drums done at the machine shop so they have been trued. The new drums were .005 out of round. I will check to see if rims are...
I just recently completed a brake job on my 1941 Ford. During my test drive, the car has a strong vibration at 50mph. The only thing that has...
Looking at the pictures, looks like your brake shoes are not arced to match the drums. Cars these days use disk brakes so brake shoe arcing is...
One more option, if you are going to use the 5 on 51/2 drums you could also use original 1935 Kelsey Hayes 16” rims. [ATTACH]
If you like the wheels you already have, you can use the wide five break drums with the 39 through 48 hydraulic brake backing plates. Another...
In honor of Veterans Day 2021, let’s see some pictures of veterans with their cars or other transportation! My grandfather, US Navy circa 1920’s...
My vote is for fenders. I’ve noticed that at many of the local shows I see more of your era hotrods run without fenders. I’m sure there are a few...
I use Vintage Speed. I have always gotten quality parts and support. https://www.vintagespeed.com/
You can use something like this if all the gauges take power from the same circuit....
I bought mine from Vintage Speed. The set up went smooth and the carbs run great, going on 8 years now with no issues....
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You mentioned that you were not ready to give up your cloth plug wires and that they are solid core. You can get suppression core cloth plug...
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