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Tilt! I vowed to myself that I was done posting/replying on the HAMB. But I feel I have to respond to this. Pete & Jakes was/is, waaaay more than...
392 heads only work on a 392 . . .
Why do I even bother . . .
The second comment on your post suggested "Pete & Jake's" You should probably look into that! Pete & Jake pioneered urethane bushings in hot...
you can probably get away with just pulling the ring gear side housing.
Looks like a righthand drive F-1
1941 cars are kind of a one year only deal. 1941 trucks are the same as 1940 cars & trucks. So you should be looking at 1940 radiators.
Super Bell Disc Brake kit will accept the stock wheels.
Yes. Carl Schmitt owned it for decades, his son has it now. Carl showed it to me on one of my visits to his place. It's very complete, but has had...
Yes it will change. Just spreading the spring to get it on the rear end hangers will flatten the spring some. The weight of the car will take care...
Your 1/2 ton panel is on the "commercial" chassis. The 1 ton uses the "truck" chassis
Word on the street is the end is comming. Rumer has it, Hot Rod is going to cease as an ink & paper magazine.
Americans.
Those vehicles have a 3 piece tie rod. With a 3 piece tie rod, Ackerman can be corrected with how & where the tie rod is located.
Lower it, and narrow white walls ! [ATTACH]
look at the 4 bolts that hold the backing plate on. If two of the 4 bolts are long studs, then your rear end has "Safety hubs" If so, remove the...
Double check, that you have the trans mount / wish bone mount in the correct place.
yes the '32 wheel base is 3 inches longer than the A. The extra length is in the engine bay.
Sweet!
I did a lot of the restoration work on it. It was kind of a mess.
You might try talking with Greg Sharp. I believe he drove the car at Bonneville for Scritchfield. If you don't know Greg, He was a long time LA...
Well . . . I wasn't the first hot rodder in the family. Here's my dad's '27 T high school car, around 1934. and my older brother's '34 roadster,...
That is the earlier, 1948 / 1954 style. 1955 / 56 are the in-between size. 1957 / 64 are the big ones.
I know this movie well. My family was involved it it's production! Ford Motor Company contacted the Southern California Horseless Carriage club,...
It's not Washington blue. According to Jake, it's the lighter blue used on the belt lines of the darker blue model A's.
No big deal, the tire just makes a shinny spot on the wishbone. Don't worry about it . . . . .
the B piller is wood. About all you can do is bend the hinges. All 3 hinge pins should be on the same line. 3 window door latches have a second...
My first '32 had no gauge. I drove it 125,000 miles, ran out of gas twice. I just put gas in it every 150 miles!
If it has a provision on the right side for a mechanical fuel pump, it's a "B" No fuel pump it's a "A"
short piece of hose, a freeze plug & some hose clamps.
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