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Great thank you. Bridging the fender with sheet metal will solve some other issues as well. Thanks!
I'm reattaching the rear quarter panel but want to blend them to the body. I was planning to use seam sealer with body filler over that to smooth...
So I was inspired a few days ago by a 54 chev truck that had hammered copper in the engine bay. Looked killer. Then I started to look in the...
Aaaahhhhh got it! Didn't realize the seat cushion just popped out! Thanks for your help!
Well I thought this would be a basic job but it's turning out not to be. It's a 1947 Pontiac streamliner. I'm having issues trying to remove the...
Hey guys, I'm in Dallas for two months training with Southwest Airlines I am currently staying downtown and getting around on a bicycle, however,...
Gene, It's a two piece shackle with a center bolt. The bend in one shackle tells me that it is a mild steel too.
Hello, I'm working on a 1947 pontiac sled. I've been lowering it with blocks, but recently I removed the shackles which are about 5 inches long....
It could also be used to deliver gifts to children's hospitals, orphanages, etc. even if the weather would not allow the cars on the road it...
Hi all! My name is mark, I live in central NJ. I have been on the site for some time now and everyone has been great! I really appreciate the...
Nice man. Cool to see what my car Should/did look like.
I pulled the dist.this morning. No chunks taken out of the gears and the advance is not stuck because I finally was able to create a enough vacuum...
The dist. is still in the car. I tried moving it today, but got the same results.I cant move it enough to retard it all the way back with the...
No you're not crazy. Creative maybe but not crazy. I find this hobby of ours takes A LOT of imagination. That is what I like about it.
Well I took the vacuum line off the carb and vacuumed air out. There was no movement inside the distributor whatsoever.That means there is...
I have not touched the timing. I'm sure it is a timing issue. I'm just wondering how it just suddenly jumps timing. It is a timing chain not a...
So I installed a new single carb tunnel ram several months ago. Put on the same carb I was running before, but also replaced the distributor....
So I have been battling this starter grinding issue for a few weeks now. Here is what I have done. Tried a new starter Shims Checked mounts...
On the relay? None. Just plugs into the harness with one wire out of the harness for the fan.
I am installing a new wiring harness and the directions say to just connect the fan relay wire directly to the fans themselves. I did this but am...
anyone?
Im using a Alkyd petroleum based industrial paint for the gasser. What can I use as a safe clear top coat? Im looking at the 2 part Urethane...
I met this so called "bob" at sun-n-fun a few years back. For a normal guy he seemed pretty interesting!
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It fired up today for the first time in months! Ran smoooooth all the way through the power band! It took all of 2 seconds to fire up.
Speaking of airplanes, any of you guys run avgas in your hot rods?
I do have an automatic T350
I always enjoy seeing a 4 seater (cessna, piper) something with a small block chevy up front. I fly for the airlines, but like to keep my hands in...
Pilot hambers? What do you fly?
Any of you guys run resonators with glasspacks? The reason I ask is I feel like glasspacks will be too loud for the area I live in. I know...
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