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Can you guys advise an old first-timer (in 50 years - since the mid '60s) on insulating a street rod? I am about to lose-it trying to figure out...
Yep, but my name is Murphy. Surely you have heard of my law, Murphy's Law. Actually there are a mess of them. The 1st is, "Anything that can go...
I took a long look & many measurements at the entire undercarriage of my 55.2 Chevy PU and the only place I can fit a tank is back where the spare...
WOW! You guys are fast! Thanks for the info. What are your sources for the Mustang. Nova and S-10 tanks, junk yard OR new on-line? Do any of...
I too wish to relocate my gas tank in my 55.2. Read all these responses and still unsure which way to jump. A BIG DIFFERENCE = I wish to use the...
So, really guys, what is THE best for both heat and sound? OR would you guys suggest one brand for Heat and another brand for Sound? At 74 this...
CaseyK - I clicked your suggested link. Are you testing our sense of humor or our smarts?? They are beautiful little Lizards, but it would take...
Thank you guys. I will follow your guidance and tell you what happens when I "git-'er-dun". :D Murf
I am looking for info on removing/replacing just the fenders on my '55 2nd series 3100. Maybe you guys can help an old man? When the...
This was weird ! ! ! ! Got my '55.2 3100 scrubbed up and was ready to leave for the 2012 NSRA show at Daytona Beach. Just as I finished I got...
Good grief guys - forget WD-40. It got that odd name 'cuz it took its developer 40 tries to make it. Use BLASTER. That will loosen up a virgin...
The can't do that guys are funny. I have even put Chevy stuff together that Chevy dealership shops said couldn't be done. Course, I was too...
An article I am reviewing right now says "All original 12-bolt Positraction rearends used 30-spline C-clip or C-type rear axles in varying...
FYI There are type 2 type, type3, and type 4, 2-bolt rears and they all carry different differential ratios. Check on Hemmings.
Look at LMCtrucks.com - they have some good pictures in their catalog(s)
Wow lotsa info. Sorta confused this ole timer (73). Have a shot at a 64-66 Chevy truck Positraction 3.42 w/ Drum brakes for a leaf spring truck,...
For you fellas looking for OEM Chevy TRUCK parts, try www.lmctruck.com or www.classicindustries.com I use LMC a lot for original parts. Very...
I'll be there, but my '55 Chevy, 2nd series, 3100 Pickup is not ready. SBC 302 engine & 700R4 Trans are assembled but are in the garage, Wiring...
I am trying to get my '55 Chevy Pickup, 2nd series, 3100 ready. Am modifying a SBC 302 (Z-28) by going to a Roller Cam and 3-2s vice the 30-30...
I'd say ShopRat and RetroSteel have the best oranges. But I believe Retro's is Ford's 1996 (not 1994) Bright Tangerine M6753A, made and used by...
KoolKat-57, what is "a Fil to Reg in the fuel line" OR what does it mean?
Follow KoolKat-57 (the year I graduated from HS). I just got a Tri-power set of Rochester 2Gs (manual choke) from Charlie Price @ Vintage Speed,...
Hey "Propwash" - Help! I have a 1955 Chevy 2nd Series, 3100 deluxe, (large rear window) with a Monte Carlo front clip, a '93 bed on it & GMC...
to "Hotwired" = I find LMCtruck.com VERY good. I also use ClassicIndustries.com, JEGS, Summit Racing, and others, depending on what I am looking...
PnB = Already got a good price on the Rotating Assembly, just not the pistons I need yet to be able whittle them down to the 10:1. I musta been...
Never saw a holster quite like that! Or should I say those?! I am thinking of runing 3-2 barrels. Would that be 3 of those - ah - holsters?...
May be the best answer yet. You guys sure come up with some interesting stuff. You are so right, not currently a pro. Have done head jobs, but...
I have not yet bought / had made. the 302 crank. I only have the 350 rotating assembly and the 302 block and markedly reworked 302 (2.02 int /...
I wrote a LONG reply, addressing many of you and your Qs. But it disappeared. I keep getting logged out or told I am a Guest. Do not undertand....
I'm Murf from Pinellas county, Florida. Have a 1963 T-Bird about completed after 19+ years; a '34 Ford I have not started on yet, but bought a...
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