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1947 Lincoln frt. axle, wishbone, spindles and steering linkage.
I've been an auto tech at the U.S.P.S. for 38 years.Around 20 years ago we used a re-refined motor oil from Safety-Kleen for about a 10 year...
As a 38 year employee of USPS I can definitely say the Post Office is in VERY bad shape. Old and unreliable (30 plus year old LLV mail...
RT 38 Machine in Newark Valley,NY is about 50 miles South of Syracuse. Dave Richards is an excellent machinist and would be able to help you.
Bump-Still gotem!
N.O.S. Rods and timing gears for 226 Ford Flat 6
Flip the block upside down then fill a piston with chipped dry ice-frozen CO2.Let it cool and shrink the piston for 5 minutes then try moving the...
I've bought a few used Miller 200's and Miller 35's over the years and always had good luck with them. The 200's in particular have a really...
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6 new connecting rods and a Cloyes timing gear set for the 226 Ford Flat 6. Price Drop-$100. Hard to get stock rods re-built for that price.
Clean 56 F-100 axle/springs less hubs and drums.
I haven't verified this but I've been told that NOS French flathead rods are just about the same price as rebuilt rods. It might be worth looking...
I've got a late 70's era Miller 330 A/BP stick/TIG welder that I bought for $200 years ago.It's as big as a small fridge and weighs in at...
Listen to "Ole don". A Rochester 2-barrel will run great on the Merc manifold!
Reamers work O.K.,but if you want a precise and long lasting set-up bring your spindles to a machine shop and have them fit the pins with a rod...
Don't know much about drag racing but on a Dirt Modified circle tracker we twisted more than one quick change jackshaft just by lifting a rear...
Back in the 70's/80's I owned/built/helped build several Northeast type dirt modifieds.(See Avatar). I would cut the splined section from a GM...
Buy,borrow or rent a Phoenix brake bleeder tool and reverse bleed the rear brakes.Sometimes it's the only way to purge air out of the system.
Cast iron exhaust manifolds are a bitch.They're hard to prep(carbon and junk on the insides)and even with nickel rod they weld shitty but they can...
The best part is the 4" crankshaft!
Bad gas turns a dark brown color and smells like turpentine. I just pulled the gas tank on my Jeep plow truck and drained/flushed it.The gas went...
Years ago I dabbled with N.E. dirt modifieds(see avatar). Up until the mid 70's a lot of guys ran Ford front axles and wishbones with TONS of shit...
Milwaukee Hydraulics still makes floor jacks in the USA.
Get a quote from Uship online. If you can strap it to a pallet it or fit it in a 55 gallon steel drum it's easier to handle.
Another thing I try to do is shove a water sprinkler under my cars on a day that's above freezing.If you move it around every 10 minutes or so it...
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