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I always heard the tale...... That is some small towns you could shine a spotlight on to a traffic light to get it to change, supposedly the fire...
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IT"S MY PLAYGROUND!!!!!!!!!!! no, it's mine uh! uh! Damn wippersnappers. Old coot.
This is the saddest thing I have read in a long time.
Take half the money, waste it on hookers and jack daniels, gamble the other half, double it , start back at step one.
Takes ten minutes to pull the head off of a flathead dodge.
Another okie.
i've had some trouble finding the points for this dist, its an "IT" marking, so they are backwards, but now i managed to cross the numbers, so i...
GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pulled the dizzy, checked, everything looked ok, pulled it all the way down, cleaned it real good, a few drops of oil here...
Its just fun to watch peoples faces when you stop without the clutch.
Running 15" tire, 235 radials, stock wheels, pulled the distributor, oiled it, and it is moving, ordered a new cap points, rotor, and cond. , also...
Great thanks for the help, gonna pull the dist, and go thru it, but i think i found it, whats strange is we checked it 4 months ago, and it tested...
I have no problem with the fluid drive, actually i kinda like it, and i changed out the fluid, to a low foam solution, but that list will come in...
ok, so did replace the rubber fuel line and for gott it, looked at the wire in the dizzy, looks good, yet noticed i can't turn the breaker plate...
first i get 18mph, same problem, 2nd, i get 30, same problem, 3rd i get 61, and it cuts out. new fuel pump, tanks been pulled, lines are clean,...
btw, any idea where i might find a gear set to change out rear end? i've looked but to no avail, she's got plenty of get up thru first and secong,...
thats kinda where i was going, if 70 was top in '49 then 61 is probably top now, motors never been apart, compressions at 100, thinking valve...
caps points, rotor, plugs and wires new, advance seems to be ok, doesn't matter where i set the timing, same problem, so i am taking it this seems...
yea, throttle is wide open, starts misfiring, like she floating the valves, or coming out of timing, but i am unsure if this is actually a...
49' dodge, 3 speed fluid drive, flathead 6 L230, stock carb, stock rear end, what kind of top speed are you guys getting out of similar setups?...
welcome, i am usually out at sonic on thursdays, look for the primer black 49 dodge.
Ill probably take a ride out sat, but no clue how much the spaces are.
got it, Oklahoma City Swap Meet & Car Show City: Oklahoma City,OK September 14th-17th - Car show on the 16th - Remington park and Casino -...
I havent heard anything, but i am now on an internet quest to find out.
thanks, i may check that out, more and more i stay away from the "orginized events" just figured if there were that many okies on here we may...
Ola , nother newbie from OKC, actually, MWC, anyway does anybody have a decent cruise night in this town? been to coits, but those r far and few...
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