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My wife bought me a big lathe in 1975 & I still have both. This is our 50th year of marriage & its still a love affair !
All of the above are reasons that folks use to rationalize not finishing thier project & most are legitimate but its not the not finishing thats...
No. Pushing in the new pins if they are press fit needs the pin end of the rod expanded by heat. This is best accomplished with a special devive...
I imerse the joint in water & leave the portion to be welded above the water. This requires some set-up but protects the bearings in the joint.
Miller welding has vids for most welding process's & Jesse James has a good book on welding but nothing can replace working with instruction just...
''Dirty Old Man" has it right any reputable brand is ok.
'dirty old man" has it right any reputable brand oil is good. The SAE has data on oil testing. Everyone always thinks that the brand they use is...
Great pictures of an era in racing that we will never see the likes of again when ingenuity & hard work ruled the day & homemade was the only way....
ive used the sumitt cooler on several race cars & never had a problem.
You might be better of buying new 20ga at AED up on 86th st. ph#334 0569
The crosley cars were very advanced in some ways. The "Hot Shot" the sports car won its clas at Lemans & there were Crosley race cars of all sorts...
Dont cut up a junk car with a full gas tank.
Im a old man & very generous but you would need to ask first.
Im an old man & you would need to ask me first too.
waiting on the ice storm in central Indiana sure wish I was in Austin.
most steering boxs will work if you want right hand steering. you wont need to reverse a corvair box.
WHY waould anyone weld without a helment? I guess next they will wear thier welding sox when welding. This is just unbeliveable. Your hood is aa...
Google Wil-Cap & they have the things you need for this.
Craftmanship like quality has no real deffinition. Its the old saying"ill know it when I see it". Everyone that has ever created anything on thier...
Used to live near lake Geneva wis & you could drive right off the street onto the ice. Scared my wife to death. In the spring they would drive...
"perfection is the enemy of good"
the problem begins with the fact that we all drive later model cars all the time & they all have neutural safety switches so wheather we admit it...
If you are having trouble seeing the pudule 'CK Welding" sells clear pyrex cups & the gas lens to go with them in a veriety of sizes. The largest...
And thats not all they raced there over the years. They raced midgets there often sometimes going in & out & sports cars also. Thats a babuska not...
If you take the "Corvette " in the contexct of the times it is always in style or in other words there are no bad Corvette's . Im in the 7th...
About post 28 Preston Tucker didnt drive in the Indy 500 but did lend his name to the Miller rear drive cars. In 1946 George Barringer was the...
Buy the best welder you can afford even if you go into a little debt to do it. You will have this machine the rest of your life & the quality of...
Cut two slits in it 180 apart then wedge the slits apart & that will start to tear the rubber away & then pry the two halves off tearing away the...
great Ts & As thanks for the wonderful pctures.
the old rules for engine set-back in NHRA went like this gas coupe & sedan 10% of wheelbase setback from the forward most most sparkplug to the...
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