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8k this weekend. I have all the fenders and the hood. I have a spare 36 flathead and trans. I have a Edmonds intake with a chip on it and 2...
1930 ford model a sport coupe with rumble seat. I have a thread detailing some of what I did and when I got it. it's got a 39 merc flathead and...
I have a 1940ish ford generator on my flathead. it's a 6v positive ground car. I can get the generator to motor on my workbench. It makes about 7...
I just picked up a champion radiator from ledfoot in person. really nice people . fast service and helped me with a few questions when I called...
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just got this Edmonds intake which needs a repair and 2 stromberg 97 carbs. one of the carbs is missing the choke , the lever is actually cut and...
[ATTACH] I drove the car around the block tonight for the first time. what a great feeling . I know it doesn't look like much but for a young...
I went and picked up a mechanical stewart warner temp gauge from a guy on craigslist and bushing from napa . the bushing in there catalog was...
thanks alchemy, this may sound silly, but why not run two gauges, one to each cylinder head ? I'm not going to run a hood. I do have the hood,...
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I picked up a champion radiator , I know it's a not a walker , but I have 3 kids and its Christmas time lol. I went to the early ford store and...
I'm a young guy with young friends who spend tons of money on cars. I dont buy Into the point people are making that young people dont have money....
grill mocked up. got it running today. I'm picking up a radiator friday.
I'm sorry. when I said no spark. I ment, no spark at the cylinder head to steering column. I have spark where there should be spark
lol. I guess sometimes you just gotta write things down and have people tell you your answering your own question . well I went through the car...
I've still been plugging away at the car. I've ran all new brake lines, installed new wheel cylinders and shoes. I started wiring the car and...
yes. I would say the dual is really common. I know the mustang master is popular.
yes I mean back, towards the rear. but now I'm getting confused a little. the top of the king pin is supposed to go towards the back of the car...
thanks chappy444 and to everyone else. a shim or those spring perches will help a ton.
it's a 30 model a. it was pretty much at 0 degrees. I split the bones . I'm trying to mount them . it took a little pressure to tilt it back...
I'm trying to get my front axle tilted back 8 degrees so I can mount my radius rods in place. I'm using a pipe wrench with a floor jack to hold it...
what about the color grey ?
found this sales receipt dated 63. in the car today . cant make out the purchase . [ATTACH] and in for the night [ATTACH]
got my tires mounted today. got the motor in and body back on. new brake components. 550 and 700 tires . gonna run the brake lines next [ATTACH]
well I figured out theres a small gap under the clamshell cover for the bell shaped piece at the end of torque tube . I hope that's how it goes .
[ATTACH] back in the garage today. I'm replacing the gaskets on my transmission and changed my rear transmission mount to a 48 style. I'm having...
I have 2 49-51 merc wheels. 15x5.5 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern. looking to trade for 2 ford 16x4.5 5 on 5.5. wheels.
[ATTACH] this is the ride hight and general look I'm going for . anyone wanna guess what suspension and tires size this car has .
I'm trying to keep the car as simple as possible. I really like when they are period correct. I love the 40's cars. I'm not a huge fan of white...
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