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bttt....
Cant for some reason. No laptop, just a tablet.
Good idea. Hides the rad well. Great job on jig as well. Looks like its all coming together.
1953 1954 1955 1956 Ford F100 steering column. Great usable condition. Nice and tight. I have a steering wheel and column shifter that can go with...
Congrats. Thats 1 sweet ride. Get rid of the rusty puke can. Let the coolant find its own level and just run the overflow hose down low. Awesome...
Ha. Got me. I was actually somewhat disappointed to hear it was for sale. Keep up the good work, ive been following.
Dam straight. Good score.
Gotcha. Looks great.
Looking great. Been following from the beginning. I just wanted to let you know if your fuel pump clearance is an issue. You can clock the bowl...
I do remember my 1st ride in my hotrod. What a blast. I could tell the whole story, but what i remember was my response to my wife asking, "How...
Wow. I think that sounds pretty dam good to me. Great progress on the project to boot.
Well i just tracked down an annoying buzz of sorts. But mine is a 51 Chevy, 261, splits. I thought the same, pulled fan belt, etc, no luck. Put...
Well low and behold, to all the axle haters that condemned my nice looking crap ass front axle that served me well. For less than a 1000 miles, i...
The scrap yard i deal with seems like they try to keep it on the up and up. People will scrap anything tho. Ive seen a turbo off of a 7.3 that...
Update for anyone that gives a rats ass. Well what i ended up doing was as follows. First off, the driveshaft i had made was about ½ inch longer...
Ha. I just noticed the upper shock mounts. Sweet
Well said, i guess. And i will take your advise from here on in. Thanks
Thanks. Appreciate the info. I think im going to give it 1 more shot with drilling, tapping and set screws. If it dont work, ill pull the trigger...
Shit....Speedway screwed me again. I bought the dam thing years ago, so returning it is out of the question. Grrrrr.... I just looked at your...
Ha. thats a thought for sure.
On mine there is obvious wear that is see able. Not alot, but its there.
Yea i was thinking on the same idea of the set screws tightening up the yoke also. Locktite is apparently a must along with centering it also. I...
What i got is a 47 banjo with an open driveshaft conversion from Speedway. 6 spline pinion. The issue is that the pinion splines have some wear,...
;)Awesome find. Congrats. I want it.
Good to know and Thanks to all. I appreciate all the input. Better safe than sorry.
Thanks. Getting alot of Neg feedback on this "cheap" axle im pushing. Any good suggestions on what or who i should be dealing with on the next...
Yea thats whats up and Thanks
Next time tell him to try crossing a street on feet, especially during rush hour. Lol. Frogger seems to be good reference around here, lately.
Thanks. Makes sense.
Yea like i said they were the shortest i could find. I like headlights low also. Seems to be where the shock issue started. I cant remember...
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