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Just got 2 catalogs that I order parts from & the steel wheels are $77. Why so pricey.? Salvage yards around here don't save them anymore &...
Was a great time Sat. at Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove. Just looking for postings of the event. Got one picture & camera batt. died.
What a great difference in ride quality. You Ford & Merc guys gotta do this. I had 1" aluminum blocks between the A-frame & spring pad for 11...
I know this isn't year correct, but still applys to lowered cars. My 2001 Ford Ranger was develeping a driveshaft noise on deceleration. Thought...
Been driving my 54 F100 around now that it's 90% done. I put a Speedway Mustang II cross member under it with manuel steering when I built it....
My 54 Merc was painted back in the 80's & I wanted a perfessional paint job on it because it's in great mechanical condition. I've had it for 12...
Me & a machinest friend made 4 to sell at swap meets for $100 each. They fit 49 - 53 Flatheads use single Ford points. Or you can run a Ford...
Can't seem to find any 1" wide white wall tires in 13" size. Any brand you might know of would be appreciated. There for a 59 Metropolitan. 165 x...
Can't seem to find any 1" wide white wall ties in 13" size. Any brand you might know of would be appreciated. There for a 59 Metropolitan. 165 x...
I have one if you still need it. Don't know what it cost to ship = kind of heavy $20 plus shipping. Hope that turns your crank.
I'm going to narrow a 68 6 cyl. Mustang rear end for my Metropolitan & putting a Mustang II front end under it, but want disc brakes up front....
I bought a 61 Metropolitan to fix up for the wife. Got it for junk price & I have plenty of time to work on it now that I'm retired. I've built 3...
Is there any car shows, swap meets going on in Florida from Dec. 28 till Jan. 6th.? We plan on going to the Daytona museum.
This test was published in my "Quicksilver" IMOA Mercury mag. on some bolts that where all chemicaly rusted & the same size. No penetrating oil =...
I had a points dist. in my 91 302 & was told to put a steel gear on it which I did. There's this really nice hill on hwy. 22 when you come down to...
e-mailed Wurth & have'nt gotten an answer back in the last 2 weeks. What type of, or size O-ring fitting go on the rack. There's lots of different...
The first time I took it for a ride the brakes started dragging 6 blocks from home. Just barely made it back & now my rotors may need turning. Not...
Bought one this weekend for 9.95 with a coupon. plugs into Cig. lighter, has a fan & a defroster arm. Just plan on using it in the fall & spring...
Anyone else have one fail ? Took my 54 F100 out for it's second run & the power brakes where dragging. Came back home replaced the master cyl. &...
It's like trying to put a 1/2" peg in a 1/8" hole. I'm working on my 54 F100 & the clips that are on these door strips just don't want to go in...
Didn't want to be chasing them forever so I took a piece of 1/2" x 9" scrap copper tubing & cut a 2" long slip length-wise. Then cut half way...
A guy from Arizona with a heavy accent, like from India or someplace, called me & said he wanted to buy my car. It's a 26-t roadster. He never...
Been checking for 2 days. Is anyone selling a video, CD, 8 TRACK?
The first one failed when I was out in Clear Lake Iowa after running great for 4 years in my 302 in my 54 Merc. Now 900 miles on my 26-T & it died...
Yes I did a search, but here's the deal. "27 Speedway kit I put together 2.5 years ago & now have 900 miles on it & why now is it shaking ? When I...
Cheaper than anything else I've found. Good old STP is back. I need some sticker!!!
Worked out in my garage getting parts ready to go to Iola swap meet next week for about an hour & my shirt was soaked with swet, pants stuck to my...
Just sold a flathead V8 to a guy from Mn. But dog gone it, how does the starter mount on the bell housing. Worked on lots of 49 - 53 Flatheads,...
I'm on the 3rd gasket & a new aluminum pan on one car & my truck also is now leaking. Tryed two different gasket co. Used #2 non-hardening gasket...
Bought them from Summit awhile back & just got them in my truck. They are electric & on sale = like 129 for 5 gauges. There's an "S" by one...
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