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I wanted to share info on an interchange for a sway bar on a 41 plymouth special delux 4 door. I searched the net, supply houses, spring shops,...
I can help you out. My son is a computer engineer. If he can't get you up and running. I'll go out and grab any 10 year old geek. Any one of them...
Bad ass, quality, classy, vintage or old school are the features I am looking for. Tom
I do not have pics but the engine bay is all chromed out. Polished aluminum intake, ss cowl. It real nice. I would like a vintage look, and nice...
I got my horn ring and wiring sorted out with the exception of the actual horn for my 54 chevy. I want something nice. Any advice would be...
I am trying to start my new barn find. 57 chevy 210. I have an original key switch wired to what looks like a voltage regulator, ballest, and some...
good title. the bad side has the fender. its pretty straight foward to bring up to snuff. the drivers side door looks like it got caught rolling...
The 57 was a mile from my house in South Jersey. I never get that lucky. I usually end up on the short end of the stick. I worked with a guy in...
Check out todays new barn find. Its been sitting in a dry garage for 22 years. I had to jump on it. I don't know If I'll ever get to her. Ill...
tack weld 2 spots them stretch the weld by hammering on dolly. the heat from welding shrinks the metal which has to be stretched back out. tack 2...
I want to use wheel adaptors to change the offset of my wheels. i would like to get 2.5". is that ok to do? where do I can you guys recommend i...
go for that set up. you cant go wrong. tom
i have a henrob. they are expensive for what they are. the soft flame is nice. dont get fooled from the videos of the henrob. the skill level of...
a beginner should get a mig. it is the easiest process to learn. stay away from tig. tig is much more expensive to get into. much harder to learn....
its going into a 71 riv i am restoring. its been 1.5 year build already. at this rate it will take another 1.5 years before its ready to ride. at...
if i filled the motor up with oil would that remove the moly lube on the cam? it's not broken in yet. would the oil remove the assembally lube off...
the garage is climate controlled. but my nice new anvils which are 10 feet away did rust. i probally coated them with wd40. this is what i did...
a contour gage is the best thing you can make before you cut anything. it only takes a short time to make a gage. cut a piece of steel or...
thanks for the tips. the motor is still on the stand. hope the mill didn't rust inside.
if your like me you'll be re-arranging your shop every 5 years. you just evolve. if you have to ask what to put in you will have to evolve also....
chrome has to come off. you could get a panel from a donor car. that panel doesn't look that hard to make. keeping the distortion in check will be...
i haven't primmed the motor yet. the hydrolic lifters dont even have oil in them and dont lift the push rods yet. also the cam hasn't been broken...
do i shoot some oil in the spark plug holes? do i prime the motor at the distributor? how would i find out if i have a problem?
I rebuilt a buick 455 this last winter. I have it in my garage and covered it in saran wrap. I never primed the motor with oil. I just left it as...
cvstl thats exactly how the motor sounds. I usually set my timing with a vacuum gage. the higher the vacuum the more dialed in the timing gets. it...
chevy stack, you replied when i was posting. thats exactly what i was thinking. how would i confirm your/my theory? tom
thanks for the replies. i'll check the plugs. but i would think water in the cylinders would show white smoke at some point. your point about when...
i did not crank the motor very much. I am some what of a back yard mechanic. I have rebuild a few motors. i have a clue of what i'am doing. i have...
I have a mild build sbc motor in my 54. It has a mild cam headers edelbrock intake and a holley double pumper carb. around 400 hp. I didn't build...
I have been replacing the bottom 4 inches of a 71 riv. In my typical bass ackwards method of learning a new skill. I skipped an important step. I...
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