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Nothing wrong with that. See what it looks like, maybe drive it a bit to make sure you haven't created a problem. If you like what you did THEN...
-Just enough spring rate to keep you from bottoming out. -Really good shocks. Ideally those shocks should be double adjustable. You'll spend...
Just one statement--don't. It takes all the temper out, the method is hard to control, they rarely settle evenly, and sometimes they'll break...
Yes, rearching would do it. Are you doing the "Super Stock" style spring with the extended second leaf?
When two steering wheels love each other very much.... I don't know why, just couldn't resist. You're in the right place to find people who know...
Nothing. When I rode motorcycles I learned that things swinging from the rearview mirror affect your brain by creating a blind spot in that...
I'll take that bet. Years ago I wouldn't have, but I see people buying and restoring cars we thought were junk when I was a teenager.
Oil cans instead of bottles. Yeah, the bottles are a lot easier to use, but I loved the sound of the spout as it sliced through the top of the can.
Like the nose or don't, it isn't hard to imagine a prop spinning on that nose cone as that V12 idles.
I believe it's the beginning of the musclecar eara at work here, along with some pretty dramatic differences in styling between early 60's cars...
Not necessarily. Wishbones or hairpins would transfer the rotational torque of the axle housing to a lifting force on the frame (and...
Very cool building that sits in a cool area known as the "East Village". A few people with enough vision to see the possibilities started buying...
I bought an old car to fix up thinking it would be fun. The worst part is, I still haven't figured out it isn't fun. Boy am I dumb.
Hydraulic seems to be the majority preference these days, but this just seems so clean and easy. Does anyone have thoughts as to clutch feel...
Agreed with the V6 or I4 powertrain. It isn't much car, it won't take much motor to make it go plenty fast. Plus it won't take half the interior...
Very nice, the bends bends in particular give those sections of the chassis a good look.
Sorry, I'm busy those days. Anyway, you'r not my type.
This ought to get good.
I learned that life keeps changing and my job will always be to try and stay ahead of the curve.
57 Chevy Handyman wagon.
I have a VIN, but will need to do a bonded title as it was just pulled out of the woods. That's dead easy here as well. Just get a bond for 3...
Thanks for your input. I'll have to dig through the code as it doesn't seem to have a place where it comes right out and says. We don't have...
What does a car need to have at most basic to be legal on the road?
Operations Manager at a trucking company. Tough to make money in trucking these days but if you're smart, willing to work really hard, and you...
Thoughts and prayers for Boyd and for Lil John. Both are people of immense influence who have moved the hobby in their own ways, something that...
I asked the guy that custom builds the pc's we buy at work if he had any experience yet with Vista. "Just in wiping the drives and installing XP...
Does anyone out there know anything of Nels Williams, who built some of the strongest running cars in eastern Nebraska/western Iowa in the 50s &...
"Ever find yourself putting cars before other financial and practical priorities?? " No, dammit. Sometimes I wish I did.
They aren't even a little traditional, but they're light, fast, strong, in fact everything a good engine should be. You put these in a car...
Can't get my hands on a picture of my '57 Chevy 150 Handyman Wagon right now, let's just say they had to unload the scrap metal out of it before...
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