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I might have to look into opening a bank account just across the line then on your side. I wonder if thats frowned apon these days.
Thats stupid. I have sent canadian money orders drawn in us funds with no issue in the past. I wonder if this is the deal with all US banks now....
how did you add the inlets/outlets? just hole sawed and soldered in new tubes?
I wouldn't trade. I'd build a new family car if need be. For the first couple years it'll be tough with a two seater (I have a 7 month old and a...
do you know what leafs springs those are?
Looking good. I like the hinged dash, definetly better than being bent over backwards looking for a gremlin.
"for what" ? cheap juiced breaks, just by spending sometime and using what we have laying around is what. The stock chevy kingpin bushings...
I never try'd using it for rust removal, but use this mixture to cause rust on metal art projects for customers. I use it in a spray bottle and...
I buy from fastenal or from the local industrial supply stores...
Sometimes for weird tricky cuts on small pieces, I'll use a drill press vise clamped in the saws vise
It may not be the best way or the right way to fix it, but if the rust was all wire brushed or sandblasted off, I would think its going to last a...
Been researching this swap abit and was wondering why you didn't machine new bushing for the spindles and used ford kingpins you'd need to...
why is that? some suzuki samuri's and older ones have tcase mounted ebrakes and pass the BC MVI and I have had built a few toyota 4x4's with...
I have a 30 model A axle complete but looks totaly different backing plate wise and has spots on the kingpins for the linkage...thats why I...
Figure I'd repost here since I have been offline or just lurking for somtime, had another kid and built a new shop at home so the 28 pickup was on...
Can someone id this front axle? I bought it at a swap meet awhile back for $20. it has a wide 5 bolt pattern and looks like it had juiced brakes....
Did anyone mock this up? I need some juiced drums but for $400plus I don't want to buy repo's.
I was wondering how this is working out for you? I have a donor 49 chevy axle and either going to use a 28 ford or late 30's beam with the wide...
Same car I think. I really like rivet work. http://www.ruffrodders.com/cgi-bin/ib/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=48;t=631;st=0
I don't know for sure but I'd be a bit concerned using a fairly thin walled tubing as the shaft for my steering box. may twist and fatigue with time.
jumping from 5 degrees to 10 degrees is a big jump in changing caster. if the front end is really bouncing around you'll be constantly changing...
Another big problem alot of people don't realize is when you solid mount the axle end of the split wishbones they not only have to take the axle...
Welded rear ends are common in the 4x4 world and I know of no one personaly who has ever had a problem with it beyond breaking a poorly welded...
the one here in langley britishcolumbia canada, has a clean one minus the running gear., its been brush painted though....but appeared when i...
These cars are cool. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61410&highlight=lunar I'm sure you could find a few interesting...
The stock arms look forged to me, does anyone know 100% if this is the case? If they are forged and for the time period they were made I would...
I find that as well, but every once and awhile I ask some questions they admit they can't answer and forward me off to some guy who seems to know...
never even thought about flipping it over...thanks for the idea. may let me tuck it up higher in the shell.
Clark can you get a side view of your mounting system. It looks like you used a piece of flatbar and made some triangular gussets to stop it...
I had a phot of a duece grill and rad but they must be in my shop computer. Maybe pm 29EHV8 I know he uses these raditators all the time. link...
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