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1961 Chrysler maybe?
Thanks for all the thoughts and ideas. Sounds like I'm not the only one that has run across this kind of problem before. I think that I'll mull...
I've got a good running '39 flathead that has developed a rust-through hole in the water jacket just below the lower bolt on the exhaust manifold,...
The '39 was owned by Jim Hicks in the early '60's. Not a lot of information on him or his car. However, I do remember reading a bit of history of...
As Charlie Chops says the item needs to be submerged in the vinegar to work. In my experience I've found that when the item is removed and dried,...
It looks like it may have taken a bit more work than just swapping front sheet metal. The windshield/cowl appears to be from a '39 (split...
A quick question regarding putting a SBC into my '39 coupe. It has stock running gear (but with the little 60hp tube front axle) and the stock...
I ran into this same kind of problem with my '39 Standard with the stock engine. The PO had installed a Honda (?) alternator on a homemade bracket...
Man! I can't believe that I'm the only old fart boozer here today. I never was really a fan of beer so went for the higher octane stuff, usually...
It seems like you've addressed most of the common causes for over heating. I had the same prob with a OT car several years ago. Seems that the...
I'm in San Jose. Please pm me about time, location, etc.
I ran into this problem and came across a solution on the HAMB board many years ago. when you've used the product and still have some material...
If what is left of my gray cells remembers right, I think that Lazzie (the Swede metal shaper) did this during one of his vacations in Sweden. He...
I've got a '39 coupe that had what I've heard called a "bachelor lean" to the drivers side. I guess it was caused by a single occupant for too...
X2 for the disc stripper. Does a really thorough job, gets any rust or old Bondo and if you let the disc do the work, doesn't warp the metal which...
Another idea for your consideration: take a 3/8 bolt and grind the threaded end down to a point making it look kind of like a center punch. Take...
If you are running stock rear end and spring, be advised that the Drake tube shock/sway bar kit requires a re-routing of your exhaust. The normal...
Another option would be to patch it yourself providing you aren't too adverse to using body filler (Bondo or equal). First, cut out the really...
I'm just running 12v to it; my coil is for a 12v system and has an internal resistor. The only external resistor I have in the system is to the...
FWIW I have a Petronix ignition system in my '39's helmet dist. and it works fine. My system is also 12v. but the ignition system is 6v. I have...
It appears to be a '40-'41 Continental with modified '42-'48 rear fenders grafted on. Bumpers are the earlier Continental and also slightly modified.
I would suggest that you scuff sand the heads to remove any of the old, non-sticking paint and then scrub the heads with a strong solution of soap...
How then does constant in use vibration relate to the different bolt grades? I was under the understanding that while a higher number grade of...
My '39 Standard. There were quite a few like this when I was a kid. [ATTACH]
While it sounds quite ambitious, it is a real possibility. Something like a '20's car (either fabric covered or steel) is not too complicated if...
Just a reminder: f'glass resin goes off with the absence of oxygen. A finishing resin has liquid wax (usually paraffin) in it and when it goes off...
It could also possibly be a sprung frame caused by a side-impact accident. Cross measuring the frame (corner-to-corner) would verify. A good frame...
Since you are in the Bay Area, go to TAP plastics (they're several on the peninsula) and explain what you want to do. They have everything you...
Front fenders are pretty much the same (standard and deluxe not withstanding) but the rear fenders are unique to woodies only.
Anyone have a pic of Art Gray's blue '32 cab? He brought it over to our house once and I fell in love with it. It was well used in '60 but still...
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