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I guess I would try to straighten the frame before cutting and welding. I have a hard time picturing exactly how it's bent. Maybe with a heavy...
If I was to build something like that I would attach the top of the pedal to a cross shaft positioned to the left as needed and a short lever down...
Thanks for posting the pics. I dug mine out and it has the 6 bolt backing plates and it is huge compared to a bare '37 car axle I have. Now I'm...
It's possible the KPI on the car is different than the same year 1 1/2 ton truck. Mix and match can bite you.
It's supposed to warm up in the next couple weeks. I'll get a hub pulled and see what I have to deal with. The king pin sleeve would be a lot...
If my old '37 car hubs fit these truck spindles will the '40 up also fit?
I was thinking they were bigger. It's under snow right now but I'm getting antsy waiting on spring. Back in the 60's I machined and bushed '37...
So car and light truck spindles will fit on the king pins of the truck axle?
I have a ton and a half '35 Ford front axle with Budd style hubs and mechanical brakes. Is there a feasible way to convert to a juice brake hub...
If you plan on a lot of sheet metal work, which is what I use my Miller for, I would get the gas setup. Mine is 110 but I would buy 220amp if I...
It seems like the term now refers to a spring perch mounted in front of the frame crossmember. Back in the Jurassic we called a suicide axle one...
One old guy told me a doodlebug was a shortened model A or T used around the farm like a make do tractor. I guess if someone pays $1900 for this...
The wick makes me think it's kerosene. Looks like it could slip on a mount or be carried.
The primers you are talking about are porous to water. You need some sort of a top coat to seal the metal.
[IMG] I think if the toe rest was positioned parallel to the center of the spoon or slightly lower as it is on this '35 it would be a lot less...
Those semi-solid brass carb filters cause a lot of troubles. You may think you cleaned it but it will still block some fuel and plug up again...
I never had a new ball joint that displayed any slack. The ball studs always needed moderate effort to move.
At what point on the chart does the clutch disengage? If you don't need full pedal you could adjust the bell crank arms shorter to give you more...
I reversed a set of '55 rims back in the 60's by cutting out the rivets and welding them back together. I think they were the original wheels. I...
I've been looking in some of my old books but can't find any more info. The fitting into the radiator is probably a flare like a brake line....
If I paid for an original looking and fitting line that's what I would expect. Maybe if you call the place back and ask to talk to someone in...
You may want to check the angle with the clutch engaged when the lower bell crank arm is vertical. It may look a little less severe. If there is...
A vacuum leak will cause a stumble at steady rpms on the highway but it also should not idle at a steady rpm either.
All my projects take more money than I planned and take longer than I planned. I just keep picking away at them and hope they are finished before...
Have you had any bad effects to the battery charger? Do you want the anodes as close to the part as possible or should they be seperated as far...
Seems to me I read Toyoda was an admiral in the Japanese fleet. The family company changed the name to Toyota when memories of WW11 were still...
Check if you have 12v or at least a light to the plus side of the coil when the engine is cranking. That car may have had two wires to the coil....
If the points are closed you are grounding to the distributor so you would get a light.
Sun machines with leak down gauges had whistle adapters to find tdc.
I remember them being called lakes pipes from the catalogs and magazines of the day, the 50's and 60's that is. I even remember the original...
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