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About ten years ago I bought a wagon loaded with aluminum pipe I knew the chassis was early Ford; The real suprise was when I found a Columbia...
Hi,I'dlove to have the visor for my '51 olds;I'll pay cash or trade a pair of '41 dua exhaust manifolds. Interested? PM me. Thanks
I'm rebuilding a '95 318;can I use the older gear type oil pump in place of the POS ford style elliptical? Most late 318's usually lose the bottom...
Does anyone own or use a small HF plasma cutter? I need a small cheap unit for light work. I use HF tools and have decent luck;I just need info...
I need a lot of new pieces for my '51;who's the best source for rubber goods,trim,etc,etc???
Gotgas,thanks for the pics;the guy said '56,but the photos say '55. Imagine this with a pushbloc at the salt or in the weeds as a custom built in...
I was prowling in an old yard today and found a east coast rusty '56 chrysler saratoga long roof. I'm probably going to pick it up. It has the...
Can't use the classifieds,gotta be '64 or older..........so can anyone suggest other places to post? I'd really like to put this on the road...
I had to park a '65 deville coupe after last years hurricanes.Does anyone in the South have a parts car or know of one? I need most of the front...
I'm building a '34 pickup from a pile of parts. much of the pile is '31 model A. The headlite bar from the A seems to fit except for the angle...
I'm building a "34 pickup with a dropped axle and early '50's pickup shock mounts. Does anyone have a parts store part # for the short rascals?
Your body should have a tag on the firewall with body info. The main difference is in wheelbase. In '34 they had IFS on the LWB cars,it was...
The '34 pickup I'm building will use double eye shocks on the front with early '50's ford truck shock brackets. Does anyone have a Monroe or NAPA...
I'm using lincoln spindles on the super bell and the camber is wrong;can the Super Bell be bent like Henry's for alignment?
I need a firewall for a '33 pickup and all the used ones are big $$$.Has anyone used a Brookville '32 firewall? They are $425,a glass one is $199....
Has anyone ever tried putting '73 up ford pickup spindles on an early I-beam? Maybe Ranger? seems like a little machine work would give disc's and...
I have a briz bumper that I removed from my shoebox a few years back. I want to straighten and redo it for the front of my pickup. Does anyone...
I'm going horsetrading tomorrow and need to know the width and eye to eye on a '34 front spring; can anyone help? THANKS!!!!!!!!!
I'm mixing pieces to put a '34 frame together. What semi elliptics are Real short;like 24 inches from the rear shackle to the center of the...
I was BSing at lunch today with a coupla guys and the "new" Indians came up;Would it be possible/practical to build an Indian clone from all the...
I'm playing with a '88 mercedes 4 out of a 190e,RWD,5 spd or auto,they're 16 valve with an exotic cast header on the right side. The dizzy is up...
I've got to do some serious repairs to a Volvo semi cab that is made of material like a 'vette. Volvo won't give out info and the local paint...
While putting in new,longer springs,swap the A-frames side to side;this lenghtens the wheelbase 3-4 inches then get springs that are longer,but...
Hi,ask gramps if it came out of the Back of a bus. If it is;it is REVERSE ROTATION!!!!!!!!!!! I learned that the hard way.
Has anyone used the Hawthorne "rayflex" acrylic paint sold on E-bay? The $35 a gallon is inviting.................anyone actually used it and how...
At the boneyard today I bought a '60's or early '70's BMW small bike. It,a a 2 cylinder with 1975 plates. It has plastic side boxes and a lot of...
For a comfy front seat,hit a '78 up malibu,M/C,regal,GP or others of that bodystyle. Throw away the headrests. They sit lower and comfortable.
Go the e-bay way. I was in the parts yard business till two years ago;the EPA and the Florida DEP are still working on my butt;I've spent$85k so...
The engine you mentioned is a 134cid or 172cid that fits a '53-'64 ford 600 to 4000 tractor. It doesn't fit a 8n,which had a flathead 4 and was a...
The reason for the question is a matter of steering box clearance.I want to use a F-100 box and column in a '32 and space gets REAL close;we...
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