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I am looking for some help in locating a steering wheel for my friends 33 Ford pickup. He wants a plain 3 spoke lakester style wheel at least 15 1/2 inches in diameter. We have been able to find many that are 14 1/2 but none larger. Can anyone help? Thank |
| 06/07/2007 10:12 PM |
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| shop smithy
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Has anyone had any experience with the shop smithy 3 in 1 lathe, mill, drills. I may have a chance to pick one up fairly reasonable. Thought it might be handy for some of the small machine work jobs on project cars. Any opinions pro or con? Thanks |
| 03/07/2007 03:18 PM |
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| cadillac air cleaner
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I am thinking about replacing the air cleaner on my small block in the 40 coupe with a cadillac or Oldsmobile 50's style unit. Does anyone know what clearance problems I might run into with the HEI or a/c compressor? Has anyone used the one from bit |
| 05/02/2006 06:30 PM |
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| Impala heater
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I am trying to locate a heater control valve for a 1961/62 Impala without a/c. I cannot find anyone who makes a reproduction so it would probably need to be new old stock or a good used one. Thanks for your help,Jan |
| 03/16/2006 09:00 PM |
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| 1940 Ford Hood
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I am trying to locate a 40 Ford Deluxe hood if any one out there can help.Thanks! |
| 02/27/2006 12:01 PM |
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| compression ratio
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I need some help on determining compression ratio. I have a 454 passenger high performance big block bored 60 over with trw L2377 flat top pistons. Heads are open chamber #336871 which according to Mortec are 118cc chambers. I need to determine an approxi |
| 09/17/2005 12:09 AM |
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| new project
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I'm heading out to Missouri next week to pick up my next project. A 62 Impala. The car belongs to a good friend of mine who started it several years ago and got too busy to finish it. The body is all done and never had rust in it. It was originally a 6cyl |
| 05/28/2005 12:26 AM |
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| how low can you go?
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I took this photo at Goodguys in Hershey last weekend. I don't think I would want to drive accross the country in it but it is different. |
| 05/26/2005 08:08 AM |
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| chevy clutch linkage
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Looking for all the linkage parts to convert a 62 Chevy Impala to standard shift. I need everything including the pedal, cross shaft etc. |
| 05/12/2005 09:23 AM |
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| flowmaster hushpower
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Does anyone have the flowmaster hushpower mufflers on their car? How is the noise level? I currently have a set of Stainless Specialties turbo-tones on the 40 and I want to get something a little more mellow. (I have tried listening to the hushpowers on t |
| 03/02/2005 07:24 AM |
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| Mustang v -8 conversion
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Does anyone know the parts that need to be changed out on a 65 Mustang for a conversion from a 6 to an 8? I remember reading something about steering parts but not sure. I am looking at a possible project car. Thanks for your help. |
| 02/05/2005 08:14 AM |
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| commercial advertiser listings
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Is there anyplace on the site where there is a list of the commercial advertisers and links to their websites? On a couple of occasions there ads have appeared and then changed to a new ad before I could click on them. |
| 01/18/2005 07:16 PM |
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| tap tubing
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Does anyone know where I can purchase tap tubing. This is a heavy wall tubing pre-drilled so you can tap your own threads in it. It works great for putting tapped inserts in frames and it came in sizes from 1/4 to 3/4. When I was building drag cars in Wis |
| 01/08/2005 11:15 AM |
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| cost of building
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I kept every receipt from my 40 Ford coupe and finally got the nerve to add them up today. This car is a very nice driver with a Lobeks chassis, nine inch rear, 700r4 trans and a zz4 crate motor with Vintage Air, Classic Instruments and leather interior. |
| 01/07/2005 01:00 PM |
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| TP 90 paint system
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Has anyone used the TP Tools turbine paint system? How well does it work in regards to application & overspray? |
| 01/02/2005 12:42 PM |
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| low-buck?
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Since it has been slow around here this week, lets see if we can stir things up. In the September issue of Street Rod Builder there is a 46 Ford sedan that is featured as being a low buck car. This vehicle has moulded fenders, leather interior, crate engi |
| 09/01/2004 10:48 PM |
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| 27 model t door
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Does anyone have a 26/27 model t roadster drivers door they are willing to part with. I have tried Hemmings, Model T Haven & ebay with no luck. I need either a door or a lower patch panel for the bottom 3 inches. The bead on the outer skin on mine is |
| 07/19/2004 08:45 AM |
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| Cosworth Vega transmission
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Okay Guys this is an odd one but maybe somebody has had some experience. I recently obtained a cosworth Vega engine with twin webers for my model t roadster pickup. I also have the clutch and bellhousing. I was told that a Chevy s10 5 speed will bolt up t |
| 04/05/2004 09:35 AM |
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| four cylinder engine
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I am in the process of building a steel body 27 model t roadster pickup. I am trying to decide on a power train and I think I want to use a 4 cyl with a standard shift. I am leaning towards using one of the iron 4 cylinders out of an early Chevy II i |
| 02/18/2004 08:58 AM |
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| sandblaster
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Can anyone recommend a good portable sandblaster. I have been looking at the Ace 90 DM and the Brut 99h. Thanks for your help. |
| 01/12/2004 08:40 AM |
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