Gordon ; Sorry you have to go but it was interesting and I'd be hard pressed to say which I'd keep , my old truck or my old moto , both are...
$ 2,500.00 ? more than TWICE the price of new ones ? Wow . greed & avarice know no boundaries it seems . Interestingly , last summer there...
Oakie Bushing Oh , I see ~ you didn't mention it is the bushing & seal in the _front_ end of the driveshaft , that's called an " Oakie Bushing "...
Neil ; The later 6 bangers use thinwall construction , good engines but not overly sturdy so I'll dispense with them for this answer . Your...
Wel yeah but , these are 1930's tech engines so being able to run it all day long @ 3,200 RPM's was pretty good , remember , Chevy got an overhead...
Yeah , I've got truck parts stashed under the dining room table too..... :D Truck's outside , ready to work tho' .
Of _course_ that's O.K. Mike ; it's just leaned up in my living room taking up space , I know someone will eventually want / need it .:rolleyes:
Welding Safety ESPECIALLY what Niel said ! I have this retina burn , blind spots in my vision since the 1960's so be smart & work safely . As...
Wow ~ old hot rodders never die.... Be aware that the rods tend to _stretch_ when the engine is revved over 3,500 RPM's for long periods of...
Not sure what you meant ~ axle kit isn't for the Torque Tube seal bell... :confused: The best bell seals are the original leather ones , keep...
Gary ; Your response tells me I may have exceeded your mechanical ability here . The ' Pumpkin ' is the center part of the rear end that...
Well and good , glad to hear you fixed it , K.I.S.S. to the rescue ~ -again- . Those stupic Huck brake shoe washers , they suck . can't you use...
I have one , it still has the cross bars that are usualy cut away so it's $pendy $ 75.00..... One of the upper side arms is about 1/2" off too...
I cannot decode engine serial numbers (some jerk tossed out my book) but if the rockerbox is held on with _4_ scres , it's a 235 or 261 (lucky...
Where you located Mike ? .
THANX Ken ; I'm far from my books and he'd asked me off list . It appears he wants to chop it up into a hot rod so anyone who's good at that...
Easiest way is my lazy way : go to junkyard and buy whole axles with 6 lugs.... I dunno if that's practical but I'm a cheapskate and a farm...
Hm , trying to get a mental picture going here , I'd think making up a set of pins like you described would be the simplest fix then . I'm...
O.K. , it's been a while since I did one of these , last one was the three speed floor shift tranny in my old '46 , that one the pivot pin was...
Another Panel beater eh ? you're _so_ lucky ! . I find body work impossible . I think the good fellas over on The Stovebolt Page have the...
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