Breakerless Ignition It's about better spark and less maintenance , also more power , increased feul economy all at the same time . Many...
Ignition By-Pass Some of the pedal typ starter switches have a little threaded stud sticking out the side , you run a wire from that to the hot...
Rear Springs I'm cheap & lazy (typical Farm Boy) so I'd try my way first as the spring eye bushings ARE BAD and need replacing . That being said...
Farm Trucks When I were a Lad in the 1960's pulling t*ts & shoveling sh*t in New Hampshire (Milking Short Horns & alfalfa) , we knew who the "...
Better Glad to hear it's doing better Charles . You shoulda told me you didn't have access to a bead blaster ~ I don't need that manifold back...
Engine Upgrade 216 > 235 You're not paying attention here : good running 235'sa are cheap , plentiful and EVERYWHERE in America ~ the Hor...
Stories , Huh ? 1975 , mid day , lunch time , I was sitting on the stack of core cylinder heads in the office eating lunch with Rosie (ah , red...
Ignition Upgrade First & foremost , remember that the ' H.A.M.B. ' means : Hokey Assed Message Board Most of the people over...
Car Show Thanx ; It's O.K. my VW dayze are well behind me now . BTW : VW Transporters are Typ II , Beetles and 'Ghias are Typ I . If...
Austrian Car Show Very nice , THANK YOU . American vehicles only ? . I really like the Coupe in pic. # 003 . a Chrysler product , not sure...
Disc Brakes What Bill Said ! . Doing it this way makes it much cheaper and easier to repair / service as the years go by . Use the master...
I was out in my favorite local Self Service Junkyard last week chasing a '58 Metropolitan Nash FHC when I decided to look all the way in the back...
Oh , Well Then Grumble , grumble :p . I doubt you'd get more $ for a Hot Rodded '39 Oldslowmobile Opera Coupe than a stock one in top shape .
Spring Service Since you need to replace the spring eye bushings anyway , flip 'em 'round 180? and see for your ownself . I've been told...
Engine Failure Me , I'd go hunt up a cheap or free 235 and pop it in , they're plentiful , you just have to go looking . Whilst you're digging...
Freeze (Welch) Plugs Just use a blunt drift (I use a 3/8" drive extension) to bang the old leaky plug in edge wise then hand carry it to your...
Plating You're correct ; Steel , then copper plating to fill in the nicks , then nickle plated to provide the base shine and good adhesion ....
Nice ~ That's a four cylinder right ? . not sold in North America sad to say . What I meant was , I'd like to see a photo of the thermostat...
Okey-Doke Thank you ! I get so many complaints about my stories.... I hope you take some pix to share . Oldies , no rah - rah modern...
Road Draft Tube Cleaning This one always generates a firestorm of comments but Charles of course , is spot on ~ you cook it in the BBQ one fine...
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