What russ said As brakes are a SAFETY ITEM . I wasn't going to mention the shoes but rust , anywhere on the brake shoe , means the friction...
Polarity Reversing Switch If you really want to keep it , simply open it up and hand polish the contacts , it'll work fine another 50 years ....
Bill's New Truck's Engine It doesn't really matter Bill , you can toss that boat anchor V-ate out and plop in a proper InLiner 6 Banger :D .
Air Bags SWMBO has a very nice pair..... :D . I was wondering of these will work on hot air ? she says I'm chock full of that (other stuff...
Other Junk The Viking is a '60 ~ '61 & may well have a nice 261 engine for you , the other rig is indeed a Corn Binder .
Once Again......... Evan has the correct best info ~ Mercedes S-Klasse W-126 1981 ~ 1997 had a nifty electric vacuum pump in the right rear of...
Driveshaft Fun This is the easiest part : once the tranny and rear end are done , use a tape measure to figure out how long it needs to be and...
Fuel Pipes I certainly didn't uggest cutting them , I always clean 'em out with coat hangers & so on unless they're severely rusted internally...
No Oil Only two ways to find out : run it and wait , if you ' wiped ' the bearings or toasted the rings / pistons , you'll soon know . OTOH ,...
Holy mother of god ! Bill ; I'm pleased to see you're still alive , expect some serious pains to begin ere long.... Was he drunk ? . Ran...
Fluttering Engine @ idle I assume ? . When I were years younger , a '63 Chevy II Nova Super Sprot I had , did this and it drove me crazy ....
Rear Tank Looks very well done ! kudos .
Grose Jets When you find a good site that's affordable & reliable , let me know ~ I really need to do this as I'm flu$hing $$ away @ $ 4.72 /...
Memories When I were a laddie ; Old vehicles like Joe tosses down the canyon mouth , were used along the riverbanks to prevent erosion when...
Nice ! Old School Hot Rodding at it's best . Thank you for sharing Tim .
Carby Details After you've put a see through plear plastic NAPA/WIX # 3001 fuel filter just before the carby inlet , then you should seriously...
Oops ! Four mains ? that can't be right.... -Nate
Power Brakes Larry ; I've seen several very clean installs where they simply created a rear ward bracket and usd a longer push rod.....
Yeah , I know........ Nevertheless , once you're driving it , if you do it right , there is a huge difference from hor Brand 'F' and Dodge...
Road Finds When I was younger , I did this too but don't any more as I've seen far too much Mechanical Mayhem over the years and have barely...
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