Up - Fixin' Der BMW's I recall a few years ago when Road & Track (or Car & Driver) ran an article about cheap road rockets , one they liked was...
I hope that dinky thing gets hot enough...
Choosing & Calibrating The Right Screwdriver Just so ! it is critical to select the proper tool for this job as failure to do so will cause your...
That's It ! Yes Jon ~ those are they and you can see the two nuts and screw , adjust those , not the one in the middle of the diaphram . You...
Kool Stuff CHEAP & ATF In Oil Bath Airfilters The first rule of kool stuff cheap is : know what you think it's worth ~ @ $2K / year I don't have...
Air Filter No ~ I'm talking about the pinch bolt that squeezes the air filter where it fits on the carby's neck ~ GM used a small short PanHead...
In '55 or so they changed the design of the DeLuxe oil bath typ air filter . both will fit . A nice touch is to find an old Ford one and take...
Not to a 1 BBL Rochester carby , no . the throat is entirely too big but mayhap you could cobble up an adapting sleeve...
Jon ; Look on the backsdie of the horn ~ you've so far not posted pix of the contact ponts , usually cleaning them will return it to service ....
New Paint ! Oooo sweet ! I admit , that's the very 1st. time I've looked at your truck , I really like the swoosh on the sides . Good...
Electric Pusher Fans Antonio ; (? Tony?) It really doesn't matter , I got the biggest one I could get (for free of course) the more surface...
Who said the South fell ? :rolleyes: Anyplace that makes that good BBQ , music and ever so cute & cuddly women can't be ' fallen ' ! :D...
Hi , have a good time at the swap meet ! I always find the best stuff in the junk box or pile of greasy crap...
Quitting Yep , quitting is a b*tch allright . I stopped cold turkey some years back and yes , I still get the urge . Sad thing about the dope...
Bad Crank Re-Grind ? Why ? poor surface ? get some Crocus Cloth & polish it in 90° sections... Too far below spec. ? get some .001" shimstock...
For Safety's Sake... New if you can possibly afford it . I used to rebuild them all the time in the shop but no more . Even -my- truck got...
Welcome.... ...To the Manicomio ! :D (NutHouse in Spanish) I see you're right at home here , grab a cold one and have a set on that there...
You may not have the correct short shaft water pump , go look at some pics of other folks engines . there's only about 1/4" clearance so it's a...
I'm sad to hear the house burned down , that was stupid & pointless . I love Johhny , Elvis too (esp his early RockABilly songs) , Carl , all...
Whichever allows you to get it hotter . Remember : we're NOT kidding about the amount of smoke & stink it'll make , DO NOT BBQ it with SWMBO in...
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