" Experianced " ...If I get any more ' experianced ' the junkman's going to come afer me instead of my old junkers :p It's been really rough...
Why ? If it has 3.90 ratio now , it should easily go 70 MPH without straining the engine , be it a 6 or 8 cylinder job...
Drum Brakes & Rain ,Puddles Etc. Jeeze ~ here you young pups go making me feel old again :rolleyes: All ya gotta do when faced with deep...
Actually , You won't be needing 1st. gear at all and can prolly take off uphill in 3rd. with this much power and that low of a final drive . :p
Big 'Bolt NOOB ! WELCOME Oscar ! If this is your first project , resist the urge to take it all apart , it is much better to get it running...
Iirc...... The Beatles did a riff on this in 1965....... ' Taxman ' :rolleyes:
Ring Gear Size I think you're asking the overall diameter in inches , next question will be how many bolt holes so you can go junkyard shopping...
GREAT Pix And it's nice to know I'm not the only Rail Fan here . I've only ridden a few steamers but , I live only 2 hours from the world...
Thanx Bill ! Yowch ! . I know a couple stories like that too ~ one was a guy working on a Cornbinder two speed axle when it started and drove...
Of COURSE Not ! It worked though , didn't it ? . :cool:
Colder Than WHAT ? Her heart , right ? :rolleyes: that's gotta be it 'cause I usta date this witch (actually she was a b*itch and totally psycho...
ORIGINAL Core Support O.K. , that one has been cut , the original ones had two rods welded across the front in an ' X ' to prevent flexing ~ very...
Where Is It ? O.K. , I'm a 'puter dummy , I went to the Task Force forum and looked at two pages , didn't see any special post and I don't have...
Yep ; All these years later and still make the boo-boo from time to time . Especially 'lectrickery ~ that seems to stump most mechanics , I...
Later 235's The front mount changed in '56 (IIRC) but you can swap the front plate and use any 235/261 up to 1962 model when GM stopped using...
Well ; I am sorry to hear of this , in the last few years suburbia is overtaking the rural areas of the U.S. too and those folks go on endless...
Very little actually , the AD cabs are a ' floating ' design , that was the primary sales pitch when they came out . that and finally , decent...
Frame Bracing I'm not a hot rodder nor a fabricator so I may not be the person to ask but I'd put it in the center of the frame as you're...
It's O.K. Kevin ...I don't think anyone got upset . I certainly didn't and I dropped out of the Vintage Chevy Club Of America in 1974 or so ,...
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