Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 01:39 AM
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Re: Day out in the 33
You probably have to watch for the stray kangaroo like we do deer here. Great stuff!
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Today, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 27
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Re: Covid excuse to play hookey
I like blue. I like the muted dark front end blue better. A lite grey is classic work truck. Paint it coral pink, I bet no one will forget it for 50 miles around. haha
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 10:44 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: Front end lift.
Yep, I get it. Lowered my truck with a drop axle. The original axle went back in a couple yrs later.
Best of luck.
Kube, where does one get a NOS spring?
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2021, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 470
Re: Front end lift.
Well this is a new one. How to lift my ford. A new spring will give you some lift. Not sure 2". Good company in my book. https://www.eatondetroitspring.com/
My 36 had these plastics inserts...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2021, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 470
Re: Shackle pin, heads up
Don't weld anything galvanized either without proper helmet ventilation. It'll kill ya quite literally.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2021, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Fuel pump just as a pass thru
Vic did one as mentioned. The concept is pretty easy. Remove either the fuel pump rod or the lever action unit in the fuel pump, then replace the diaphragm with a tin plate.
I don't like the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-07-2021, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 16
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Re: Stray Voltage?
Ralph you are a mobile emp. :) It's pretty weird that you can effect anything outside of the car system to interfere with outside radio waves. I'm sure it's its just a coincidence of circumstance. or...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-07-2021, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 610
Re: Pressure plate bolt torques
15-20lbs is really not that much pressure. Hell my head weighs about 11lbs according to science. hahaha. Torquing a bolt at a higher torque doesn't make it better or stronger. Certainly with...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-06-2021, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,109
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-06-2021, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 417
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-06-2021, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 2,982
Re: ARP bolts
Well good thing about youtube I guess, is videos about calibrating torque wrenches. Lot of different videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GrA5q_eu1k
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-06-2021, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 17
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Re: Brain Fade!
Smoked a original yellow top coil when I had a yblock on the stand. Left the switch on. It happens. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edmqTODMZC4
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-03-2021, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,121
Re: TIG welder recomendations
just replaced my lincoln mig welder liner for about 30$ off ebay. been using a big roll of .35 wire for a lot of yrs and it was getting some unwanted oxidation.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2021, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 5
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Re: Low speed miss
Well it could be carb. But your carb is not working well if it's overflowing or running rich. It's a system, once you fix one thing something else can come up. The test is to make it all run...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2021, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,408
Re: New Flathead “Steaming” Exhaust
If you have an internal exhaust leak into coolant you can find that by looking at bubbles in your rad or take the hoses off the head and run it with coolant up to the head tops. If nothing, it's just...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2021, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,121
Re: TIG welder recomendations
Rockfla I don't know anything about the eastwood tig like you asked. I have 175 Lincoln tig. It'll weld most everything thick and thin. I agree with the statement about getting a very good helmet....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2021, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2021, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 2
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Re: Surging
Surging or stumble/bucking? Surging like a smooth loss of power or stumble/bucking like a miss or drop of power under load.
My guess is we are going to see a lot of posts about missing and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-02-2021, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Floor mat for 1939 Ford Pickup
Pretty sure that is what I used for my 38, a 40 mat. Just a little trimming, but fit was great. It was 6-7 yrs ago, so I'm not sure what vender. (edit)....I looked through my receipts (bad idea :)),...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-31-2021, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 450
Re: Ignition Whack-A-Mole
Well is it coming from RF interference from the wires externally? or through the power wires to the radio now. If it's RF through the air from the spark wires you could add a barrier around the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-28-2021, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,266
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-28-2021, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 612
Re: 4-7 psi cap for Griffin radiator?
The regular old cap from ford was 4lbs. Well depending on the yr..... I'd guess the cap pressure is not this issue with your leak. You really don't need a return tank on a stock ford, the system will...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-27-2021, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 767
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-27-2021, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 719
Re: Beautiful Ford Easter Egg
I thought when you said this was an Easter egg it was going to be a street rod with some weird wiggly stripes down the side and multiple colors. Looks like a clean car. You might not like the color I...
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