The Gods Must Be Crazy is a great movie. A worthy winter's day watch for sure.
I know I've told the story before of the Ford tractor skidder hanging from the hydraulic winch attached to a massive...
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The Gods Must Be Crazy is a great movie. A worthy winter's day watch for sure.
I know I've told the story before of the Ford tractor skidder hanging from the hydraulic winch attached to a massive...
Here is all the information you may ever need on the carburetor you should have installed on your '57.
https://www.carburetor-parts.com/Carter-YF-YFA-Technical_ep_317.html
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Oil field engines..... You don't have a GMC 702 V-12 sitting in a barn? They were used in a lot of oil and water wells as pumps because of the massive torque at low RPM.
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Well done! You've done a great job on the 5, and by spring you'll have a show winner.
As much as a do-it myselfer as I tend to be, when it comes time to either put the original windshield back in the wagon, I will probably take it back up the road to the glass shop. The wagon...
Great to see your progress!
I had a local glass shop cut the glass for our 2A. It was around $150 or so, but I sprung for tinted glass. I ordered the window seals and the frame, but the glass...
Hope this year's crops are the best you've had.
Good deal. Your project is really coming along!
Good deal! Glad you are getting closer to driving. A pillow will suffice for the first drive.
Check out "The Grand Willys project" on the interwebs. He is a true metal craftsman.
Once upon a time, the farm stores, ( Farm & Fleet in the Midwest, and the true man-mall Fleet Farms in the upper Midwest) you could dig through and find hoses on your own. Down in the south land,...
On odd ball projects, I like to take measurements of both the necks on the engine, and the rad necks. Then bend brazing rod to the shape desired for the routing. Then pay the local Napa store to...
Great job!
The M38A1 did still have the main brace to the frame. The fenders for the A1 mounted in the same fashion as the flat fenders.
If your original fender supports are not too rotten, (often they rot around the place where it is spot welded to the fender) cut what you need to get what you need to finish the mount. Is it...
Well done!