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  1. knuckleharley
    I used to drive those things in the army on occasion,and due to their brakes,steering,handling,and braking,any speed above 45 MPH is just too damn fast. Yeah,you can get one to safely go faster by replacing the suspension,steering box,brakes,and the front and rear axles,but stop and reflect for a moment on everything you have to replace and what you will be left with when you finish spending all that money and all those hours on the modifications. Rolling a boulder up a mountain would be a more sensible way to spend your time.
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    That's spending a lot of money and doing a hell of a lot of work,when you can buy kits to put disc brakes on your stock beam axle. IMHO,Mustang 2 front suspensions are excellent for use with Mustang 2's.
  3. knuckleharley
    Great to hear some positive news.
  4. knuckleharley
    65 MPH in a M series truck? I got a little scared just reading that.
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    It would have never occurred to me to remove them,either. That's the kind of good tip many of us can probably benefit from.
  6. knuckleharley
    I have positively identified it as "Very Cool"!
  7. knuckleharley
    There was such a thing as a 55 Chevy airport limo?
  8. knuckleharley
    The 41 to 48 Chebbies are one of the few models I really like. Love to have a 41 coupe or a 46-48 4dr. NOT the model with all the god-awful chrome slapped everywhere on it,though.
  9. knuckleharley
    Thanks! I ordered a 23 inch and a 25 inch. Looking forward to getting them in.
  10. knuckleharley
    You obviously have the Edgy heads figured out. When are you going to start shipping them?
  11. knuckleharley
    No,it looks EXACTLY like a chromed bumper or you would have heard all kinds of snide comments about it at shows.
  12. knuckleharley
    There is a process being used today that uses what amounts to "chrome decals". You just peel them off and carefully wrap them around the bumpers or other items,and apply it just like a decal,using water and squeegees. Have no idea how long it lasts,but it is the same process used to put murals on tractor trailers and the 40 foot trailers they haul,so it must be fairly durable. There are a bunch of videos on you tube about this,too. I want to point out that I personally have ZERO experience using this stuff myself,and don't personally know anyone that has/
  13. knuckleharley
    Don't know if this is helpful or not,but I have bought General Tires to use on modern cars and trucks since the early 70's,and have never had any problems. In fact,I just bought 4 new 17 inch General tires for my 2016 4x4 pu tonight on Amazon. Never used any of their antique car sizes bias ply tires,though.
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    Of course. What do you think I am,a uncultured barbarian?
  15. knuckleharley
    Nope! Not a single one of us. Personally,I just have a team of mechanics fly in from a CA rod shop to change my oil,check tire pressures,and other major rapairs.
  16. knuckleharley
    There was a SUPPLY shortage,not a product shortage. It doesn't matter how much they have in the ground or in storage tanks in other states if there is none in storage tanks in your state when it gets cold. LP gas is good stuff in gasoline engines,too. They just don't carbon up and last a long time.
  17. knuckleharley
    Seems to me like this "gray goo" just might be old gas tank sealer gone bad,or done improperly. I guess if you have the patience of a saint you can pull the tank,have it cleaned and boiled out,and then recoat it and hope the coating works better this time. Or you could spend 230 or so bucks for a brand new gas tank that is galvanized inside and has no rust or trash,and spend more time driving than cleaning gas tanks.
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    Mine,either. I can honestly say that if the owner were to give it to me,I would immediately put it up for sale. Still,you have to admire the craftsmanship and all the hours of work that went into building it. There is NOTHING cheap or easy about building a woody wagon.
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    Are you saying your time is worth nothing,and that there is nothing else you could be doing more important or complex than swapping speedo drive gears until you get it right? Sometimes it just makes sense to turn some things over to the pros and spend your own time doing other things.
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    I am no expert,but I am going to say "Yes,due to the proportion valves and the different volumes of brake fluid being moved."
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    I agree with DrDoctor on using detergent oil if your engine is clean inside. Using detergent oil,I would go with a synthetic 0-30 wt in the winter,and a 0-40 wt in the summer. If your engine hasn't been cleaned out inside,go with a conventional 30 wt non-detergent oil in the winter,and 40 wt non-detergent oil in the summer. As for brands to use,I prefer Havoline conventional oils and Mobile 1 synthetics. I will hurt anyone that puts a quart of Quaker State in any of my engines,though. If you use a non-detergent oil,change often.
  22. knuckleharley
    Why not just put a fuel pressure gauge between the pump and the carb first to see if that is the problem? MUCH easier and quicker to do,and you know right away if you are at the root of the problem.
  23. knuckleharley
    I have a friend in Minot,ND that has a antique auto museum with maybe 90 cars in it. IIRC,his oldest is an original 1 family pre-1920 Olds touring. He just put up a new building to house the collection. PM me your email address if interested,and I will forward it to him.
  24. knuckleharley
    That stuff makes my head hurt. If it were mine,I'd just take it to a speedo shop,and say "fix it".
  25. knuckleharley
    The good news is 4dr sedans no long have the stigma with young people they used to have back in the 1900's. Lots of young people today see them as being as sporty as a 2dr car. And for someone that has children,it just doesn't get any better than a big old Chrysler 4dr. They are built like tanks.
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