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  1. MackTheFinger
    Absolutely the best carburetor I've ever run on a Harley.
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    Two fine automobiles... Well, maybe not the Pacer..?
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    That is the best advice ever given. There are likely many good B&B carbs around and a bunch of worn-out junkers, too. If you have a good one don't change it out "just because".
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    Too many people ask crazy prices for stuff but there's another side, too. I really dislike people who stop to ask about a car that isn't for sale in the first place and then start saying how much they hate to see a car go to waste, etc, etc... It's a sure way to get on my bad side..
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    That's a pretty car right there..
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    Nice car!! I have a '50 I need to do something with. I like the '49 tail lights,
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    My other post in this thread was only about the Mopars I have. My first car was a 1958 Ford 2-door sedan. I gave $100-150 for it. Like most of us I've been through a bunch of cars and trucks since then. I've hung onto quite a few but the only one that I have any attachment to is my 1966 Chevy II. I got it in 1973 after my wife and I were in an accident that totalled my 1965 Mustang fastback. The insurance company offered me the choice of a couple of Mustangs or the Chevy II. Both the Mustangs were automatics and the Chevy II was a 4-speed so that's the one I took. I can get enthused about other cars for a while but they really don't mean all that much to me.
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    Changing to disc brakes seems like the way to go no matter how you get there. Along with their many other positive attributes they're a bunch easier to adjust than drum brakes and less chance of getting the adjustment wrong.. I'd go a step further and mount a dual m/c on the firewall, too.
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    And in some ways the world was smaller back then. Anyway, I was talking with a lady a couple of days ago and it turned out that we had a mutual acquaintance from long ago. I went with a friend to Van's to pick up a '57 BelAir hardtop. The '55 was unfinished at the time and the Hilborn injection setup and slicks were sitting in Van's living room. The '57 ended up gasserized, too; and is long gone. I had almost forgotten Van but talking with Debbie brought some good memories back. I was surprised to find several videos about him and his old '55 on YouTube but sad to hear that he'd been killed in an automobile accident several years ago.
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    I stopped at the local Harley dealership to see a friend and ended up trading a Sportster for the '47 in my profile pic. I wouldn't call it a great trade but I don't like Sportsters. IMO they're uncomfortable to ride and hard to sell. I've bought 3 more Chrysler products since then, all in the project/parts/future scrap-iron stage. I like their looks but have zero automobile brand loyalty and no emotional attachment to any of them.
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    I didn't watch that particular series but have watched some of his other stuff. He seems thorough, knowledgeable, and professional.
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    One thing I'll lay money on, our buddy Dave's had his hands deeper in an engine than a whole bunch of internet "experts."
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    I used one of those brackets and a master cylinder I already had in a '47 D24. If the firewall is flat it would be fairly easy. I put the bracket directly above the steering shaft which may not have been the best choice. It would have been easier to move it more to the left side of the car. It took some bending, cutting, welding, and grinding to accommodate the angle of the firewall and get the pedal where I wanted it. It works even though the car is progressing slowly. IMO anything that gets the m/c out from under the floor is worth a shot.
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    I have one of those in much the same condition. I'm still trying to decide what to do with it.
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    Only thing I remember is that front bumper. Made up from some '49 Plymouth bumpers IIRC.. Way cool!
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    More times than we'd have liked to but here we are, still kickin'!!
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    One aspect of the GoFundMe thing that I do appreciate is this... We're supposed to help those less fortunate and it's nice to see people trying to do exactly that. There are those who will play any system to their advantage but that's on them, not us. I'll give a pan-handler a couple of bucks if I feel like it and if I don't I walk on.. This is the same thing.
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    I don't know that I'd have done it that way and I wish him well BUT in a similar vein... Around 1980 a brother stopped in with a badly smoking shovelhead. The rings were locked tight, no doubt because of too much timing and too much crap gas. He didn't have $$ to buy new parts so we dug the rings out of the pistons and filed the piston ring lands with a mill bastard until the rings spun around freely. A new set of rings, a quick hone and he was back on the road. Heard from him a week or so later, he'd made it back to SoCal without a hitch. Sometimes the light's all shining on me, other times I can barely see...
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    Hey P.A. how much overkill did you build in your floor? I just had a building put up, supposed to be a 6" floor but I wasn't there to see it so I don't know for sure that it's that thick everywhere. I would rather have done it all myself but I guess I have more money than time.. well, that and the fact that I'm learning my limitations..? The building was finished just before Christmas and I've only actually been in it twice.. I'm not going to use it until I can paint the floor. With no heat in the building that's gonna have to wait. I can see it pretty good from the house, though!! ?
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    I'd look for a complete driveshaft. Should be cheaper than replacing the yoke and getting the shaft re-balanced.
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    And a bank loan for gas!! ?
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    That would be cool!! ?
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    I like The Hip and for some reason this song has been on my mind the last few days.
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    I'd bet anything would fit easier than the 500 Cadillac I'm trying to jam in a '47 D24.. ?
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    Undoubtedly! I assume they were pushed in as erosion control in a bend of a creek I pass by fairly frequently. I took the pic from the bridge. I've been watching 'em deteriorate for at least 40 years and they've held up a lot better than I would have expected.
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