Recent content by DICK SPADARO

It is easy to spot the off shore radiator splash by aligning it in correct index and checking the slant of the central angle of the pan. If this is an original the metal will be slightly thicker and the central angle formed by the stamping will not be vertical like a stock panel and the central...

Nope standards are standards, Deluxe are deluxe.

A couple things about wheel cylinder issues is poor wheel cylinder design or cracked outer seals and if the vehicle was driven in wet before storage and moisture is trapped in the brake area. Next is if the vehicle is stored in a damp building or on dirt floor it is a good idea to place a...

The easiest Material to make repairs is as suggested by A bones J_B Weld expoxies Do not attempt to do this on the car place the tack strip on a flat surface and clean off rust or sand blast metal clean and then apply expoxy, let harden and then sand smooth. To install back on car, use short...

Horns are the same PU or Big truck patterned after 1935 passenger design but with a painted cover and commercial mount brackets. These horns need to be carefully adjusted and have a good ground circuit to operate efficiently.

NOS Original Ford cone #4616 = $135.00 #4621 bearings = $35.00 ea + shipping Postal Service Priority mailer. If interested PM or call 518-861-5367 M-F NY time

The best suggestion is to go to the sister web site Jalopy Journal sign in and then do search of the topic "Death wobble" and read all posts on this issue. After reading all then re look at your car to determine if you have any issues that might effect the alignment. Simplest first areas to...

My take on this is you are spinning the engine over to fast. if you are driving at high engine rpm and the radiator does not full flow the water pumped by the water pumps builds up in the upper tank and escapes thru the over flow tube to be lost. Alot of people think that they are over heating...

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You have pretty much trashed the drums, 3/32 over is around .090 large and 1/16 over is .062 over, these drums max out at around .080 over. Unless you have over thick brake material you do not have equal radius of the shoes and the drums so it produces a spotty braking surface until they wear...

Hey this is a guy that knows how to weld aluminum and make a cheater manifold. I doubt very much that this is any type of factory or aftermarket part. Nice wall hanger or conversation part

The U channel is not used in that vehicle, If you are attempting to locate a flexible U channel that is a later material that was probably installed in the car by a previous owner

Before you do anything you need to follow TJ's advise and determine the shock travel, if you have developed a leak in your shocks and they are almost new then you are topping or bottoming them out and rupturing the seal. You need to know the operating travel of the shocks, you just cant stick...

Well lets explain it this way, the door latches are the same as closed car 34, the window regulators are special to 33/34 cabriolet and not reproduced.

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