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I bought these many years ago still in the original box which has seen better days.They'll come to you in a different box with the original packed with the headrests.These are silver/white and near perfect with the exception of the 60's chrome,which never was too good to begin with right? YES I...

Recently replaced the rear wheel cylinders on our '47 Coupe.Shoes,drums etc look great,not sure why they didn't do cylinders!!?? At any rate,after pulling the floor apart I removed the master filler cover.I noticed it had no gasket and had been seeping.It's a plastic POS cap.I topped it off to...

Hello again Ken,sorry for the delay.I've managed to locate the 42-44 crab cap and rotor.Of course there are no gasket or clips with the Echlin pieces ( FA64 & FA65).Can you supply the gasket and/or clips?If so, can you send a PM with the total and a shipping address for payment? I appreciate...

The original distributor cap is 2 pieces.2 clips hold the first piece to the 2nd and the 2nd is retained by a bailing wire.Upon disassembly to inspect it I noticed at least 3 wires loose from the retaining hole.Not too fancy or reliable IMO.Totally disassembled it then grabbed the crab cap I...

Since we're on the subject.My '47 has the 2 bolt obviously.I have what I think is the correct crab cap ( MSD 8541) which replaces the now obsolete 8537.Do I need a different rotor from stock and/or any other pieces to make this cap work? I prefer the simpler/cleaner look over the stock...

I'm putting together someone elses project (I'll never learn).1947 Super Deluxe,original flathead,original voltage regulator.The car has an 8 volt conversion with an alternator and the original regulator.Anyone have any experience wiring this setup?The alt has only 2 wires.1 to the bat and the...