Recent content by Terry NJ

You are fortunate that your fan didn't come thru the hood! While you have the water pump off, check the bearings. Shafts that turn out of true, tend to wear bearings and beat up seals.You have, by now, noticed that the 3/8 X 24 studs really get in the way and cause a lot of grief with the...

So ya wanna mostly restored car huh? Have I got your dream car here! New Schwalms eng. new "Drabs" paint. And New wood throughout! Lotsa good stuff throughout. Engine, Bored out, oversized valves, inserted bearings, lightened fly Wheel, HC head, B manifold and carb. $6000 worth! Rebuilt rear...

Hi guys ! It's been a while! Couple of more strokes since last time. and a benign mass or growth has started to grow The RH on my pancreas, not to mention a slow growing cancer on my kidney. Yet, I feel pretty good. This is my "Anno Horribilus" and it's only March. I've been feeling better...

i have done two rears so far and that's the end of it for me! I also put new gear sets( 3.54) in. One came out good, and one didn't. Also , I found out that a laser temperature sensor was a handy diagnostic tool for when the job is done. Seeing how this job can be complicated, there is a...

These are std Threads. Make a drawing/ sketch on paper and go to any local machine shop and this is a pretty basic job for anyone with a small lathe. In fact, I'd make two. Good Luck! Terry

The rear spring is quite possibly the most dangerous piece on the car. Somewhere there must be be someone who was killed by one. Every body (including me) Has a story tell. In a nut shell, don't try to make a spring spreader out of 3/4" sched. 40 water pipe. I did and it didn't work. THE SPRING...

Many years ago, I had a 57 Buick, factory standard shift. if you know anything about Buicks, in 57 they were still using a torque tube drive arrangement with coil springs. To disconnect the trans from the drive shaft the rear had to be moved rearward about 4". To accomplish this, I used an old...

I have a "project" for you if anyone's interested! 1930 Town Sedan, ALL NEW WOOD! New Paint ! (The Drabs) New engine from Schwalms ! I've gone as far as I can go with this. Strokes and Heart event. Respond for more details. Terry

When my coupe started to jump out of 3rd, i turned out to be a worn spline on the input shaft where it engages with the sliding gear. Solution, a new input shaft! Simple! A lot of work, but simple! Terry

Locust is the way to go! Thie only thing better is Cypress? (You were expecting me to say Ash wern't you? Not for this!) I'm pausing to reflect on how these qualities of various woods would have been common knowledge in times gone by. Today, Most people don't realize woods have destinct...

If your'e dealing with Ash, which I strongly advise you to do. Although I have no idea what the availability of Ash is on the west coast. It is the prefered wood of car builders going back to to the earliest mod. T s, up to the most modern of the small builders, Morgan, of the UK. Why is that...

Marty, et al. I made the unconcious decision that I was not gonna let my life go like that. I Also cut and split my own firewood, do my own oil changes, do many (not all) of my tire changes and balancing. Bear in mind i'm not very big, just 5' 6/7"tall and 155 lbs. And at age 15, I had a...

OK, Hope you all can recall when I was changing gear ratios to 3.54. Maybe not. It was my second try at that and maybe the first came out so well that I got cocky and figured, ah what can go wrong? I've got this licked! And went ahead and screwed it up. "Pride goeth before a fall!" So anyway, I...

Here's my solution! When you check the ground path, you'll note that it runs through some the original frame rivets and that could be problematical. The thing to do is to use a brass5/16 or 3/8 bolt through top of the chassis flange. Attach the ground cable from the battery on the top of the...

Ha Ha ! Got whacked , huh! Thanks for jersey welcome, Ha ha Made me feel right at home! Terry