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Be careful if putting long bolts down through the plug holes. You will be pressing onto the exhaust valves. You might have some bent valves. Something you will need to check. Well done getting the heads off though. Re the oil pump screen: I don't know if it is common, but I have stripped down...

I believe Chevy had full steel tops in 36. It was a bragging point that fisher body had the presses big enough to stamp a full top. Ford accomplished the same feat in time for the 37 model year. Just my understanding, would appreciate any confirmation or otherwise. Mart.

Nice job! Often when people ask questions you don't expect them to have full machine shop capabilities. Mart.

You might be able to reinstall the hacksaw blade in the saw. There might be an angle where you can get some decent strokes going. A brand new blade might be a good idea to make it as effective as you can. I would use the street rod type bushings. The original type are hard to insert...

Thanks Ryan. Top job!

Thanks for the heads up, Ryan. No Coldwarmotors no Barn. What's a guy gonna do???

Thanks Ryan. Thanks for looking after us. Mart.

Rob, I've revived some poor blocks in my time but would not consider that block as a rebuild candidate. Surely you ought to be able to find something more suitable. No-one would doubt it could be brought back to life and some might enjoy the challenge but the engine will always be compromised...

I wouldn't change too much. The monoleaf is a good idea if it works ok. Modern vehicles use them. There seems plenty of clearance between the spring eye and the axle. That's a good thing and not always the case. You want a spacer above the clamp against the spring and some washers on the U bolts...

Rudi is a Barner. Rudolph.

Nice tidy job. That's similar to how I do mine. 90 degree is the way to go on these.

Can't say why it is like that, but it doesn't look "right". What is also not right is the rad mounts seem unequally spaced from the frame rails. It would be interesting to see a view of the underside of the crossmember. There might be a square hole in the reinforcing plate on the underside of...

I use 90 degree fittings at both the cap and the plugs. I don't use the conduits. I buy a kit and make them up to my own lengths.

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willys gassers Does that represent a success?

what a load of ********. Damn even b-o-l-l-o-c-k-s got censored. Thought that might get through as it is predominantly an English expression. Hey - Damn got through!

Yes, that's the ideal setup. 4 corner bolts and a leveller. Many other options also work.

You say it is full. Did you check it at idle in N with the engine warmed up and running? Is this a permanent fault or intermittent?

Thanks for sharing the pics and your Dad's memory with us, Brendan. He sure had a cool car!

Again, 4lbs is a good compromise. Remember the original system ran at 0 lbs (atmospheric) While the outright pressure will probably not burst an original radiator, the cycling between cold 0lbs and hot 18lbs will fatigue the radiator. I had to do some repairs to my 40 radiator and make sure the...