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I am wanting to powder coat or paint the column parts, but I want to break it down so the results look a little nicer. Am I opening a can of worms, or is it pretty simple to do? I know there's an inner and outer shaft, and I am sure the pieces are somehow keyed to react to movements of the shift...

I've got the column rebuild kit in the cart, and waiting on the box and a few other things, since I would rather not wait a month possibly to put everything back together, and possibly lose parts, etc. I have heard now, that the brass parts have to be sweged or swaged, or however it's spelled...

I just got my steering column out, and the steering shaft out of the steering column. Now... The only thing at the bottom of the column was the tube, and the clamp holding it onto the steering box. at the top there is a lip inside the tube, and there was a wedge shaped collar that fits into...

Am I correct in assuming you can leave the column in place? But yeah you need to get the sector shaft free of the frame so that looks impossible without at least loosening the column at the dash and the filler plates on the floor? So far I have the steering wheel off, and the clamp around the...

I have read this from several sources, that a NLGI "self leveling" grease would work well for this application. IE: Will not push off of the surfaces that are intended to be lubed, and will resettle into the gears whenever you stop driving. It also stops the dripping of course, since it is not...

I just bought a carb online from someone, and surprise... No power valve? It's a 2110 model, or says so on the back anyway. Shouldn't it have a power valve if it's a later model? It doesn't even have a place to bolt one on? I'm not racing the flathead, so I wonder if this will affect...

Is there a recognized safe limit for amount of threads captured in the clamped section of the crossbar? I have a 50 F-1 which needs dropped tie rods, because a 3 inch dropped axle. Not asking for specifics, but what's the minimum threads installed? I have to cut the cross bar down, since the new...

I am just about ready to accomplish pulling the box from my 1950 F-1. I know it has to be pretty high off of the ground to do this, but can anyone say how high? I am wondering if an engine hoist can be used for this? Lift it up with a strap around the frame, block the wheels up somehow, then set...

I have my spindles coming back to me today, with new bushings pressed in and honed. Now, I just ordered a ball stud for the left spindle, but... Should any machine shop, or suspension shop be able to press out the old one, and press in the new one? The old one has a sort of pinwheel looking...

I was looking at Rock Auto, and the steering box they offered was a Lares rebuilding svc. You send your box in, and hopefully get yours, or at least a reasonable facsimile rebuilt unit back. Any problems with the quality of parts, or longevity? Is anyone using one right now? This is for a 1950...

Is there a tech page, or someone's blog or whatever that explains how to do this, with pictures? My steering wheel has 5-6 inches of slop in it. It became apparent how bad it is when I started taking the front wheels off to install a 3" drop axle. If you grab a brake drum and "turn" it left and...

The flathead is up and running fine, though I think I posted a movie of that. Anyways... I found a set of wheels;). All four are modern Dodge truck spare wheels. 20" in the rear, and 17's in front. I am about to pick up a used engine hoist, so I can pick the bed and cab up off of the frame. I...

Does anyone sell all of this in a kit perhaps, or does someone have a pattern for the glass cutter to go by? I have nothing but the window regulators, and even those may not be all there, or bent, or too rusted to work properly. I am REAL tempted to just get the one piece power window kits. I...

Please tell me this is a "sat a long time" problem, and it will slow down at some point? Smoke from the tailpipe, smoke from the crankcase oil filler breather, etc etc. Not huge clouds, but you know it was there for sure. Does this subside after it runs for a while? There was also a little bit...

Slowly but surely bringing this truck back from the dead. 8BA with a Holley 94(Ford version). Well, I got it to start and idle a little without using gas poured down the carb, but.... One start it idled well, but died. The next time it had an odd idle like a race car, real lopey. Then third and...

Come home Friday night, fresh parts in the bag ready to go on the F-1, and there's lightning, thunder, and the occasional downpour. We already had three solid days of rain earlier this week. Oh well....

Just got through installing one of the Speedway aluminum water necks on my 8BA, and the thermostat is able to slide around an 1/8 inch or possibly more with the housing fully tightened? Should I have "glued" them to the water necks with gasket shellac first? Honestly I have never checked for...

Got a 50 F-1 with an 8BA. What is the normal solution for hoses? One of my biggest peeves is accordion style universal radiator hoses. Just want decent quality, Gates hopefully? I like the Ford Script ones on the bay, but are they long enough for trucks? Our radiators are pretty tall compared to...

This stuff looks amazing. I saw it on their ebay store, since the website is confusing to say the least. I bought my motor mounts from them, and they shipped very quickly. Anyways, on their ebay store I see this wire loom, and aside from being an incorrect color it looks to be top quality at...

I am thinking it's just out of time possibly, but not certain of it. New plugs, wires, coil, cap, rotor, points and condensor, etc. I don't have a fuel source hooked up at the moment, just dribbling a little gas down the carb with the choke set (new cable on that, and carb has been gone through...