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Hey guys... For everybody running 17" (or any size really but I got the 17") Brockman steel packs are you facing the louver openings forward or rearward and how much does it affect the sound. He labeled the inlet on each muffler but it has the louvers facing rearward. Just not sure how much it's...

Hey guys quick question. I'm doing my exhaust. I bought a hole saw for the driver side of the '49s crossmember but then I started thinking, I really don't want the pipe going through the holes, essentially making it impossible to remove the welded exhaust. Am I good to remove that crossmember...

It fires right up, runs well, has 19.5" of vacuum, and accelerates as strong as I feel it should being my first flathead. Before I started the motor for the first time I lined the pointer and pulley mark up and the rotor was pointing right to #1. It fired up almost instantly after sitting for 4...

Fired up my '49 club coupe a couple days ago for the first time in the almost 4 years I've had it. It starts up super easy and doesn't overheat at all, even sitting still in the 95+ degree days we've been having. The problem is, it feels like it has no power. I want to check the timing at 2000...

So my plan was to run straight pipes all the way back on my '49 club coupe. I think I've changed my mind and I'm going to run a pair of steelpacks. I'm going with either Porters or Brockmans. My question is where does everybody put them to sound the best? I don't want them to be really quiet but...

So let me ask you guys this... Flipping the factory uprights on a '49 custom and NOT dropping the steering arms. How much actual bumpsteer does it induce? A yank, a jerk, a lane change...what? I've read a thousand times that it's there but nobody ever says how bad it is. Is anybody here able to...

Anybody have a pair they want to part with for a shoebox? I'm not interested in buying new from a vendor as i feel they're way overpriced

Trying to figure out the best option. If you could, please read the entire post before replying. That way there's not a bunch of suggestions to something I've already done. So I've had the car for 2 years and I've yet to have it on the road. Before this I daily drove a '54 Chevy for one year...

Anybody have a good number for a 5/8 x 37" fan belt? I found one it's made by D and D but looks like it'll last about three rotations before it snaps and I got another one that says it's good for up to 17 hp. I've been searching for about a week now and coming up with nothing else besides those two.

Hey guys bear with me, this is my first time. I have a few questions about doing them. I've done probably 50 water pump replacements on different motors but never on a flathead. I'm replacing the original bolts with stainless from Ace if that matters. Ok, so here are my questions... A) do the...

Do I need to add any bracing before I cut or will it be rigid enough? I’m putting in a mustang tank, deleting the spare tire well, doing a step notch and raising at least the rear part of the driveshaft tunnel. Also, what are people doing about the rear crossmember when the driveshaft tunnel is...

‘49 lower on driver side Could it be a twisted frame? When I bought the car it was the same way so I assumed it was a bad leaf spring. I planned on replacing the suspension so I didn’t think much of it. I now have 4” drop Jamco leaves, nos bushings, 2” blocks, no rear shocks yet, aerostar...

Anybody know off the top of their head? Also is the lower port the same size as this one?

So I just woke up to make my daughter a bottle and a thought popped into my head...has anyone ever bent the tie rod arms up as opposed to heating/bending the steering arms down? I'd rather bend mild steel than cast. I'm in the process of redoing my front suspension and I'm flipping my uprights...

Knowing the stock '49 car clutch is 9.5", will a 10" disc work with the pressure plate? I'm switching to a t5 so I'd like to use a 10" Astro disc with the standard pressure plate. If it wont fit will a 9" disc hold up?

How's it going guys? I'm sure this is probably in the green bible but I can't find mine anywhere. I tried searching the forums and came up with nothing also. What's the best/easiest way to do this? I broke one of my exhaust bolts off in the motor so it's either pull the block (and do the t5...

So I just went to install my new bushings into my Jamco 4" drop leaf Springs and they're waaaaay too small. I know a ton of people run their springs (i tried them in my original springs and it's the same thing) so what are you guys doing to make them work? I figure i have a 1/1000 chance of...

Anyone have one they want to sell? I was finally putting my front end back together yesterday and somehow one of mine has screwed up threads. Not sure how its possible since they've been sitting in a ziploc bag inside one of the hubcaps but it happened. Contacted Shoebox Central but they said...

So I was watching Mad Fabricators the other day. Bob was working with the new big 97s which have the carb barrels kind of notched in between the barrels. He opened up the intake in between the two barrel openings to match the carbs. He said in turn it would allow the cylinders that needed the...

Hey there everybody. Quick question for those who have Fatman dropped uprights. I got mine delivered today (for my '49 Ford if that matters). I went to push the pins out of them since they come installed in the bushings, but both pins were super tight and had to be twisted back and forth to get...