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    Camraderie

    'Been absent from this forum for awhile as my entire inventory of early Ford stuff found other homes, mostly given away in order to keep others' interest in the hobby going. Worked in some cases, didn't in a few. What impressed me before I went absent from this forum remains. The camraderie...
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    Synthetic Oil Controversy

    For those of us who are a bit up in the air about whether synthetic oil has value, here's an article that contains a link to a video that seems to do a good job of explaining the differences between conventional and synthetic lubricants...
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    Side Load Seals

    Had a transmission rebuilt last year and the bugger has started to leak from the shifter seals. Gotta replace them. What's your recommendation for a source for quality seals?
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    Is the 51 pickup jack same as the car jack?

    We have a member in the swap meet section selling a 49-51 car jack. I'm needing a jack for the 51 pickup, however don't know if they're the same.
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    Muffler Question

    Gotta replace some holey (not the religious kind) Smithys on a flatty powered rig and ran across Walker's baffled (not glass packed) tractor mufflers. Anybody ever tried them? Opinions? Thanks!
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    A Ford V8 in a Scarab?

    http://www.wsj.com/articles/was-the-scarab-an-original-minivan-1435674972
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    Kudos to one of our vendors

    There is so often venom directed at our vendors, I thought I'd share a positive story. I recently had a 2 year old Powermaster 12v starter quit on me, so I sent them an email asking about whether they have repair components available, seeing as how it is out of warranty. To my surprise, within...
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    Capacity Puzzle

    '51 F-1 Rear Axle Capacity? '49-'52 F Series shop manual states 3-1/2 pints while the '51 owners manual states 3 pints. Anyone know which is correct?
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    8BA Camshaft

    Need a stock 8BA cam in good condition that I can send off for regrinding.
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    Not one of them is real

    Amazing... http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796741@N05/
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    How Ford's Manufacturing Line Has Changed over the Past 100 Years

    Ran across this video this morning on Bloomberg. Hadn't seen it before. Thought I'd share. http://www.bloomberg.com/video/how-ford-s-assembly-line-has-changed-over-100-years-tm_ltIBZRFuEjYTFt_CbRg.html
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    Looking for an Authentic 1930's GPS?

    Ran across this today. Had to share. No global positioning satellites in the '30's of course, but this was pretty cool. Anybody ever see one? http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2010/07/13/antique-gps-system-from-1930s
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    Post-'34 Emblem Blue Paint

    Ford's emblem blue changed in 1935 (a little brighter) and stayed that color until post war. Ron Nacewiz has a blue paint that's correct only for '32-'34. Does anyone know a source for the '35-post war color of blue paint? Thanks!
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    51 F-1 Original Jack / Tools

    Looking for original pieces to complete a restoration. Thanks!
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    Fun Model A Pickup photo

    Check this out. Fun Model A Pickup photo. http://seattletimes.com/ABPub/zoom/html/2019928305.html
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    "Boring" Question

    I'm in the midst of a conversation with a guy regarding cylinder bore on an 8BA rebuild using stock crank, cam, etc. The plan is to go .020 over original (the block has never been bored). He states that it would be advisable to bore an extra 1 thousandth because the clearance might save the...
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    Interior Colors - '51 F1 5 Star Deluxe

    Anyone know whether the interior of the '51 F1 5 Star Deluxe was offered in anything other than the Maroon / Gray combination? Thanks Tim
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    16x4.5, five on 5.5 circle wheels

    Need a set of 4 wheels in good shape for a '51 F1 pickup.
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