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Years ago I read in Rumbleseat’s tips how he would drill a small hole in the outer radius of an old-but-good throwout bearing to add more grease. He said he would then screw a small screw into the hole to seal it. Has anyone here ever done this? How did you make sure to not get any swarf in...

I'm taking apart my first 28-29 hood for cleaning and straightening. The rods in the sides are ease (relatively), but the top has me baffled. Is that a hollow rod? Does it come out of the individual halves with just a little force? Or is it mechanically attached and won't slide out? I...

I’ve got a few good 42-48 rear axles, and need a few good 40 axles (supposedly 0.85” shorter). I’ve also got a buddy with a CNC lathe in his hobby shop. Has anyone here ever shortened the tapered end of an old Ford axle shaft? Any tips or advice? Wondering about surface hardening, the taper...

Can anyone tell me what year Ford this bumper came from? I think itsa '40, but there's another guy who swears itsa '41. He took it off his '41. I did a Google image search and see a lot of '41s with a smooth bumper like this, but I was assuming they were switched after the factory. I always...

Is there anything more modern that you guys are using for the front wheel seals? Is there a thin rubber lipped seal that will fit in there?

For sale is a very rusty '32 Ford pickup cab with both doors, door latches, and window mechanisms. The cab has a rather solid subframe, needing only a new back crossmember and a few cracks welded up. Pretty good compared to the rest of the cab. Doors are kinda bent and have plate welded to the...

I bought a pile of V8 stuff over the weekend and included were some A parts. While unloading the trailer yesterday I spied some oddities on an A front end. First I noticed the spindles were round. No flat sides. But they have the steering arms bolted at the top boss, so they are Model A...