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    Stories of castings being aged

    I hear stories how Ford stored engine castings outside for a year to season them. Looking for actual evidence of this practice if it actually was practiced. Old photos, engineering articles, eye witness accounts etc. Thanks
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    who has used 14o rear gear oil?

    Yes, one more time and it's been stated the 600 weight oil was specified. During searches I read that Ford changed the oil to a lighter weight when the V-8 came out? The car is a Model A running chassis left off after a builder took off the body for a freak show rod. I build vintage race...
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    Model A sedan rear seat frame

    I removed this seat frame from a 1931 A two door sedan. The wood frame is very solid. Too bulky to ship for the price so pick it up at my place
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    Stock V8 -60 intake manifold

    No longer needed.
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    V8 60 misfire

    Stock V8-60 with a two carburetor intake... The last two cylinders on the right side, 3 and 4, aren't firing. Here's what I have checked; Grounded spark plugs one at a time and no RPM drop with 3 and 4. The spark jumps to the grounding wire so it's getting there. Swapped wires 3 and 4 just...
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    V8-60 water pump GPM

    Is there any information listing the gallons per minute flow of the twin V8-60 water pumps? They sure do look like they move very little water...
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    V8 60 weight

    Has anyone actually weighed a complete engine with aluminum heads. Can I assume it weighs ,let's say,50 pounds less than a 221 V8?
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    Torque tube U joints

    I have three 30-40's U joints. Two appear to be 1/2 ton truck ,6 spline 1-1/8 inch on one end and 6 spline 1-3/16 on the other end. No excessive play in the joints. The third is NOS rear half and spider from a V8 60 joint. It's 1-1/8 6 spline. 40 bucks for all three shipped to your door.
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    Rear spring eye to eye measurement

    I've been told how the front transverse single spring length is figured ; distance between perches minus 5 inches or set up perches with shackles horizontal for spring eye to eye length... What about the rear spring, same as the front measuring methods?
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    Brake shoe interchange

    In the catalogs 46-48 shoes have a different part number than the earlier hydraulic shoes. It appears the anchor hole on the 46-48 shoes has two "flats", earlier shoes have a round hole..... You know where this is going...will the 39-41 shoes fit on 46-48 backing plates?
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    Need 1946-48 brake shoes

    I need used brake shoes for use on a non road driven car. I will pay core price , Thanks
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    1/2 ton truck U joints

    I have two U Joints like shown in the photo. One end is 6 spline 1-1/8 inch, the other end is 6 spline 1-3/16 .I was told on this site the are 1/2 ton parts. They move easily but no play... $40 for both includes shipping in the USA. I'm new here but you can check me out on the HAMB..
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    V-8 60 U joint

    I need a u joint for a V-8 60 transmission. The shaft is a one inch 6 spline. It can be junk so long as the splines are good.. Or just the yoke. Thanks
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    U joint ID

    I drifted over from the HAMB to get some help with a project that might be O/T but the parts are 30's Ford V-8.... First I need help on these U joints I have....the "Neck" end is what I would call an 1-1/8 inch 6 spline. The other end is about an 1-3/16 6 spline . Casting/forging numbers on...
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