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Dad had this in his bolt bin and it would work great for me....but l need two of them. It is a 3/4 ,bolt that has a hole down the middle that is tapped 1/2-13. None of the search terms I tried have pulled up anything similar.

What is the minimum wheel clearance that you can get away with? I sanded on the caliper a little and it spins freely now. Is that all it needs? ignore the blue paint, it is what i was using as a guide coat to figure out where it was rubbing.

I'm planning to do one last flat tappet cam motor, just because. Anybody heard recent stories of cams dying during break-in? Did they find a way to fix the problem? Thinking about XE262H, but don't want to waste money on something that has little chance of working. I'm normally a white box...

Marketplace is the devil. I bought an insanely cheap Mercedes 380 SL project car today. No rust, no dents. But has been sitting for many years. I have no intention of getting it running in stock form. I'm going to swap in hopped up SBC and 700R4. I'm gonna pretend it is an early vette...

"I wanna drive the firetruck" Finally getting around to building a hotrod firetruck. Plans are to combine a 1950 Searave with a cheap class A motorhome. The drivetrain will be a Cummins 8.3, Allison 6 speed automatic and Rockwell rear axle from the RV...and the disc brake front axle. It is...

Can the engine, transmission, and rear end from a diesel pusher motorhome be used in a standard RWD configuration? I have a chance to get one with a cummins 8.3, Allison 6 speed, and huge rear diff. ....and 4 wheel disc brakes.

Seriously thinking about pulling the 5.3 out of my stalled fargo project and sticking it in the studebaker. What is currently "the" cheap oil pan to buy for better clearance?

I have been suffering through poor visibility on my welding hood. The lense on the front was "dirty looking" and could not be cleaned. Turns out, lowes sells replacement lenses. They did not have the exact size I needed, but they had a larger size that could be cut down with normal scissors...

I'm pretty sure a 2wd S10 rear end is the narrowest common axle in the junkyard. How long will it live in front of a V8? Anybody personally destroyed one?

While looking up info on alternatives for the Studebaker, I stumbled on people swapping Toyota V8's into stuff (drift cars?). They are nifty looking motors...almost 426 hemi-looking, but are small enough (4.0 liter V8) that they might get gas mileage when left hooked up to the Toyota automatic...

Starting yet another dream. Merging a 1954 Studebaker Starlight Coupe with some early jaguar parts (1954 Jaguar engine and transmission along with bits and pieces from the 1959 jag that donated parts to Roofus). Thinking along the lines of a sports car/ road race type theme. We found it on...

When I play, I work in an unairconditioned shop. I haven't done anything on my projects since it got hot. It is the middle of Sept and temps are still in the 90s. What's up with mother nature?

My daughters 98 Honda Accord (POS to drive before she gets the FJ40) needs a transmission and I'm thinking about trying pull a part. Any suggestions for pulling a trans when you really don't care about the rest of the car? Any idea what a fwd trans weighs?

Anybody on here have a lathe big enough to hold a late model chevrolet 17" wheel? I like the look of some of the late model factory wheels. The lug bolt pattern is the same as toyota, but the center hole is too small to fit on my daughter's jungle jeep project. I have heard of people...

After picking up a LS harness for $40 (large wiring harness), I have had the idea to try a junkyard main wiring harness on my dodge or the kids FJ40. Anybody found anything OEM that looks like it would work well in a rod? For some reason, I think I have read of people using chrysler mini van...

I bought a 2006 5.3 for my daughters project. What is the going rate for just a harness? I got the motor and computer....harness got hacked when they removed the motor.

I've never built a mild small block chevy before, but I guess there is a first for everything. The engine is a 307 chevy that will be going into a Toyota land cruiser. The engine currently has a 2 barrel carb on it and I'm thinking about keeping it for gas mileage reasons. Anybody have a cam...

After hitting SpeedWeek I have the crazy notion to see the Redwood trees in California and then drive the coast going south. Anybody ever made that drive? Is it worth the effort/agony of adding that many more miles to the trip?

I went as a spectator on Saturday (and host hotel on Friday night) IMG_7133 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr IMG_7135 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr IMG_7136 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr IMG_7137 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr IMG_7138 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr IMG_7141 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr...

Time to start thinking about gauges for the Dodge/Fargo truck. I like the look of Autometer Prestige gauges, but don't like the price. Anybody have any recommendations for a nice looking, reasonably priced gauge set? Since I have a late model GM trans, it needs to have an electronic speedo...