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I'm replacing the door bottoms on a 47 Ford PU. The outer panels I bought are made with a lap joint to the existing door panel, where the new sheet metal goes in behind the existing by about 1/2 inch. My question is , if I drill say 3/16 inch diameter holes an inch apart in the existing door...

Just wondering if anyone has done anything to smooth out the firewall/hood/fender area of one of these cabs when not using fenders and hood.

Has anyone used trailer springs on their project? I'm thinking about using them on my project rear axle as parallel leafs. Would use the double eyelet type. I can't see why there would be any issues . Any thoughts ?????

Has anyone used the Speedway low arch Model T rear spring ? I'm thinking about buying one and wondering about the quality. Thanks, John

On a SBC does anyone know what the angle is between the crank centerline and the plane of the intake manifold ?

I've got a open driveshaft banjo rear end out of a 47 Ford PU. Is there a demand for these things? I want to clean out some stuff and I'm wondering what to do with this rear end. I wonder if I should hang on to the center section and junk the rest. Any thoughts ? John

This site is great ! I've spent a lot of time on a site supposedly dedicated to traditional hot rods and I'm turned off by much of what goes on there. I think rat rods are really cool and get a bad rap by some. I have been a practicing mechanical engineer for over 30 years now and have seen a...

I'm building a bobber using a 47 Ford cab , suicide front etc . I set up the frame for a 120 inch wheel base but the rear end seems a little close to the cab. I can easily lengthen the rear frame now and was wondering about what others might be using for a wheel base.

This has probably been asked before , and if so I apologize. I have a Miller 135SP Mig welder. I've used it a lot on 1/16th and thicker carbon steel , but I want to do some patch panels and find the 035 flux-core wire too heavy. What would be the best gas and wire size to use for welding light...

I'm wondering if someone might be able to help me by providing a dimension. I have the OEM type stamped steel upper control arms on my coupe. I'm thinking about replacing them with tubular upper arms but need a dimension. On a set of tubular arms can someone tell me the dimension from a center...

Good morning. This site was recommended to me by Don of Don's Hot Rods. Don speaks very highly of the folks here. I hope I can learn from you guys and possibly share some of my knowledge. I live in Maine and spend much of my free time working on my projects. I have a 48 Ford coupe that I drive...