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James, If you would consider turning the Sub into a "Resto-Rod", you may want to check out the possibility of using a Dakota pick up chassis...
OK folks, now I'm really depressed. If you check your November-December 2012 issue of De Soto Adventures, Volume 27, Number 6, on page number 6, we de...
Happy to be of help. Back to the steering box slop, see if the sector shaft (to which the pitman arm attaches) moves up and down before it turns side ...
Your wander situation screams of a toe out problem. Do you have a print out of the final specs of your alignment or a list of them? (See desired specs...
A couple more suggestions. I found the following specs online: Caster: -2 to 0 Preferably -1 Camber: -1/8 to +5/8 Preferably +1/4 Toe: 0 to +1/16 If y...
Steve, I have muddled through very similar situations such as late '60s, early '70s GM large cars (Cadillac, Buick Electra, Olds 98, Pontiac Bonnevile...
Sounds like everyone is happy! All's well that ends well! Glad it worked out! Geoff
Unfortunately, I'll have to fly in and out 'cause there just ain't enough time to get coupe "road ready" for the show. Maybe next year? I'm ...
Have you tried a known good coil yet?
Ted, This sounds like a weak coil problem. Usually it acts like a lean fuel mixture problem created by a bad accelerator pump in the carburetor. There...
Bob, I believe that you were referring to our 1940 Tech Advisor, Jay Rounds. The Buckeye chapter newsletter has photos of his "Sportsman" se...
Jim, Unfortunately, when you "gas it up" you increase the speed of the belt-driven cooling fan but also increase the water flow through the ...
Jim, During your parade crawl, your fan wasn't able to pull enough cooler air through the radiator to efficiently transfer the engine heat from the ra...