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Last seen: January 26, 2026 1:29 pm
Thanks, Rick; glad to know you were worried....... for the '56
I have a set on a '56 Fireflite sedan of unknown quality, if yours can't be turned. Might need yours in exchange though, so that I can continue to mo...
I plugged the part numbers 1633054 and 1633055 into Partsvoice and it shows that Collector's Auto Supply 1-888-772-7848 claims to have them in inven...
Thanks for asking! We are fine. We sat in our basement for a while during a "warning" for the county, but there wasn't anything really clo...
Exactly. Rotella during break in. Optionally forever.
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the removal of the zddp from motor oils and the effects that it has had on flat tappet engines. I am not...
Rhode Island Wiring is really good, and has great tech support. Also, Ynz's Yesterday's Parts are really good, too. They are also great people. YNZ...
The break-in instructions that I get with my rebuilt engines from the local machine shop require a break-in additive for the 1st 2 oil changes, and th...
Never argue with success.
According to my upholstery guy, there is no welting in the diameter that we need for the '56. He buys the smaller size, and then wraps another layer ...
Coker is good, another company is Kelsey Tires in MO. For the '56, we got the Goodyear bias ply from Kelsey, as they're the only vendor that offered ...
Putting up images provided by the upholstery shop!
You could silver-solder that one back up......
Since you bought that car from my Dad........
I heard about it, checked it out and found this guy on youtube. Looked interesting enough to try it out. I've set up an electrolysis tank too, and i...