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I'm going from memory here so I may have to modify my reply after I look at one again. I had the same problem on my 48 Plymouth, I'm going to assume y...
You have to remember shocks and springs have two completely different jobs. The springs support the car and compensate for bumps and dips the car enco...
I've done it both ways on my cars. It depends on what you are after. Comfort and a good ride....radials. Original ride and handling.......bias. Person...
The pin you are talking about should be tapered. Clean off both ends and use a round punch on the small end.
It's your car so you can do whatever you want. Just save all the original stuff so it can be put back if you or the next owner want to. There are rath...
When you find a rebuildable radiator and want it restored, not just repaired, you may want to use Glen-ray Radiators at www.hemiradiators.com. They sp...
Everything Les said is spot on. I will add this if you have the M5 semi-auto. It has a filter screen located at the lower left bottom of the transmiss...
More pictures of the Suburban taken last November. As you can see she is getting down to the bare bones. Luckily the car does not have a bunch of rust...
I would pull the transmission first then the engine/bell housing. If you do it all at once that's one long heavy hunk of cast iron! If the rest of the...
I would hook up two test lights at the relay. One hooked to the ign. terminal from the switch and one hooked to the sol. terminal to the starter. If y...
I'm not familiar with the 56 set up but there are two ways of finding center. Jack up the front wheels or start the car. Gently clamp a pair of vise g...
I see the license plate toppers all the time on ebay. I have a "I Like Ike" sticker on my 57 DeSoto stuck on a galvanized piece of metal and...
My guess is there is a bunch of crud built up on the some of the cam bearings or, an even more likely cause, one or more worn cam bearings causing a l...
If you replaced your shoes you need to do what is called a major adjustment. First back off the adjusters you have been playing with until there is no...
Here's a picture of the return spring and wire. One was taken from under the transmission looking back towards the LR wheel. That's the drive shaft on...