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Appleton 112 and Lorraine spot lights

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alchemy replied to the thread Features 1932 Ford Roadster Pic Thread.

^^^^ How come the like button only works once?! ^^^^

alchemy liked uncle buck's post in the thread Features 1932 Ford Roadster Pic Thread.

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alchemy liked rusty1's post in the thread Hot Rods Vintage Torque Fest Dubuque Iowa May 3rd and 4th.

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alchemy replied to the thread Technical Tips, Tricks and the Demystification of the Ford Flathead.

Yes that’s what I mean. Just looking for tips to loosen pistons and rings rusted to cylinder walls. Don’t want to be going hog wild...

alchemy liked Lättähattu's post in the thread Technical Ford axles dropped in Finland.

Inspired by Gearhead79’s thread about axle dropping in SoCal, I thought tell about my axle dropping in Finland, in case some European...

alchemy replied to the thread Technical Tips, Tricks and the Demystification of the Ford Flathead.

Give us some tips for the rusty ones. How to remove pistons from rusty cylinders without cracking anything. Anything to dissolve the...

alchemy replied to the thread Technical Tips, Tricks and the Demystification of the Ford Flathead.

Great idea on propping the valves and flipping to remove the cam first. Might even make the job “easy”.

alchemy liked A 2 B's post in the thread Technical Tips, Tricks and the Demystification of the Ford Flathead.

Especially, the disassembly which some have difficulty with. I ran across a few old threads and also a few online videos of the process,...

alchemy liked A 2 B's post in the thread Technical Tips, Tricks and the Demystification of the Ford Flathead.

Thanks guys. Good luck with yours! Agreed that varying degrees of rust can make the process more daunting. I spread an old plastic tarp...

alchemy liked ahshoe's post in the thread Hot Rods Vintage Torque Fest Dubuque Iowa May 3rd and 4th.

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alchemy liked guthriesmith's post in the thread Features Smoothed '58 Chevrolet bumper. No more plate recess!.

Yep, one of those subtle changes that makes you scratch your head and have to think twice about whether it is factory or not. These are...

alchemy liked RICH B's post in the thread Hot Rods Buick drums of Ford rear brakes.

When I set up F-2 brakes for a banjo rear; I usually make up a tube similar to the early Ford tube so they can be used with a stock...

alchemy liked 4BangerDean's post in the thread Technical ***May 2024 Banger Meet Thread - Remember your Mom this month***.

It’s the first time I’ve ever taken a transmission apart. It really wasn’t too difficult but I learned quite a bit. From my...

alchemy liked Gearhead79's post in the thread Technical Early Ford Axles dropped in SoCal.

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Just to add to my original post, all my axles get dropped in the 1 1/2 postive camber area. Ford did them between 1.0...