The Jalopy Journal
Per what I already posted, "Accepting facts that compliment one's needs and rejecting facts that don't is counterproductive." What you seem to...
Accepting facts that compliment one's needs and rejecting facts that don't is counterproductive. Although I really don't care to argue with...
With a manual valve body it seems like that should work.
Every suspension design has pluses and minuses, none are perfect in every way. It is a matter of what is reasonable and what isn't. While...
The wheel covers you posted a pic of are not Sombreros.
It is a fact that with ladder bars, when there is body lean, or one wheel goes over a bump, something has to flex or bend. Because you have gotten...
Really?.... You are saying if the trans is in park, the front of the car is jacked up, it will stay there? That's what would need to happen for...
Angling the bars reduces the binding inherent to ladder bars. Even with the bars angles it would take some pretty compliant bushings to eliminate...
Understand that, for a number of reasons, ladder bars are not a good choice for a street car. It's a drag race suspension, and nit good for...
I wasn't going to post any more about this, but apparently I'm not smart enough to take my own advice. This statement; "The thrust only becomes...
This has already been explained. I doubt another 1000 words would change your mind. Your perceptions are common, so you aren't alone in your...
All the options have at least some pros and cons. A 3-link is a good good design with minimal shortcomings. The biggest down sides are that most...
Pertronix recommends using a compatible coil with no resistor. Not all coils are compatible.
In the late '60 / early '70s a friend of mine had a dual engine drag bike. E. J. was appearing at a strip where my friend was running. The...
I don't know anything first-hand about using the Ford crank. Like you say, the 300 crank is an option. The down side is that it's iron. I doubt...
I met him around 1970. He was an interesting guy. Read his book and you will feel you knew him well.
I have welded a lot and I know other that have welded as much or more. I don't have welding related eye problems and neither does anyone else I...
While you are entitled to your opinion....... - Although experience is valuable, it isn't the same thing as knowledge. - When a person assumes...
Keeping the arms parallel minimizes binding of the suspebsion when one wheel tries to move up or down relative to the other, as happens on cars...
Linkage geometry can enhance traction, but the effect is momentary. It is a common misconception that with the right suspension and/or the right...
If you have what I am thinking of the mounts were early Ford.
The most radically lightened blocks I have seen were done for sprint cars. Bosses, lumps, and anything else that can be sacriuficed are removed....
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On older cars parts like hubs, spindles, and steering arms were cast or forged steel. That has mostly changed from steel to cast malleable/ductile...
It's not the easiest thing to visualize. It's most obvious when the links are short, the travel is high, and the difference in height between one...
As has been posted, regulations vary from state to state and that will effect availability. Both acrylic and nitrocellulose automotive grade...
"earlyv8", Spherical ends will eliminate torsional binding, but even with those there is still bind in the system. For the suspension to...
The same is done of the rear beam axles of some front wheel drive cars. The suspension is two simple arms and the hat shaped axle twists to...
That's mostly a risk if the welder isn't grounded near the weld and on the same part without going through any ground straps or cables. But you...
Or........ unless you specifically wanted a Unilite triggered MSD for some reason you could just use the add on Mallory module I mentioned back in...
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