Recent content by h2owell

dropped front axle Thanks Gus, I will check that site. I found out today that speedway shipped me a 5 inch dropped superbell axle in a box labled 4 inch dropped axle. That is the reason I could not get under the bones because no steering arms are made to reach down that far. I had the axle...

Running the tierod through them would work for radius rods but not for wishbones. Great build you have going!!!!!![cl Thanks for your response.

How do you determine how much an axle has been dropped? I am trying to run a front axle with split wishbones but cant get steering arms low enough to run the tierod under the bones. I do not want to run the tierod out front. everyone tells me that it should go under the bones using a 4 inch...

engines I bought a 64 chevy 1 ton about 20 years ago that had a great body and a portable welder mounted on back. Engine was recently rebuilt by a Ford dealer. Ran great, pulled a 20 ft gooseneck trailer loaded with it. took it to a garage for tune up and one cylinder on drivers side had 0...

China Junk Don, Relax, you know they test every one!!!!:D:D:D:eek:

h2owell Gastrick, you are truly an artist with your camera. Great pics. wish i could have been there in person but this thread is of some great rides!! Maybe I can be there next year! [P[cl

hot rod delorean Friend of mine installed a hot mustang engine in one and it will lift the front tires off the ground on blast off.[cl h2owell

Mercury T Bucket Thanks for responding, I am building a 20's t bucket with pickup bed in fiberglass. I am using a 255 merc flattie and merco-matic trannie. hope to be under 2,000 lbs. Have frame made except for all the brackets. Will have to wait till my grand daughter comes to post pics as she...

Have explorer/mountaineer 8.8 rear end with a 4 bar triangulated setup with coil over shocks. Do I need the equalizer bar too? Front, rear, or both? Thanks for any assistance. Paul[;)[cl

Hobart 175 Handler I have a handler 175 that I bought from a man that moved to s. ga. about 2 years ago for 250.00. never had a gas bottle hooked to it. all the fittings and regulater was new and still in the original box. machine looked new. after learning a little about it I really like it...

brake drums I have a 9 inch ford rear end in my yard with drums that looks exactly like those pictured. Out of a 75 LTD.[P

PVC pipe opinion I work with pvc pipe all the time and would NEVER use it for an air line just save a few bucks. Think how valuable your eyes or any other person in your shop. Do you wear constant eye protection around this? Also think about a sliver of pvc flying into someones ear, could be...

Finally thought of a way to mount shifter to tranny. Going to attempt to fit a shifter on the tail shaft with ubolts. Only way I see of a tranny mount to try to keep the shifter from shifting itself on bumpy roads. If you come up with a better solution please notify me. email...

Yes the fordomatic or mercomatic when placed in drive position starts off in second gear then automatically shifts to high gear. If you need to use one you have a low gear by placing the shifter in the low position. This gives you an actual 3 speed tranny. I still don't know why this is not a...

Many thanks guys, I will definately look at your suggestions. Have been a GM fan for most of my life but decided to be a little different on this since I had the donor car for parts. so I don't know what parts will fit where on most mercury cars. Thank very one on this site for being so eager...