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Vintage tech continued here: http://rodsnkustoms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34108

Which means ..... ??? :confused: [S

Earthman has it correct. Or maybe all these guys are wrong: http://www.proshocks.com/calcs/anglefirst.htm http://qa1.net/qa1_motorsports/images/drag_tech.pdf http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/techarticles/0812rc_coilover_spring_rates/index.html

Laying them down makes them softer, not stiffer.

Obviously, Hot Rod doesn't care what they print any more.

I got one part right. :rolleyes:

I was hoping is was a lame attempt at an April Fools joke. [S

I can do that no problem.

Is that in the April issue ? :confused: :rolleyes:

On one hand, I hear what you are saying. On the other hand, I got burned more than once, before I finally learned my lesson. :mad: Some people should not be allowed to use tools.

MANY years ago, I get a call "my truck won't start". So I ask the obvious question "what did you do to it ?" "**** helped me do a tune up, and now it won't start. We changed points, condenser, cap, rotor, wires, plugs, etc. Turns over fine, but won't start." Of course the self declared hot...

The 8 cyl looks like 2 CB Honda 4 cyl motors coupled together. A guy in England does a bunch of stuff like that, building Frankenbikes. The case halves might be welded together, not sure. The thing on the end of the rocker cover is a oil pump.

http://www.chopcult.com/news/blogs/indian-six10-29-10-06-35-07.html 6 cyl Indian.

It's easy to calculate the weight difference.

Whatever they came off of, it had a chrome strip running lengthwise along the bucket. And the headlights were aimed using an adjusting screw on the very back of the bucket. The guy I got them from, said they were late 30's Chrysler. But, of course, other people disagree. I wasn't going to...