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In my travels last weekend, I spotted this: Location is close to Carman, Manitoba. Lots of work to get the wind direction. It does function, I noted it move quite easily with a gust of wind, so someone put some engineering into it. :)

Tuning for Performance with your Quadrajet (these are old notes that I obtained through my contact Dorian Yeager - they work! Enjoy - Corsair) +++++++++++++++ Here for your digestion are some easy mods, with brief explanations, that you can make to any Quadrajet. They require only simple...

Some may not like Qjets, but I've had good luck with them. This is an old set of notes by Dorian Yeager. These notes are tried and true and I've used them for 6 or 7 rebuilds. Locate choke rod. Passenger side of carb, attached to the choke blade. Older ones will have rod connected to...

If you are bored check this site out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoculxk4_H8XzjPS_zbYUpQ These guys are based in Alberta. The finest in "saving old tin"... some of the stuff they get running is pretty cool. 20 episodes or so... I have a couple of favourites including their resurrection...

Hi all I have a 1970 Olds 442. I got my mitts on in 2005, restored it, and have been driving it ever since. Sold at Holiday Chev Olds here in Winnipeg, our family are the second owners. Originally it was drums brakes all round, AM radio, manual steering, no a/c, manual windows, and a 4...

I drive a '50 Ford F47, mildly rodded with a 455 Olds, thm 400 trans and an Olds diff. I cut up a crossmember for the Olds engine (from a donor) is bolted in - it came from a '82 Chev, chopped to fit. The donor ran a 350 Olds diesel. My truck is lowered, but not slammed. This may have been...

My truck has a stock Olds 455, with headers and duals and a fairly mild Edelbrock intake. The cam is still stock Olds. She makes great torque, but I thought I might try a bigger cam - mainly for more interesting noises. Has anybody tried a "thumper' series cam from Comp for their (insert...

I've never used photoshop, so am requesting this favour - could someone 'shop me some wide whites for my truck? Thanks!

Here are some new pics of the '50 half - this has been my main project since 2001. I drove it to work today, pretty exciting.. lots of thumbs up from all kinds of folks (kids, grown ups, and even some relatively ancient kids). Paint: This little truck is fairly stock looking, nothing too...

This may *not* qualify as a tech tip, as I am seeking advice: I have a 1950 F1 with a straight axle and 455 Olds power (exciting times, its just been safetied and licenced - pics to follow). I dropped the front ride height by mounting the axle over the spring. The rear was done the same way...

Time to introduce myself. The name's Ian from Winnipeg, Canada. I've got a 1950 Ford F47, which is basically the Canadian version of the F1. I've been looking at some of the threads on this forum for a week or two - seems like a great site - some very skilled folks. Here is a pic of my...