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I'm getting ready to do my brake system lay out. Residual valves make sense to me but what about when the master cylinder is close to the same plane as the calipers/wheel cylinders? Are they only needed when the master cylinder is completely below the other components? The original braking...

Does this really work? It's been a long time since I had a straight axle under the front of my truck. I recently picked up an original chassis for my 1953 Chevy truck; it had a anti roll bar attached to the front suspension, does it really help? It's pretty narrow so I wonder if it's effective...

I bought this truck in 1986. Back then it was my every day driver. It was all original and blue at that time. I painted it yellow shortly after I bought it, lowered the front and drove the wheels off of it. In 1988 the 235 gave up the ghost. So I did what everyone was doing at that time... I...

I've been looking at "air cleaners" for the shop. Like most of you I do metal working with grinding/sanding dust being a big problem. Welding smoke can be an issue too, but it's mostly dust. And like most of you my little shop doubles as a home project shop with wood dust being an issue from...

Used this while I was doing a job in India. I thought the label was kind of fun...

Not Rat Rods or Hot Rods... still pretty gritty. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2692718/Golden-age-British-motorsport-captured-stunning-images-drivers-dared-track-without-helmets-seatbelts.html

I'm looking for the cowl strip that wraps around the cowl just behind the hood on a 1930 Chevy. 1929 and 1930 Chevy's are nearly identical so either would work. Some cars had 3 strips plus two filler pieces at the belt line and some had a single solid strip. Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DRfjH-dVQI

Aluminum wheel cleaner works really well on carbs. If a good cosmetic cleaning is what your after the wheel cleaner will make them look as good as new.

Red Bull Racing goes to Cuba, pretty interesting video of cars and their owners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YV1_6_gzRM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cegkaoVfjM8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nq2jY1trxqg

These old films are fun too watch... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vyTNJGPNfc&feature=player_embedded

I'm planning to purchase a few "machines" for my shop and I'd like to know what others are using. What works and what doesn't. I'll be adding a brake, shear and shrinker/stretcher. The shrinker/stretcher I'm considering is a Baileigh unit. It's the one that comes with a position for both units...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJMcpixWLO0

I thought this was interesting. http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2013/01/ice-and-snow-vehicles-retro-showcase.html

Anyone use Summit Racing® Chassis Shield Resin? The tech sheet says to apply it over bare metal, I'm wondering how good it is. The gravel gaurd Ford used on my 2003 Focus went on over bare metal and sucked moisture in through every little pin hole rotting out the whole under side of the rocker...

I've had this car a long time, I've been planning some sort of build for over twenty years. This car started life as a 4 door sedan, now it's a topless 2 door. These things had lots of wood in them and it rarely survives. I wanted a two door tub when I picked it up so the "extra" stuff went. I...

10 years ago I bought Beede 5" gauges for my '53 Chevy truck from Haneline (I just now installed them). The speedometer is electronic and has 8 dip switches (today they have 12). The pulse generator is supposed to pulse at 8,000 per mile. The installation instructions include a chart for...

This is from 1922... according to the site that posted it. http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/06/how-to-paint-your-automobile-in-1922/