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    32 3 window on 27 roadster frame?

    Im wondering if someone could please tell me the body length and the width at the rear of a 3 wi.dow coupe..I jave a 27 roadster and this winter wanna try and replace the 27 shell with a coupe body?
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    fenderless weight limit?

    Does anyone,no if Illinois has a law where if a car is under a certain gross weight it is not requird to have fenders..I heard 1800 pounds... I got my car titles by just walking into the dmv.. With a hand built frame and a fiberglass body..unbelivable!!! but now im scared to get a 500$ ticket..
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    hydrualic throw out bearing nightmare

    So the car is wireed painted plumed and ready to start..pull it out in the driveway and noticed clutxh fluid drioping out of the bell housing.jjst,2 drops.. When I look thru the clutxh fork hole on the side of the blhousing I can see one,of the hoses is leaking.less than droplets but enough to...
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    windshield ideas

    Is there any alternative to reall glass windshield.. I have a 27 roadster that need just a straight piece of glass..cheaap or easy to cut
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    suggestions on oil filler for a 350?

    So I have a 88 Chevy block with center bolt valve covers that have 2 holes in one and 1 hole in the other for a total of three holes.. I took a pre 85 intake 3x2 manifold and elongated the cebter bolts and it fits great.. But on the front of the intake next to the thermo housing us a big 1.25...
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    85 water pump on a 89

    Does anyone know if a 85 Chevy water pump will fit an 89 ..alot of weird stuff happened in 87 but im assuming the attacments to the block would be the same.. Speedway has Al thier pumps only listed to 85
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    another ford 9 inch question

    I baight an axle breather for this Currie 9 inch and the hole is waaayyy bigger than the breather 1/8 any ideas..its almost like a 5/8
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    an4 or an6 for fuel line

    Would an4 be suffiecient for a fuel line?
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    any pictures of offset reversed corvair?

    In my roadster which is channeled .I have a tri reverse pedal mounts.which are pretty close to the floor already.. I have a reversed corvair and a 15 inch output extension shaft from ron motorsports so I can get the pitman arm to the side of the cowl( sprint car steering.) Problem is I cannot...
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    7 degrees caster forward

    Is 7 degrees forward for caster alright?
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    steering shaft without column?

    Is it possible to have just a rod or shaft hook up to a steering wheel and then to a corvair with just a rod and not a whole column..if so what would I need on both ends? Thanks guuys..I've seen it done before but can't find parts
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    ford 9 inch yoke with tabs. need clips?

    I have a ford 9 inch with 3-5/8 wide ujoint and caps are 1-1/8... I'm running a saginaw trans ..the only hybrid u joint I could find in those sizes uses inside clips.. question one. Do I neeed clips for the pinion if it has tabs? Question 2 can I use a ujoint that has grooves for inside clips...
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    drive shaft protection?

    I've seen in some pictures were guys with a channled body and the drive shaft is in the cab . they had some kinda black rubber looking matterial that was arround the length of the driveshaft. It was bolted down on the sides?..
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    washer type for steering arms on a early ford spindle

    On the ford spindle I have bolt thru steering arms..when the backing plate goes onto the spindle the spindle come thru the backing plate and the washers cannot lay flat on the backing plate due to the spindle coming thru...is there a special washer..and what length should the bolts be to not...
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    rear axle retaining plates direction?

    I ask the question "does it matter which way the axle retainer plates face" because I slipped the axles into my ford 9 inch and tightened the retainer and bakcing plate.which by the way has 2.5 backspacing. Same as the axle housing.. and when I tighten donws the retaining bolts to even 15 ft...
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    reversed corvair wont reach the cowl??

    Ok so this the the site for "rat rod" set up and inginuative fixes for cheap...instead of buying the gasalleey rods corvair extension for 200!!!. so that the output shaft which is only 1.5" long What can I do to either get the box right up to the cowl or make some extension so the out put shaft...
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    is this an open or locked diff

    Just bought this c7awe12 for my 9 inch for 70 bucks..the guy said it was a positrac with 3:50 ratio..is it an open or locked?? Thanks
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    do you think i should return this new 3x2 intake

    I just got a new 3x2 intake from speedway and there is a pretty big nick on the carb stand of the intake..from the picture you can tell the big one on the edge..and there also I little one were the smudge is..wich is in the line where the gsket would set...big deal or not????
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    1990 350 engine mounts?

    Will a chevy 350 from 1990 have the same mounts as earlier motors.. I found a cross member from speedway that says it will fit 350's up to 83.. what the hell changed after that year??? Thanks!
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    illinois titleing????

    So I recently got done with my 27 roadster build.... I hand built the frame and bought the body fiberglass from speedway... illinois titling requires 6 months untill approved to be roadworthy.. I found a place in kasnsas that sells 27 frames with vin numbers..and since 27 bodies didn't have vin...
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