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Coil spring rate calculator
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by
Brett.C »
Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:00 am
Over the past couple of months I've been working on a coil spring calculator which includes as many calculations needed to set up a live axle or...
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Last post by MikeSmith110
Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:53 am
1932 Willys 6-90
Replies: 92
by
Gojeep »
Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:17 pm
You didn't think I would let my custom W1LLYS plates go to waste did you!
Well this will be wife's Lisa very first car! A 1932 Willys 6-90...
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Last post by Gojeep
Sun Nov 10, 2024 7:01 pm
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Last post by Sunseeker
Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 pm
I’m outside my abilities.
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by
YellowUte »
Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:51 pm
Mark here. I bought this 1936 ford sedan about 14 years ago cutting it up and building a jig about 10 years ago we dug the holes and concreted it in...
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Last post by YellowUte
Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:50 pm
Grand Willys Project
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by
Gojeep »
Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:48 pm
Just like to say G'day and introduce my project.
I have bought a Willys Pickup that were made from 1947 to 1965 with minor changes along the way. The...
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Last post by hudson nut
Wed Oct 30, 2024 1:25 am
poor brakes
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by
37fordpu »
Thu Oct 17, 2024 3:22 pm
Hi guys I just set up my brakes on my pickup and bled them . I have a firm pedal but the brakes a crap. I used a 1 inch commodore master onto a 1992...
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Last post by Gojeep
Mon Oct 21, 2024 7:42 pm
1937 ford pickup build
Replies: 55
by
37fordpu »
Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:45 pm
In 2011 I bid on the pickup on ebay on an impulse not expecting to win it .When I did I realized I had a long trip in my uncomfortable truck from...
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Last post by jeffa
Tue Oct 08, 2024 4:51 pm
Collapsible steering column
Replies: 4
by
Retro Boy »
Fri Aug 23, 2024 6:32 pm
Hey all.
Can the collapsible segment be in the shaft from the rack before a uni at the base of the column?
Cheers
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Last post by FRANK BASILE
Mon Sep 16, 2024 1:46 pm
Got them old bent tailgate blues....
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by
hugh ness »
Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:44 pm
Hey guys, yes still plugging away at my 56 F100.
My project didn't come with a tub, so I bought one from Mar-K in the USA. I have to say it is an...
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Last post by zuffen
Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:57 pm
handbrake of a 54 F100
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by
timmo22 »
Mon May 13, 2024 7:24 pm
Hello for South Oz , I have a 54 F100 just wondering what handbrake arrangements are allowed ,
currently my build has none but I can put one in I...
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Last post by hugh ness
Mon Sep 09, 2024 9:27 am
Newbee's 52 Mainline Ute
Replies: 275
by
Newbee »
Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:22 am
Well isn't always the way, recently I was over the West Coast(of SA) and got talking to a bloke who knew a bloke who had a Star model Coupe Ute. Went...
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Last post by enjenjo
Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:21 pm
54 Hudson coupe
Replies: 259
by
hudson nut »
Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:05 am
Well, I rearranged the shop (shed) and will be pulling the front end out of the jag soon, to put under my 54, so I thought I would start a journal...
259 Replies
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Last post by zuffen
Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:47 pm
"Boss" - EH Ute Build
Replies: 65
by
Sly Fox »
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:56 pm
This story goes back over 40 years, I’ll tell you more about that later.
The latest part of the story started on Friday afternoon when Zuffen kindly...
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Last post by Gojeep
Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:01 pm
Mudgy's 1937 Dodge Sedan
Replies: 1474
by
Mudgy »
Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:31 am
Ok so here goes.
I have been doing a lot of reading on here and elsewhere; and it seems to me that this model isn't the most common thing around.
I...
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Last post by Sly Fox
Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:11 pm
Dad-bud builds a rod
Replies: 232
by
Dad-bud »
Thu Jun 07, 2018 10:00 pm
OK, where to start?
Bit of a newbie to this forum.
I've kinda stayed on the perimeter of the hot rodding world due to lots of excuses - kids growing...
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Last post by Mudgy
Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:36 pm
1945 Austin 10
Replies: 76
by
Tappet Head »
Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:40 pm
Recently I bout a lovely Austin 10, Its 100% original, even has a rebuilt motor in it back to factory specs with remetaled bores !!. Its all there...
76 Replies
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Last post by 46 deluxe
Mon May 13, 2024 9:06 am
Vf Commodore brake master cylinder
Replies: 4
by
Retro Boy »
Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:05 am
Hi All
Anyone used a VF master cylinder. They are very small and an aftermarket aluminium reservoir is available. I wonder how they would go on a...
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Last post by Retro Boy
Mon Apr 22, 2024 6:41 pm
1939 Chevy 2 Door
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by
46OzHudson »
Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:54 am
I've done it again....I've bought another project! :oops:
I didn't need another project but this thing popped up close to me and I felt like I...
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Last post by 46OzHudson
Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:31 am
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Last post by jeffa
Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:56 am
Project 56 F100
Replies: 347
by
heven67 »
Wed May 26, 2010 9:48 am
Hi Guys
Ive beeb lurking in the background for a while doing alot of reading about front end converions using Mitsi and Jag and holden and even the...
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Last post by Sudsy
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:45 am
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Last post by Newbee
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:01 am
Narrowed Jag XJ6 front end.
Replies: 10
by
enjenjo »
Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:14 pm
I have a 61 Studebaker Champ pickup. I am building a new chassis for it and I am using a Jag XJ6 front end and a 1999 Jag model S rear end. On the...
10 Replies
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Last post by FRANK BASILE
Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:22 pm
Motorcycle battery
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by
Retro Boy »
Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:59 pm
Hello
How much battery would a standard low compression 302 Windsor with a Bosch starter motor need?
If car had said nothing other than brake...
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Last post by chris spokes
Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:16 am
Jaguar Suspension question
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by
zuffen »
Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:23 am
Time to seek help on Jaguar rear suspension.
Does anyone know the size of the bolts that hold the coilover unit? This is the upper mount as the...
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Last post by zuffen
Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:12 am
Burst Proof Door Latches
Replies: 11
by
leocar »
Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:13 pm
Hi Everyone,
I am building a 1940 Chev 4 door sedan and the rear doors are suicide doors. I have been told by the engineer that I require burst...
11 Replies
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Last post by jeffa
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:30 pm
Tassie Daves Vicky
Replies: 63
by
rx4ord »
Sun Apr 14, 2019 6:27 pm
Crikey I have been a long time going nowhere with this.
Some people would not even know I had it.
Going ahead now.
Toyota Hemi,Gas...
63 Replies
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Last post by jeffa
Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:26 pm
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Last post by Mat42
Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:16 pm
Steering; intermediate shaft angle
Replies: 10
by
pmd400 »
Sun Dec 03, 2023 5:01 pm
I’m fitting a jaguar front suspension and steering into a 1962 Rover P5. The issue I have is the angle of the intermediate shaft. The angle at the...
10 Replies
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Last post by FRANK BASILE
Sat Dec 09, 2023 3:02 pm
Booster push rod length
Replies: 10
by
Retro Boy »
Sun Nov 05, 2023 5:00 pm
Does anyone have an XA - XB brake booster out of a car who can measure how far the push rod protrudes past the face please?
This seems the easiest...
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Last post by Retro Boy
Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:26 pm
rack to suit hk front end
Replies: 26
by
monte »
Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:08 am
Has anybody discovered a rack that will fit a hk front end without the shortening process ,power or manual is good :?: :?:
26 Replies
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Last post by spanners
Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:09 pm
fibreglass to steel bonding
Replies: 3
by
oldmate »
Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:27 am
Hi all, just a quick one. I'm building the subrails i believe they are called and a body frame steelout for a floppy early A roadster body which I...
3 Replies
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Last post by ratrob31
Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:16 pm
49 Hudson SRT8
Replies: 294
by
choco »
Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:19 am
After the Vicki's debut at the CRAKK run, then the Nats at Bendigo, it was time to start work on the 49 Hudson Coupe that's been waiting in the...
294 Replies
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Last post by hudson nut
Wed Nov 22, 2023 12:52 am
1943 Jeep "Budget Beater"
Replies: 87
by
ShedBoy »
Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:20 pm
I like most car people collect, gather, give a good home stuff of a car nature. As my roadster is temporarily up in the air I have started looking...
87 Replies
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Last post by ratrob31
Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:48 pm
Fitting Jag rear
Replies: 2
by
666 »
Fri Oct 27, 2023 4:02 pm
Hi, Another question this time the rear suspension. I'm fitting a Jag rear out of the cage, where do you get the tie bars, bottom plate and arms...
2 Replies
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Last post by toprodz
Sat Oct 28, 2023 8:15 am
Steeling out
Replies: 5
by
666 »
Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:42 pm
Hi, I am building a Ford C-cab. Starting to sort out the body shape and was after some ideas on the body steel out. Size and ideas on the steel out.
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Last post by zuffen
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:09 pm
Couple of L300 front end questions.
Replies: 57
by
uted »
Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:24 pm
It's been suggested to me that my project with L300 needs some more caster. Apart from placing a shim at the cross member / chassis bracket is there...
57 Replies
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Last post by zuffen
Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:20 pm
Engineering cost
Replies: 23
by
Mat42 »
Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:57 pm
Looking for some information for engineering cost I’ve been given a qoute but seems to be a bit out there
My buildi 37 ford pickup
Rebodied...
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Last post by Mat42
Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:02 pm
Wheel offset modification - Wagga.
Replies: 4
by
jex »
Mon Jun 19, 2023 2:30 pm
Does anyone in Victoria know of a wheel works in the Wagga Wagga area that can move a wheel Centre on a steel wheel i. e. Change the offset?
4 Replies
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Last post by Sudsy
Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:37 am
38 ford coupe
Replies: 761
by
mercury mitch »
Sun May 23, 2010 9:23 am
you guys and gals probably call this a street rod any way here goes
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Last post by jeffa
Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:52 pm
King pin ID
Replies: 1
by
Retro Boy »
Tue Sep 26, 2023 2:37 pm
Hello,
I have a tube axle here with king pins that measure approx .865 dia x 5 5/16 long. Are these EH -HD Holden?
Cheers
Tony
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Last post by jeffa
Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:31 pm
Chevy artillery rim differences.
Replies: 8
by
thatold.chevy »
Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:42 pm
Wow! What an explosive topic to research.
I'm hoping people can correct or clarify my findings here.
It appears that from 35 thru 36, as Chevy...
8 Replies
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Last post by Sly Fox
Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:48 pm
Jag parts please
Replies: 8
by
Retro Boy »
Sat Jul 29, 2023 4:24 pm
Hello
Back after a long long time away.
Who can help me with some lower control arms and drive shafts from a '60's S Type or E type Jag please. I'm a...
8 Replies
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Last post by Retro Boy
Sat Aug 12, 2023 11:47 am
XJS Jag fornt spring rates ????
Replies: 28
by
Angry »
Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:42 pm
Dont know if this is the right forum,...or tech items...
I know that the Jag XJS Coupe runs the same front end as the XJ6 Sedans. but with a bigger...
28 Replies
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Last post by pilot Dave
Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:35 pm
Brake Problem
Replies: 14
by
zuffen »
Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:27 am
In the Shed I have a Thread on the MightyBoy build.
I took it for a drive this morning and the brakes are woeful!
The pedal is firm and the rear...
14 Replies
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Last post by jeffa
Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:19 pm
39 Ford stubs question
Replies: 4
by
steve the ford guy »
Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:36 am
I have a light rust pitting problem where the front hubs inner seal runs on my front 39 stub axle.
Is there sleeve kits available to address this...
4 Replies
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Last post by Sudsy
Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:20 am
Louvres
Replies: 6
by
Chrisso »
Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:38 pm
Just wondering if anyone had a contact number for Neil Stamp in Wangaratta as hei the only guy I know that does louvres in car bits. Any tips would...
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Last post by Harv
Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:23 pm
Pictures
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by
Chrisso »
Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:50 pm
I know I've been away a while and it is good to be back. Just a quick question what is everyone using to post pictures these days? Any help would be...
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Last post by Chrisso
Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:35 pm
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Last post by FRANK BASILE
Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:47 pm
2 Replies
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Last post by jeffa
Sun Mar 05, 2023 10:01 pm
11 Replies
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Last post by steve the ford guy
Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:03 pm
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