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BCA - Post-War Tech.
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Thanks for the input Simplyconnected. I'll dig into it and see what happens.
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Current Restoration Projects
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This is a subjuct of debate that has been going on for ages. My car has a 118 inch wheelbase. The cars were imported as a drivable chassis and the bodies were all made here so I know the Australian cars will be slightly different in appearence. I hav
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BCA - Pre-War General
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Hi Dave is your ´39 restored ? i beleived you meant that the car is unrestored but i have to ask. i agree with you on every point. thank you for the detailed answer. Janne 1939 Century conv coupé 66c 1939 Special sport coupé 46s 1938 Indian chief
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AACA - General
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Wowabunga, Quote:Matt I've listened to some web radio talk shows and they talked about how the "speculators" are allowed by law to buy the oil stocks with only 10% of the cost down. With such a low risk factor lots of part time speculator
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BCA - Buy/Sell
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Posi was sold via eBay. Thanks Jerod
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BCA - General
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I should also point out that 1 liter of hydrogen per minute sounds like a lot, until you compare it to a typical car's needs. At idle it may be of some significant quantity, as much as 0.2% of the intake stream by volume assuming a 20 cfm draw at id
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BCA - General
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Give me a price on the moustache bar, and I'll get back to you. I'm working on parting the Buick out this weekend. Willy
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Studebaker and Erskine
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Thanks Ron, I think the 36 37 and 38 tail lights are different in design, but use the same lenses--I hope anyway.
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AACA - Tech Questions
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I don't know if your problem has been solved already or not but I'll kick in my two cent's worth anyway as I've been sporadically working on my own water pump lately as well. Also, I noticed that some of the others didn't directly answer your questio
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Packard Buy/Sell
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I can help with headlights,starter, maybe tail lights and regulators too. Dave Mitchell packard12s@hotmail.com
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BCA - General
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Quote: From what I have heard from other since I started this post, a hydrogen generator needs to generate about 1 liter per minute or 50-60 liters per hour in order for this to have a significant impact on a car's gas mileage. Let's assume that'
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General Discussion
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Let's play bawl...what does this have to do with old cars? http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/519757/Crash
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Dodge & Dodge Brothers
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Bob, MORE PICS!! I can't be the only one here who'd like to see more details. David D. 16 Touring
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Commercial (Ambulances, etc.)
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Thank you 58Mustang. You have finally solved a 39 year old riddle of mine. I never thought to ask my Grandfather what kind of truck it was until it was too late. I actually have a poor quality photo and it really seems to match the Nash Quad. He
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AACA - Tech Questions
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Fisher bodies were wood joints with a metal plate as a reinforcement in some places. The English Weyman body was all metal brackets joining the wood. Wood never touched wood. Therefore they never ever squeeked (so they said). There are reprinted c
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AACA - General
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Gasoline hit 6.689 per imperial gallon today here in Victoria. Seems awfully high but if you figure out how long you used to have to work to buy a gallon of fuel and how long you have to work to buy it today it isn't quite a scarry. When I started
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BCA - Post-War Tech.
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My 1940-1963 chassis parts book shows group number 7.425 as spring shims. They are listed as front spring shims, but my 1957 chassis manual says you can use up to 3 of the group 7.425 shims on either the front or rear springs. I don't know about a
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General Discussion
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The Honda Civic GX is an excellent car for local city commuting. It's limited range (200 miles typically, 300 miles absolute maximum) and long fill-up times using the home device limit it's practicality to some extent. Countering that is a maintena
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BCA - Pre-War General
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Janne: Forgot to include that the intake manifild is gray also. Carburetor is natural finish.
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BCA - Pre-War General
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Janne: My very original 39 Model 41 engine painted gray including valve cover, side cover including the breather and draft tube, crankshaft balancer, dipstick, generator bracket(on engine), generator brace(for adjusting fan belt tension), thermostat
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General Discussion
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Quote:With all due respect, what does this have to do with old cars? More than you might think. The fact of the matter is that (sadly) most antique cars aren't driven all that much any more by any standard. Trailering cars is the norm for many o
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General Discussion
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Quote: Hand in glove with that will be the advent of a 'true' hybrid drive. This will use the hydrocarbon fuel engine soley to drive a generator to charge the battery and power the traction motors that move the car and provide regenerative braking.
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Studebaker and Erskine
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Aren't 1913 to 1916 Studes pretty similar? Are parts interchangeable? Are service manual reprints available?
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Studebaker and Erskine
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Its a four cylinder car. The car is located in central Nebraska, but the guy that owns it travels around to races quite a bit. What kind of parts do you have? I know hes missing a rear passenger door and part of the hood, as well as a lot of trim
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Buick Reatta
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Any of you guys ever notice too that there's some cars in yards with no body damage, that seem to have been driven under their own power to there? The guys on the A-body message board have noticed this a lot with Ciera's and Century's
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