Just an ordinary guy in his garage trying to do way more than he should on his own. Specialty: Frame swaps & giving old vehicles new life. On occasion rebuilding newer model vehicles and putting them back on the road.
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Trying to get the rubber on the glass is a bitch. I put two in by myself so far and am working on the third. Had to stop and watch how again after 3 hrs of no success.
@lesco-brandon5158 where did you hear that from? Texas does not inspect vehicles older than 25 years, and starting in 2025, they will not inspect any vehicles. Also, there are no laws that are written for law enforcement to write a citation for anything to do with the glass gasket. I know because I've been in law enforcement since 2013 here in Texas.
Hey sir. Coming g together, for sure! I'm 8n middle of a vic swap now and getting set to measure n cut the cab and bed to fit the vic frame , any pointers?? I am all into measure twice.... cut once.... lol. Any links you wanna share or ideas??
The leaking did you ever fix it? Was it the water pump? I didn't know but on my 1950 deluxe it has a drip hole on the water pump, I was about ready to replace it.
It's best to adjust with the engine at operating temperature, "hot", and running, as that is where the tolerances will be when you are driving the car. Since the tolerances will open some as the engine cools, the engine will be somewhat noisy at start-up, but as the engine warms, and the metal expands, the tolerances will come into specification and the engine will quiet down considerably. When you are adjusting valves this way, it will be very obvious (by feel and sound) when any particular valve adjustment you are working on comes into specification. I find it easier "and more accurate" while running because you don't have to guess when the lifter is at its maximum height on the cam.
Everybody develops there way of adjusting the valves on the old stovebolt. There is a much safer and cleaner way of doing it. Drive the vehicle for a little while and the pull the valve cover off with the engine off and set the number six-cylinder valves. Number six will be the hottest cylinder on these engines. Let it cool off overnight and check the clearance on number six cold. This is now the cold engine settings. You can adjust with the engine off and not running. not hot. These engines also don't have to be noise to be happy as a lot of people seem to think. Actual there should be no valve noise at all if the adjustment is correct and the rocker arms and rocker shaft are not worn out. On engine with almost any milage and still have an unpressurized rocker shaft oiling the rockers and shaft will be worn, less in the center and more as you go the end cylinders.
Me gustaría comprar un Chevy ya sea del 36 al 39, ya sea de 2 o de 4 puertas, pero y repararlo yo mismo, porque un carro ya arreglado cuesta mucho, aquí en México ya no los encuentra en los yonkes, solo hay en algunas partes de EEUU. Quien podrá tener uno para comprarlo y arreglarlo y cuánto costará? Saludos.
I don't know of any for sell at the moment. I also don't know how much it would cost you to fix one into driving status as I do not work on other peoples vehicles.
The wiper pivots will size up after a period of time, I drilled an 1/8" hole in the pivot where it would be under the cowl took a needle tip grease tip and pumped grease into the pivot, moved it back and forth by hand and it was working again.
@Vulcankrypto21 I'm not sure if they do or not. I am using this car to put a 1951 ford body on. I cut most of this car up and sold the parts I could off of it.
I've done this before. It's not very difficult. Start from the bottom and before you get to the top, you gonna make sure the glass is all the way to the bottom or you'll crack it. You can see these guys pulling it down. I just put one hand inside and one outside and pushed it down as hard a I could til I was happy.
In my option it really matters where the cab is placed on the frame. Once the cap is placed on the frame then measure the distance from the back of the cab to the rear wheel and cut out the amount needed to align the rear wheel in the center of the opening.
I’m amazed that you didn’t get tarred and feathered for not wearing a hazmat suit and rubber boots!😂 anyway, great videos. I am doing a 66 right now and it’s been great a great project. If I could offer you a little advice, next time you are going to hit something with a coat of PGR (professional grade rattlecan) invest in the plastic trigger unit that snaps on top of the can. They are only good for a few cans but your fingers will thank you.
Hi, love the vids what a source of great info that is hard to find these days. Q. On a 1957 chevy 3100 235 6 cyl. I have the scale adjuster as your dad showed first but im not sure how to set it to zero? Could yo ask him please? And thanks in advance.
I have a 50 Ford business coupe that I’m in the middle of chopping the top on. I’m going to body swap it to a dodge challenger or Chrysler 300 when I can find the right donor. I hope you haven’t given up on your project. I would really like to see you finish it! Good luck
