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Feb 17, 2023

I show you how to choose the correct alternator from Vintage Auto Garage and how to install it! Here is...

Feb 3, 2023

850 views Jan 19, 2023 Here is how to remove a broken head stud or bolt WITHOUT drilling it out....

Jan 25, 2023

Dear Gramps:I am writing to inquire as to whether a 1951 Mercury V8 crankshaft and camshaft will fit into a...

Nov 20, 2022

Written by: Drew MasonHopefully a useful spark plug related postI recently had a challenge to find spark plugs that would...

Nov 19, 2022

Dear Grandpa:I have a 1930 Model A coupe in which I am planning to install a ’53 Ford engine. I...

Nov 10, 2022

Zac at Wired Customs LLC shows you a easy and simple way to professionally plug the exhaust intake port on...

Nov 6, 2022

Dear Grandpa Nick:We’ve heard a lot about aluminum heads lately. but I’m wondering if it’s not mostly propaganda just to...

Sep 30, 2022

Installing Heads! Flathead FordZac at Wired Customs LLC shows you how to replace Flathead cast iron heads with finned aluminum...

Jul 13, 2022

This article was written by JasperfortyI’ve always been an inveterate tinkerer and have a long love of engineering and machinery....

Apr 5, 2022

BUILDING A 12-VOLT STARTERFor all of you with flatheads, here is how to build a 12-volt starter. By Ronnie Sun...