Being a Drag racer, and dabbling in circuit racers, it took me a moment to think why the shocks were mounted upside down. It's all about sprung, versus unsprung  weight on the front and rear of the vehicle. If you don't understand check it out!  Davin is a great thinker, and getting things corrected for better performance, while utilizing the classic pieces. ... View more

If you remember flathead engines, they were always breaking head studs. An old room mate showed me how to remove a broken stud, before wire feed welders were around. He used low hydrogen rod in the appropriate size for the stud, with a cleaned up stud, and nut. He welded them together, let them cool down for a couple of hours, and then you could remove them. this was back in the late 50's early 60's. He even welded a M6 exhaust stud that was broken off below the surface on a motorcycle I had. Now we have much better devices for the job. ... View more

There was a program on this same subject, that covered different things from the start to where we are today. It was called Connections, and was hosted by James Burke. I believe it was a BBC series. Very interesting, I had to tape it on VHS cassette to watch it, as I worked nights. ... View more

steel brake lines against sheet metal = no brakes. Why don't you put some rubber grommets around them after you bend them to the middle of the thru holes?  ... View more

In 1968, I had a Goliath. It was a 1960's model that had a pancake 4. It looked like a VW air cooled engine, however, it had water cooled cylinders, a radiator and the water pump was mounted on the back of the generator. It had a 4 speed column mounted shifter, front wheel drive. It went great in the snow, but didn't stop and better than the cars of the day. Wish I still had that car, as it was unique, and looked much better with a different grille treatment than the picture shows.  ... View more