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  1. jjester6000

    Boat Motor In My Studebaker.

    So as some of you my know, I just happen to own this really solid non running 1951 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe. I originally bought it with the aspirations of getting it on the road while keeping it original. Unfortunately parts are very expensive and damn near impossible to find, so I...
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    New Tires, What should I do for wheels?

    Oh man, I need a change of underwear after seeing that picture. The canoe, the topper, the faded paint what's not to love? I vote white, and if you're going through the trouble of having them power coated, I'd also pay and have them sandblasted beforehand, then you probably won't have to deal...
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    Craziest antitheft idea yet.

    I went to trade school in Denver Colorado, but now I'm finally back in Illinois.
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    Craziest antitheft idea yet.

    My anti-theft was putting it in gear and removing the shift lever. After the first time someone tried to steal it, I took an extra precaution every night by swapping a plug and coil wire on the distributor. Then when someone tried to carjack me in it, I went out and bought a tazer/mace (I'm...
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    Craziest antitheft idea yet.

    I always had the idea of welding a nut to the brake pedal, and having a super sharp spike that threads in, so whoever tries tho steal it impales their foot. Obvious, they'd probably try to sue me for that (Though I still think I'd probably win that case). I also had another idea of installing...
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    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    Yeah, Half is a bit much even for a perfect california bed.
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    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/398013605937145/?mibextid=dXMIcH What the hell is this guy smoking? Even is if it was actually in absolutely perfect condition, I'd maybe give him half (there is obviously some rust bubbling up).
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    Show your daily driver

    The old manual swapped suburban is giving me some troubles, now it needs intake gaskets. With my new job and college, I might be looking for a slightly lower mileage gas saver pretty soon. (Just rolled over 330k) And by gas saver I mean something like this '96 Caprice Classic with the L99. Or...
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    New member from California

    My condolences (about living in California). Great looking truck!
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    It's running on all 6, it's got plenty of power.
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    She Lives!!!
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    Engine is in!!! I'm going to finish everything up tomorrow, but I did hook the starter/oil pressure line up and it spit out about 45lbs of oil pressure while cranking.
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    Just picked up my brand-used flywheel. The one the autoparts store had was for a 1 piece rear main seal engine, so I ran to a local machine shop, and they had this for half the price already machined (it passed the bell test).
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    Thank you, and thats quite a clever doohickey, I might have to use it some day.
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    False alarm! So I yanked the flywheel off and put the original 10 inch clutch one on, and it spins true (mind the torn up ring gear). Then I looked closely at my other flywheel and found a crack in the center, no doubt being attributed to an embarrassing incident that happended about a month...
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    I'll try this out, but if it's bent to the point I can't fix it, what would happen if I ran it like this? How bad would the vibration be? There is no way that this engine is getting torn down again.
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    I just want to know what would happen if I did in fact run it like that? I'm already over budget on this escapade. How would I straighten it without a lathe? Also, I know they aren't pressed on, but this guy is a mopar guy (though I'm not sure those are pressed on either).
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    He's also the one who overtorqued the rod bolts in the first place when he got the torque specs mixed up with a chrysler slant 6. He's retired, so he would do stuff to the engine while I was at work,
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    I don't have a dial indicator, but I'll pull it off and check what's going on either tonight or tomorrow. How big of an issue would this cause if it were a warped flange though? The reason I ask is because the guy who was helping me put the engine together (my neighbor) for some reason thought...
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    What do you think it is? If it's the flywheel I'll get a new one, but if it's the crank flange being warped I'm just going to run it. I've never heard of a flywheel itself warping before, you'd think that it would just crack (other than a flexplate).
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    So I got a battery and decided to test out the mini starter, and I noticed that there is a bit of runout with the flywheel. I got a feeling that it's actually the crank flange, but I don't know. Anything I should worry about? I
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    The engine is all put together. I was going to put it in tonight, but I don't trust this engine hoist I borrowed from work. I'm probably going to rent a big one like I did last time. I also got the new clutch and throwout bearing installed.
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    Yeah, but the kit came with a way shorter throwout bearing, so I think everything is okay.
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    Okay, this kit came with a different throw out bearing, so I think everything is okay.
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    Might have Over-torqued Rod Bolts 250 I6

    I'm getting ready to put the new clutch and pressure plate on, and I realized that the new pressure plate is slightly different when it comes to the fingers. Is this something I should worry about? This truck originally had a 10 inch clutch, but I upgraded it to an 11 inch a while back.

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