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Glad you got them installed on your '55. If they are the ADDCO units, I cannot get them installed on my '57 - different rear axle and resonators, basically interferences with the exhaust pipes in any position I found.

I was just musing out loud how I might do this on mine which is not leaking from the bottom, but only the top gasket and side seal.

Cool, I Googled Pennrite and they have a presence here in CH, can buy direct from them via their website! Looks like they have a lot of good products for classics including motor oils and atf.

There’s no lower drain plug on the steering box… Siphon the existing 90 weight out as much as possible ...

Rabbit hole or a skydive?? You have done more than I would ever attempt but you sound like an engineer not a hobbyist like me.


Hey Ward,
I'm neither... Most of my professional career was as an industrial design/engineering modelmaker and prototyper. Designing and building stuff as well as ...

I’m posting this in the General Discussion section because it doesn’t relate to any specific problem – just my particular car and experience. Storytelling is a way to get this stuff out of your head and move on to other things. Apologize in advance for the long post.

This whole thing started in ...

Can I post a video in a message? What file types are accepted?


Well, these days anyone can open a free account on YouTube or some other video streaming service. You can put your videos up there and post a link. Videos take up a fair amount of server space, if this forum's space is limited ...

When I did my exhaust system I got mine from Prestige Thunderbird. I got the aluminized pipes and mufflers without the resonators. I really can’t see how much difference having the resonators would have made because my car is not loud at all.
One other thing I did was to fit exhaust turndowns on ...

Yep…

Mitch, Glad you are done with the install and are happy with your results. I read your account and I say “your” results because you had to redesign and refabricate the right side. Sorry to hear that. Please send your article to Casco and let them know. It’s unacceptable. I know they do not want to ...

(Wanted to post this last night, but realized I couldn't post a PDF. Also because I was getting a lot of error messages. Hopefully this works)

Success! Finished up the installation last evening, waited until the morning to tighten up a few last things and do a final check. Got a stepladder and ...

Yeah, but hey, PDF’s are EVERYWHERE and used by EVERYONE. They are ubiquitous. Every other forum I participate in allows them. I open dozens of them daily for getting info from clients, suppliers, etc. I send out my invoices in PDF, and create them for instructional materials. Not allowing PDFs is ...

Not allowed? If that's the case, why?

I am getting these regularly now -

First:
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Then:
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Also when trying to add the attachments like above, getting "HTTP error" multiple times.

What's going on? The 914 Forum I also hang out in is getting constant cyberattacks. I hope it's not the case ...

I assumed people like Hill’s used good, reliable rebuilders. Perhaps I was too naive with that assumption.

My rebuilt steering box - which I got from Larry’s or Hill’s, I don’t remember - leaks. Not from the lower seal, but from both the top cover and the side entry for the steering column. Both leaks at the gaskets as far as I can tell. Haven’t these guys ever heard of gasket sealant?

Hadn’t heard of ...