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Here listed are the top 10 tips 3. MIX 50% ACETONE AND 7. BUY FROM RECYCLE
that have been the most popular, 50% BRAKE FLUID to make an YARDS,not auto salvage yards.
and I’ve had the most calls on. unbelievable rust remover for car Recycle yards sell by the pound
TOP 10 “Tommy’s Tips” or truck bodies. Spray it down and not the piece. This will save
1. ROUGH TIMING - Bump 3 nights in a row and let it sit. you a fortune in parts and pieces
for your rat rod.
It won’t help with paint but will
starter to get number one remove the rust for sure. 8. STEERING ARM: A ⁄8”
3
cylinder on compression stroke. piece of 6” x 6” Angle Iron cut to
You will know it because it’s straddle your king pin housing
a bigger burst of air than the and trimmed short enough to
exhaust stroke. When It’s there, have holes bored to mount to
drop distributor into hole with the backing plate work excellent.
number one on the distributor The other side of the angle is
pointing toward number one trimmed down from 6” at back
cylinder. If it pops and cracks
to 2 ⁄2” in the front. A hole bored
1
and heim joint connected runs
to the drag link for a dirt cheap
steering arm.
9. DEATH WOBBLE WOES: A
pan hard bar mounted from left
side of frame to a stud welded
to center of axle and a steering
damper mounted to center of tie
rod to a stud welded to left side
of axle will totally stop death
wobble.
you’re off by 180. Simply rotate 10. REMOVE RUST from
each wire over one hole on the the inside of a Gas Tank with
cap and this will cure it. molasses. Mix 1 part molasses to
2. FINE TUNING TIMING 9 parts water and let soak for
WITHOUT A LIGHT: Slowly 3 days. Up the ratio for more
rotate distributor while running. severe cases.
Watch fan blade and when there
is an illusion that the blade is
turning backward, Stop. You will 4. K.Y. JELLY FOR MOUNTING
be in perfect time.
HOSES that seem impossible
to get on. You could grease
them but it will always remain
greasy. K.Y. Jelly dries after it’s
on to make a great non- slipping
connection.
5. $12.00 HAND GARDEN
AUGER cut in half and placed
into collector on headers will
quiet decibels to that of glass
pack muffl ers. Perfect when you
sit low and don’t have room for
muffl ers.
6. BAD SMELLS IN YOUR
CAR? Cut the top open on a bag
of Apples and let them rot in
your car. The acid released from
the apples absorbs smells and
eliminates them. Rotten apples
don’t smell bad, FYI

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