Posts Tagged ‘header clearance’
Hydraulic Clutch Conversion

This particular post deals with installing a hydraulic clutch on an old Z-bar (equalizer bar) car.  The old style mechanical linkage, though reliable, has one inherent problem – it takes up too much room in the engine compartment.  This is explained a bit in this post which tells about the design of Mustangs in accordance [...]

A bit on Rack and Pinions

With the onset of winter in Illinois, it is time to tackle some long-running modifications to one of the constants in the shop, the old 1970 Mach 1.  First allow me to explain a few inherent problems with the Mach.  The biggest problem (and biggest asset interestingly) is the big 385 series 429 in the [...]