[Shop-talk] technical auto information that's not in the computer

[David Scheidt]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM, john niolon <jniolon at bham.rr.com> wrote:
> now a days... if you need information on a part..specific sizes/dimensions,
> etc ... it's hard to find... you go to the parts store or online catalog
and
> all they have is by model application only... or you hear "wuts it for ???"
>
> building a street rod/truck there is such a list of stuff that doesn't fit
in
> the 'wuts it for' catagory... if you tell them a '53 Ford f-100 with a
460...
> and a Mustang II crossmember ...you get a blank stare... or "a wut ?"
>
> I'm trying to find some front suspension bushings for aftermarket control
arms
> for a aftermarket front cross member that has been added to the truck...
B I
> know what I want but need to order it by size..i.e. B o.d. of bushing
sleeve,
> i.d. of cross shaft, length of bushing...etc...
>
> is there anywhere you can find dimensional information like this... B the
guy
> who supplied the control arms sells bushings that he says "hell, I just
press
> them in" B  the bushings he sells are .050 too large for the bore...that
don't
> press in... I've about burnt bridges with this guy and am on my own to find
> something that will work. B  I can show the guy at NAPA the part I'm
needing
> and give him dimensions but his computer don't compute it that way
>
> any suggestions ?????>
>

Many parts makers publish pdf catalogs, which have the dimensional
data.  Once you've got a part number, you can usually find what it
fits, and then get it that way.



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David Scheidt
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