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Hello -- I maintain a website of hot rod, custom and drag racing magazines with cover images and some history. I've been working to flesh out...
Thanks in advance for your insights. I've got a 327 SBC running a stock distributor converted by Jim Linder to the Ignitor I Pertronix system. I...
Thanks in advance for any help on this!! Does anyone know what the torque spec is for a Rochester 2G carb to an aftermarket intake manifold? My...
Thanks in advance for your help. I have a small block chevy with a T-10 4-speed out of the car. While the flywheel and pressure plate were off,...
Okay, here's a challenging one! I maintain a website that shows all the old hot rod and custom magazine covers from 1945-1975. I just got an...
I searched the HAMB and other online sources but can't quite find the answer to my problem. The right front connection from the brake line...
I'm trying to track down Larry Tomaras. He was a photographer in the 1950s and 1960s and photographed Yenko racing Corvettes. Larry was also the...
Here's my situation. I've assembled a '32 Ford from numerous purchased or traded parts - a body purchased here, a frame there, etc.. I have...
NEW LOWER PRICE. 1951 Ford steering wheel in very good condition. Two small cranks near where the horn ring mounts to the steering wheel, and a...
Okay, this is an oddball question. I'm looking at some mid-50s Ford door handles and window crank handles for my '32 Ford. As I learned from...
Cleaning out my shop a bit. Open to offers: 1. Repro 1932 Ford inner headlight ring for 9" headlight with cork gasket/seal - $8.00 2. NIB...
Thanks in advance for any assistance! I've got a '32 3W coupe with a chop - 2" in the back and about 2-1/4" in the front. I'm now installing...
I figure our sharp-eyed readers can help solve this!! I got an email about the attached photo in Customs Illustrated content on my website...
I'm sure there are several of you that can easily answer this question. And thanks in advance for any help. I installed some small logo SW...
I'm sure this has an easy answer here, but I'd done several google searches and can't seem to get a good image and approach. This is my first...
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I started wiring my '32 Ford. I have some large logo Stewart Warner gauges I'm using. The speedo is the only gauge that has a hole in the back...
Thanks in advance for your help. Background: I'm building a late '50s style '32 coupe and decided to use a '56 Ford Vicky emergency brake...
Fellow HAMBers: I just launched a history website, 99wspeedshop.com, with magazine covers for all major hot rod and custom car magazine from 1945...
Thanks in advance for any assistance on this. I'm close to mounting the painted cab on my '32 Ford coupe build. When I originally assembled the...
Thanks in advance for your help on this. I ordered a wood kit from WoodArt some time ago, and I'm now getting around to installing it in my '32....
I had the idea of using an early 60s corvette overflow tank on my '32 3W. Note that on the original Corvettes, these tanks are mounted high so...
Sharing this approach as it might be useful to fellow Hambers. You guys and gals have been very helpful, so here's a bit of a contribution to the...
I decided to run only the top portion of a hood on my '32 3W coupe. The body and hood are steel, the hood is a Rootlieb (spelling?), and I'm...
I would appreciate any pictures or ideas for the best placement of a battery disconnect switch. Any pros or cons you have discovered? I have a...
Thanks in advance for any help on this. I rebuilt a Holley 4160 and it runs great (my first carb rebuild). It is a manual choke, and before the...
This is a new one on me. I've tuned and driven small blocks but haven't experienced this problem. I bought a 1965 327 that was rebuilt but...
I am a fairly new member, not so active on the posts, but I use this site extensively to help me with my first hot rod project. I'd be going much...
I have a '32 Ford project running a 327 and larger 621 bellhousing for an 11" clutch. The transmission is a super T-10. I'm using the z-bar and...
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