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When I die, I want to be cremated,and have my ashes sprinkled up,and down Van Nuys bullivard,again,and again,till the box is empty...
Sparky will be there to try an attempted FIRE BURNOUT!!!!!!! be there be there !!!!
Glad you got out ok! Besides a 12#Co2 and three dry chem. extinguishers,in the shop.if I'm welding inside a closed car,I will have a cheapie...
A tip for those of you who flipped the spindles..Sprrdwaymotors.com has tie rod drops that are made for '48-64' ford trucks. but will work for...
Professor!! You da MANN!!!!Good luck,and good health, driving back,both you and the ol' yeller' do try to drive on parts of rt. 66 it will change...
p.s. Speedwaymotors.com makes a tie rod end extension/drop,for '48-'64 ford f-100's,it works for a shoebox ford also,it drops the outer tie rod...
Put in a few laps for a Valley O.G. for me huh?? Ive left my share of rubber on the bulivard,in the 70's.. sparky
I remember riding our Shwinn Stingrays to the fence off Maclay st. near the shutoff. Watching Tommy Ivo,Don Prudomme,and the gassers. Bob Bailey...
Sorry to hear about Bobby.....R.I.P..... I tell you someone could make a million(or more) if they make a movie/documentry about Van Nuys bl....
I built my first FED rail,using an AC buzzbox,and 3/16" 7018 rod. I never had a weld break... SpaRky
Wow time to jump back in. I was just checkin' out the Bof A thread again. Greg Shaw.the name rings a long forgotton bell......Man were gettin...
Out here not too many A hole drivers per se. They just want to check out the shoebox. If they tailgate brakelights first, then I hit them with the...
Thank you Shawn, Jason, Debbie, and all your helpers!! We had a great time,real nice drive up. Good to get the chapters together. Ricky should...
Very cool stuff! I am trying to locate my half-sister through all flattrack- speedway info.Her husband (don't recall his name) lived in the...
Had a bla ST!!!! speakin of... Hey keep that GAS can away from Sparky!!! I finally succomed to please'just a few flames'??.. and proceeded to...
Get off your ASS,and burn some GAS..www.bothbarrellspromotions.com
Along with the mothers and the brothers, the kickers,and the cowboys I'ffin I find a place for the ScrEEn, Hotrod movies will be shown Sat. nite...
Hey man! small world! I work at THE SHOP,now that he moved. I helped build the coupe.. Hurry and finish!! What a neat little rod... 'Sparky"
Hey Prof.! Great minds think alike!! RNR ! for sure!! Sparkxxx
Hello! say Hi to all the TN Poor Boys,at the Redneck Rumble,Lebennon,TN Sept 36-27th At the Showgrounds...We'll have a cold one waitin for you,and...
I use a good brush on rustoleum gloss black,mixed with clean 30wt. motor oil. It surface hardens, but stays 'gummy" on the inside..I call it my...
We had a great time !! Thanks for the pics!! I'll post the ones of my friends, and Broadway Bob..what a guy!!.... I almost wet myself,seeing the...
Nice shots,Sam!! Good to see you again. I still have sensory overload!!!! What a weekend... Sparky
Pop the valve covers off,to check for flat cam lobes...broken valve springs,bent pushrods,rocker arms broke,or slipped off...rocker nuts backed...
Right.. if you've had a backfire on a Holley, the power valve is shot....and leaking fuel into the manifold,causing all kinds of problems.. Change...
If anybody comes across slot mags in 8x15" 5 on 4 1/2" (small ford or mopar) with a 2" backspace,please contact me.. Thanks, I will pay 'good'...
The TN Poor Boys will be there by Friday. some camping out, some in hotels.. Glad they brought it back to KY!!!! Sparkxx
Is it Jess VanDeventer's T altered roadster??
I've reversed my spring eyes(just a regular spring recurved the oppisite way) I used a HF. pipe bender to recurve the spring. do about an inch at...
Do a search for 'death wobble".. causes,and solutions are there..
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