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never took shifter cover apart. and i will do so on request. MUNCIE MAIN CASE 3851325, 3851325 1964-'65 Patent Pending, 7/8-inch...
.rebuilt by dale wilch, never installed by me NOT BILLET! Perfect proportions for sbc (6-71's and up look grotesque on small blocks, in my...
i've been gone for a few years and i'm posting just to make sure i'm logged in. - jim
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] After fifteen years, I finally figured out why everything surface rusts in my garage! I have a few never opened gallons of...
hotrodprimer posted 12/12: "When Don Garlits had his catastrophic accident and lost part of his foot he didn't roll over and quit he put on his...
gfuy with the goatee is griffith borgeson. he was an automtive writer 50's and 60's. he was also big into old indy cars and thats probably his...
Any vids of the T/F final between Brenden Murray and Tony Bartone? OF particular interest is Brendan putting the car on two wheels TWICE, right...
I think its a worthwhile subject. One question I've had forever is the calculation for compression on the suspension and tires fully loaded, as...
Nixon abolished the draft the year I became eligible; 1972. I am certain I would not be alive today if I had been drafted. I think the best way...
John Mulligan survived his burns for a while. AJ Foyt offered his private plane to send him to any hospital he wanted to go to, but the family...
Car in the other lane at OCIR is Tony Waters, perhaps with Mike Sorokin driving. Pretty sure this is the car Mike lost his life in. -jim
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/old-cars-reclaimed-nature-are-simply-stunning.html The good news is, they're only Citroens, possibly the most...
At about 4 minutes in, there's sketches of enough concept cars for the next two decades of Ridler Awards! At about 6:00 in, they're covering the...
Matt- you are a very talented young man! Thank you so much for all the photos of your remarkable work. Fortunate you can work so closely with...
Beach City Corvette might have had Gary Gabelich driving when it burned on the freeway? -90% Jimmy
http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Historic-Drag-Video-Amazing-Footage-From-NY-National-Drag-Strip-Circa-1969-Four-Wide-Racing-Jungle-Jim-and-More.html...
Theres a lot of how to out there written by journalists watching the pros while they're doing it. I think that allows subtle techniques and...
I've always had wonderful luck with etching wash at the auto body supply. I use it for rust removal as a first step. this drys and reveals any...
Congratulations. Don't forget to live free or die! -Jim, NW CT Nutmegger and former Glastonbury resident - back in the Gordie Howe restaurant days
Don Garlits is the Frank Zappa of drag racing -jim this is a quote from a drag racing magazine article about Garlits from the year he broke 270...
Great Stuff, Troy. I learned a few new things in the article. thanks. drag history buff jim
Some possible history - I recently read on the internets (so it's gotta be true) that in the first two years of WW2, more Americans were killed or...
http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1399698&d=1313214044 From post 28564, is this Tony Waters dragster that cost Mike...
"The opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference." Do not give this creep any of your share of mind. Do not expend any emotional energy over...
russ nomore makes the bodies in glass - maybe he could offer the doors separate? -jim
I think Juliano's has a kit for this with real nice instructions. Not sure if it's still available. -jim
Here's a Mongoose story I'd like to hear from Tom himself - about the time I think he was with Gene Adams, blown olds? Tom noticed some cracks...
thanks Jon! -90% Jimmy above link with redundant http stuff removed: www.project1320.com/images2011/vintageTEXT.pdf
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