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Anybody on the HAMB know which factory 16-inch steel wheels (FWD Impala, etc.) will fit a '67 Nova with stock suspension? I now have 15X7 wheels...
I have been married almost 35 years to a woman that hates old cars, it is a drag! I kinda think it is because I had my '55 Chevy before I had...
That is definitely an HEI set-up! Have you already converted the '49 to 12 volts? You will need to to run this distributor! Not sure how to wire...
To see some photos of the Nova and the new seats go to: http://www.kodakgallery.com/marks_photo_gallery/main/bluebelle_webview Kinda hard to...
Can't beat the price on the bus seats! I had a '49 Willys-Overland Pick-up and, as I recall, the seat was almost identical to a 60s schoolbus...
With the shool-bus yellow paint? Yes! With the general design/profile? Right-on! (Don't pay any attention to my opinion on color! I have a...
OK, guys. here's a link to photo and description of the seats I got on the 4wheelparts.com website (still $109!):...
For those of you out there who might be riding on "shredded" upholstery like I was up 'til a couple weeks ago here is an idea that worked for me....
JD; I guess these are rarer than I may have thought! I have a set of nice M/T valve covers for my '67 Nova 283 - hate to "mickey mouse" them...
Had the same problem with my (very healthy) 283 '67 Nova when I put-on an Edelbrock Perfromer Manifold/Carb combo. There were two vacuum ports on...
My '55 with original 235 in-line, 2-1bbls on an Offy intake, late model 3-speed, and 3.70 rear performs great! I am pretty sure the 250 is a much...
Here's a shot of the lettering I uncovered on my '55 ex-gasser project - there is more under the primer but basically all stencilled-on from the...
Don't know if I believe this one but I read somewhere that one of the original Beachboys was introduced to Boyd Coddington and he asked Boyd,...
I used to visit a great 4X4 Forum a year or so ago http://www.ultimatejeep.com/Forums.html They have spiffed-up the website and my old login no...
I have a Dana 44 out of the rear of a '70 IH Scout. 3.73:1 posi, the Scout was a 4-cylinder 4-speed unit and I'm guessing this would be standard...
One of my all time Hot Rod heroes - B'ville would love that a fan got the painting! "Your Old Dad" is right up there with Tom McCahill and Pat...
Zeke: Keep your head-down and stay "inside the wire" - no IEDs there! I'm sure the others on the HAMB that are Vets appreciate your sacrifices...
50chevy: This is a great source for lots of rod H/W! Thanks for the link! I also appreciated the guy that suggested "dropping it on the frame"!...
Kyrgyzstan is definitely "the back of beyond" - this is great stuff, thanks for posting it for everybody to see! I want to send them about a ton...
My outside stored '67 Nova has been covered in blue-tinted Kondar primer for 10 years. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/706112 The stuff is very...
So I'm guessing what porknbeaner is saying relative to the "micro" is you just push-down on the pedal to set the brake then use a shut-off valve...
Yes! This is what I had in mind - simple if not too robust! I also like the line-loc idea - it would probably pass State Safety Inspection!...
Very Cool! Surf the web for Hearse Culture websites - some are pretty funny and all have really sharp meat-wagon pictures! A lot of them also...
I think all the guys with the comments about expansion/contraction and/or relative motion/vibration concerns are on the money as far as the...
Bruce; Thanks again for this excellent info - the Super Chevy article on rear-disc kit install was very good! I have a couple late-model...
Bruce; I don't know about the guy that originated the thread but I have a '55 Chevy Wagon on '74 Olds Cutlass chassis with the original Olds...
A 1 quart glass soda bottle makes a nice size coil - you can also find lots of cans around about the right diameter to make a nice cool-can with a...
Early '50s Chryslers ('51 Dodge Coronet for one, I think) used a real simple band-brake on the driveshaft. As I recall the driveshafts were about...
My '55 2-dr was originally a PG/235 when I got it in '67. I replaced the 235 with a Pontiac 389 and that lived under my hood for about 30 years!...
Sharp ride! You guys out West are blessed with lots of good iron still holding together, back East most have these have returned to the earth...
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