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Wow Walt, sorry you had to go through all that. Glad you are feeling better. Hopefully your strength and stamina will return with the sunshine...
Sorry you had to go through all of that but thanks for posting it. I have three engines with adapter plates and custom flexplates (2 Pontiacs and...
I believe Drew has a section of his website devoted to his work trying to develop his refinishing process. I haven’t looked through it but there...
Rear Halibrands on backwards? I believe that Potvin offered overdrive gears for the front drive setup eventually though the overdrive ratios were...
BTTT Pulleys are SOLD.
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Did you pull that candy red Olds outa the boat yet? I’m curious what you’ll find inside.
A guy in the neighborhood where I grew up built an Olds powered T-bucket much like the one above using the parts from his wrecked ‘50 Olds gasser....
^^^^ That’s such a nicely executed roadster. The body/chassis rake is right on, the windshield is vertical, perfect bed length and rear axle...
Thanks! The pieces I got from my neighbor weren’t galvanized but that doesn’t matter. It’s probably better to just clean the areas to be welded...
I like the duct tape trick. Where do get the CRC? I had some that I used to strengthen the floor in my Austin but I got it from a friend when he...
Yep, OT…. Oversized Top! WTH?
Funny, I’ve been reading issues of 1001 Custom and Rod Ideas from the mid ‘70s each night and it occurred to me that I was not only out of touch...
My decision to paint the engine something “non-stock” left me with the problem of what to do with the intake manifold. It’s a factory 3x2 intake...
I’ve always had a weakness for old pickups in general. I worked for Carman on and off for years and I saw how he approached the projects he had. I...
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