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Great idea. Was recently thinking about making a rectangular filter housing for a SBF. (Now, let's see 8 1bbl carbs and a cupcake pan. :))
"There are no rules in building Hot Rods" - HRP 65 and earlier???
64 to 65 Fairlane.
Bad idea. It will soak in and show up later. There were "Gelcoat safe" strippers back in the 80s that guys would use on Corvettes, but that used...
Oldest useful tools - 1/2" drive ratchet, sockets and speeder made by New Britain for Craftsman in the late 30s. Not chrome, not cad or nickel...
Now, if this was built in the O.T. 1970s G.M. made a LOT of Oldsmo-Buicks. You had to know WHICH 350 was in your Cutlass Supreme to get the right...
Most of the display engines i saw were a bare block, crank (to hold a balancer) bare heads, and tinwork. Might not even have pistons, rods, cam,...
As far as hubcaps goes, my dad is in his 80s, and he talked about the first modification was taking the hubcaps off. HIS dad used to tell us...
There are also covers on mid-80s that have all the provisions for the mechanical fuel pump, but are serpentine. Some have a block-off over the...
1964 Galaxie 500 XL 4 door hardtop with buckets and console. Two tone, bright red with a white top. 390 4 barrel. Just because.
Ford used the FMX with 351Clevelands, and Windsors in Fullsize cars in the 70s, and the 351M Thru at least 79. There is a bellhousing for 351M...
Learned O/A welding in High School. Welding sheet metal with a jeweler's torch and no filler, strictly a fusion weld. File the parts to fit...
There are "Period Correct Show-Cars" and then there are cars meant to be driven. Seat Belts, dual master cylinders, Disc brakes, radial tires,...
These are one of those cars that really look better as a 4-door.
For a cruiser, hard to beat a fullsize four door. Easy in, easy out for all inside. Usually a luxury/semi-luxury car, so lots of comfort. Think...
Did my first engine swap with a cheap Western Auto 3/8" socket set, a carpenter's hammer, 2 chains and a come-along chained to the rafters. Life...
Things that you have to watch for are wear in the shaft bores and crap in the air bleeds for the idle. Other than that, a drunken monkey could...
NY used the paper licenses through the mid-80s. To get a license, you filled out a form you could write on or type in. After passing the written...
If this is only when you are tipping the throttle in slowly, (not flooring it) look at the main circuit. Specifically when the throttle blades are...
Thing about the old single stage enamels and lacquer is the clean way the light reflects off it. Modern BC/CC has white highlights in the reflections.
I'd be interested in seeing this once it's done. You would never see another like it at the shows.
High school auto shop we tried to repair a crack in an aluminum bellhousing with a TIG welder. Only one problem, it wasn't aluminum. Teacher...
Reliable, indestructible, tons of torque. had an OT F150 that I drove until about a quarter million miles. Gave it to a buddy who drove it another...
Later 368 and 425 intakes aren't "sunk" as far as 472/500, and 368/425 mounts/perches, and pan let you mount a 472/500 in a lot of rear sump chassis.
Early 80s, lots of rusted out OT cars with good engines in Rochester. Cheap, low miles. RUSTED. Plenty of Grannymobile 6 cyl. versions of popular...
Did you change the thermostat? Cleveland 351 takes a weird thermostat with a little hat on the bottom that closes a bypass when it opens. Is the...
Looking forward to seeing it done. (Save the flattop too!)
I saw your Torino a couple times. Everyone got a kick out of the list. Covered half the trunklid.
About 15-20 years ago, my brother was showing his boss an Oldsmobile site (OT) Supposed to be "realolds.com" He left the "s" off olds. Geriatric porn.
Main justifications are: 1. NOT Tetra-Ethyl-Deadly like the catalyzed paints. 2. Dries in minutes as opposed to days for uncatalyzed enamels like...
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