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That the most coveted, and pinnacle of flathead V-8 development is the Ardun HEMI, says a lot.
As long as I keep my project(s), my dreams and aspirations remain alive. At my age I recognize that its not likely that I'll ever finish another...
I do like your Fury!
As a 16 year old in the summer of 1965 I came across a practically new condition '61 Rambler Classic, only problem was the rare die-cast aluminum...
When it comes to welding and brazing processes, there are always those who will say this or that 'Can't be done!' or 'That won't work! That's not...
Nice work.
Like God intended.
I don't advocate brazing for everything. I learned gas cutting and welding on our rural farm when I was 15, and soon became proficient at 'hammer...
Another thing that I would stress about brazing with brass, is that such joints when well performed will long outlast body sheet metal so joined....
I must note here that the brazing process was the final welding operation performed at the exit of bodies from the Arc Booth, a heavily...
I became a Body Shop employee at the Fisher Body Lansing Plant (Oldsmobile) in 1968. Soon became a experienced brazing man. Every Oldsmobile that...
Did you check to see if the pipe plug in the distributor tower is in place? There have been many occasions where shops/builders have overlooked...
Resisting the temptation to tell the whole ridiculous story, I was stranded in Ithica Michigan with a 283 equipped '51 Chevy that the damper kept...
A scrapyard 283 I bought had a clunk-clunk sound when the crank was turned back and forth, was advised it sounded like a loose timing chain, put a...
Old Studebaker guy here. Many people have never actually driven a new or a well maintained Studebaker. I had pleasure of driving a couple of new...
I use flux core to quickly tack and hold panels in alignment. Depending on the size and curvature of the area being worked, I space 1/4" mig...
Oh, only about a hundred times or so over the last 54 years. But face it, if yer bucks down, yer bucks down. Ya got what's ya gots to work with....
Read the whole thread. Figured he wanted to build an acceptable Gasser style DeSoto. Obviously has already afforded/obtained early DeSoto as...
If it were my build I'd be looking for a salvageable 413 and push-button Torqeflight combo. Rebuild the stock front suspension and brakes, bolt...
I'll always have a preference for that 1957 Olds metallic gold mist, paired with the red spear insert. Perhaps because on a cool fall evening in...
There are several engines I love. But which is first has always depended on how it matched up with the vehicle, and the use I intended it for. The...
Hack it up. Our 'Sitting and Rotting' thread can always use more material. Seriously. Got the skills and tools? Do it. And finish the job right...
Cool old '60s style dual-purpose street & strip gasser. Clean 'er up, get 'er running, some fresh paint and you'll be cruising and styling like a...
Its a project. Only you can decide how much you want it, and how much you are willing to part with. Whatever that might be, an initial 5 bills or...
Some prefer the artistic liberties of cartoon style exaggeration, while others prefer photographic level accuracy, dependent upon pose,...
No factory supercharged Studes were offered during the 1958-62 model years. Not even on the Hawk's. The Supercharged option wasn't factory...
'59 Impala 6 cyl. convert. The ugliest, trashiest piece of crap vehicle that I've ever owned. Gave it away and prayed I'd never ever have to see...
1956 Hudson. 'Hashes'. Did the 'stylists' sit down and conspire on how to make the absolute weirdest and homeliest car in America?
Once upon a time .... Good luck with finding one now. Better have a bushel of $$$$.
In 1960 the 352/360 hp was Ford's hottest factory engine option. ...but was far from exhausting the limits of its potential. Nothing wrong with...
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