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Are these too new to talk about? I suspect I need a new motor. [MEDIA] It was Grandpa's and I only saw it work for a hot second when I was a...
Hey guys- I "recently" purchased a '58 Edsel from a wrecking yard. I have found the VIN # stamped on the frame, but the VIN tag on the door...
Am I imagining things...? Didn't the HAMB used to have a "tech" section? I feel like there was "making a '30's grill shell from a '50's GMC...
Hey guys, So, just this past week I met a cool guy (into muscle-cars, not hot-rods) who gave me: -a "1923" model T frame & suspension/running...
Hey guys, As I understand it, "way-back-when", hotrod mechanix magazine fashioned a lakes modified body from a ford courier mini-truck p/u...
I saved my '57 Ford customized front-end after "the 2018 fire" because it wasn't completely destroyed. But, my '58 hood warped with more waves...
Hey guys! I want to see cool interior stuff. In the '90's "Car-Toons" magazine (which is up and running again,) had a comic strip called...
Does anyone have any pics of any cool cars with roof racks? (I'm considering putting one on a "mild" late '50's custom, also considered making my...
I'm in need of a power-plant for my '58 (FoMoCo... [coff-coff] edsel) custom... Initially, I was thinking big-block FE... Then I was thinking...
How do you choose an engine for a custom? I'm working on a '58 Edsel. What should I go with? What would you run?? I know a Y-block fits (they...
I know it can be done pretty easily before '57 but I swear I saw some '57 Kustom Fairlane that was slammed by swapping the spindles to either side...
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I've been having cooling issues with my car for some time now. The reason being is the fan I was running (before I had electric fans installed),...
So, some of you may know I've been having cooling issues w/my custom '57 Ford. I swapped the old clutched-fan back on and took it for a test...
Don't know if it's "literally" running that hot, just seemed like a good title. So I've got a '57 ford Fairlane 500 kustom with an aluminum...
[ATTACH] Trying to get back to getting my wheels running- So I had my 1957 Ford rewired (it's got an '85 5.0 302 and a 5-speed). They used a...
I've gotten a few projects that have zero aftermarket support, and it always seems to turn every mole-hill of a job into a mountain. So now I'm...
Okay, so I have a '57 ford fairlane 500 with an '85 carb'ed mustang 5.0 motor. 5 speed manual. Wiring harness. Drove it roughly 25 miles from my...
You know those springs that operate the hard-top drip rail (raising and lowering when a door is opened or closed)? Well I need some for my '57...
Hey, pilfered this massive thing out of an abandoned dump a few years ago and am just now getting to the point where I've got something to use it...
So I'm running a smallblock '85 302 5.0 in a 57 ford fairlane500 with 2.5 exhaust. More custom than hot rod, but it is a stick shift. The...
Hi All, Was wondering if we could compile a list of steering boxes which have an opposite out-put turn to be used for cowl steering? Maybe...
Okay, it's been like 9 years since I've had my "love" on the road- Rather than wait til (forever), I've decided that employing professionals to...
Hey, so I'm working on my '64 series proposed DD and I have spark at the plugs and fuel in the carb but she won't even sputter. It seems like a...
Hey, so I know this has been covered, but I'm too lazy to use the search function and I thought maybe a refresher would be nice for some anyway....
Well, got my two new HAMB shirts in the mail about a week ago. I don't usually buy clothes, but I was in sore need of some new threads! I...
So I'm seeing lots of different "kits" for lots of different "nostalgic cars" to convert their rusty old points to marvelous electronic...
So, my folkses bought this orchard. At the back of the orchard is a slough- At the edge of this slough is a '40 "big truck" cab and front-end,...
Hey, so I was hoping to find a "classic car" shop in the Chico area; Anyone recommend anything or know where I should stay away from? -I need...
Hey, I have a '73 sportsman RV rear-end I am trying to pull apart to get to the brake pads and see why the wheel's frozen. I've pulled the...
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