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Sorry but I was just warning you about how sensitive the HAMB police can be. I asked a question once and mentioned that decade and had thread shut...
Careful about what decade you mention or they will take your post down.
Wow. All I did was mention the wrong decade about an intake and it got my posts deleted.
Brake kit looks like one I got from Speedway.
Yep. Choose your words carefully or they will shut you down.
I still would like to find a good used single 4 barrel tunnel ram even though I got in the dog house.
I guess from now on I'll stop at the 60s and not mention that other era.
Sorry if I offended anyone in my post about tunnel rams by using the phrase "the 70s ". Thread deleted because of it.
Any opinions on the swap meet area? Will be my first time going and I'm just curious.
Hold my beer and watch this!
Is the 525 box better than the vega box and is it the same manual box used on S 10s?
I have not been to this show. Do they have a swap meet?
Thanks. Lots of good information here. Was just curious about what other RPU owners were using. Will try the spring rate formula and see what l...
Wondering what coil over spring rate you guys with RPU's are running? I'm at the point of having a roller except for rear shock springs. Got a...
Bought 1969 Caprice with good large journal 327 that had been parked in barn for 15 years and never been apart for $200. Pulled motor and sold...
What is the story on Briggs bodys ? Mine has a tag on firewall but there is nothing on it and have found no numbers so far. I got this body out of...
Mine was to have a T bucket/ Model A hot rod. No hood,fenders or top. For some reason always built everything but. Now at age 55, finally building...
I thought the turn out was good. We spent about 5 hours going through swap meet and checking out cars. To me seemed bigger than last year.
Just got back from Redneck Rumble! Got some good deals,saw some good friends and had a great time!
I'm going. Good swap meet for older cars! Lot of nice HAMB friendly cars their besides rat rods.
Honest Charlie's Speed Shop and Jack Daniel's Distillery tours.
So I have thrown in the towel on reworking an old stock Model A frame to my liking. Going to build from scratch. Doing RPU,mild 327,turbo 350,3;42...
I know a metal shop in north Al that might could help you out if that's close to you.They have always been very helpful and like doing custom...
WOW! This is some great info. You gotta love the H.A.M.B.ers!
Thanks. Kinda thought 4in was ok ,just wanted to be safe.
Here's where I am. Building hot rod RPU. Stock Model A frame, 3in dropped axle,327/350 combo,S10 rear and 4 bar with coil overs. Front half of...
Under dash Sears 8 track,stick on hoodpins and home made dual exhaust with used Arvin Orange peeler glass packs! '69 Pontiac Tempest with 283 CHEVY!
Finish Z'ing rear frame and weld up motor and trans mounts on Model A frame. Started this over 2 months ago. Dang, I've gotten lazy!
Building the basic Model A hot rod with 3 in dropped axle,1 in lowered spring and vega cross steering. Have not mounted vega box yet and was...
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