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I spent Friday checking out the cars and displays and my personal choices were Jake's '29, the red '27 with the '32 chassis and fenders and Cory...
This is going to be great. All those parts collected will contribute. Looking forward to the completion.
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I have two cars powered by '57 283 engines. Both have pcv valves between the hole in the rear of the block and the carburetor base. Both have the...
I own three running small block powered cars and they all have GM 3844461 intakes. The '32 3W has a 750 Holley and Mondello ported heads, I...
Credit, in the article, should be given to Jamie and Jim Johnson of Albuquerque,NM for the beautiful restoration of the Causey '32 Roadster.
Follow the excellent advice stated above, buy a finished registered car and make it your own. Unless you have the skills necessary to build a...
I'd call it done. Exactly how I would have done it! I'm not familiar with the Zips riser, but have used the , now discontinued, Snow White...
You'll knock off at least 3 tenths if it doesn't bog and you power shift it. Very good time for a great looking '55. But can be quicker.
NoelC has passed on good information. In addition to the vertical measurement the horizontal distance is different between early and later oil...
The harmonic balancer is what wears out in the front of the engine. If the front of the engine leaks oil and it's not the pan gasket check the...
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Great shots Dan and what a collection of beautiful hot rods. Bobby Owens told me he would be driving his award winning roadster and there it is....
When I was 15 I worked for an old mechanic, his hand cleaning solution was Clorox bleach and Tide soap. I tried it once and burned my hands. I...
For an original unboxed frame redo32 offers a great suggestion to use k-member reinforcing legs. Industrial Chassis was the commercial...
Black is labor intensive but there is no better color for an early Ford. I sprayed my 3W in a two car garage in '99 with R&M Ebony Black acrylic...
I raced my '55 Gasser at Lions from '64 through '66. It was my home track and this past summer some old friends and I went to the museum for a...
It's amazing how a 2 1/2" chop enhances the lines of your '36. Beautiful cabriolet and the right color.
Beautiful country and good weather. Great collection of cars!!!
And next to Jake's beautiful '29 is the '32 Roadster of another well known innovator/master machinist Eric Vaughn. What a great gathering.
The advantage to the oil pressure switch is if you lose oil pressure the pump quits. I have had one on my 3W since I built it forty years ago....
A wonderful event and what a showcase for local Hot Rods. Great turnout!!!
They both look like well built cars. Very fair price, too.
Beautiful weather and a great collection of Hot Rods. Your 4-speed/overdrive modification was well worth the effort and makes the sedan more...
'55 Chevy Delray, I've had four '29 Ford Roadster '32 Ford chopped 3W '32 Ford Roadster '35 Ford 3W These are my five favorites
I quit street racing back in the '60s when the LAPD started arresting the racers and impounding their cars. They also arrested many of the...
An old crusty mechanic told me sixty years ago that a Chevy 6-cylinder firing order was easy to remember. 15 is too young, 36 is too old and 24...
Through the years I've seen some really scary fab work on steering components. You are very fortunate to have not killed yourself and/or totaled...
I drove my roadster in the last three Pasadena Roadster Club road events. What a great event and cruising through Angeles National Forest with...
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