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Anyone else going to be there? I'm probably going, fri. morning. Looking for a 4" merc crank for the 35 coupe, & running boards for the 46 chevy...
If you like the look, a speedway nose might look good, & fill up your space.
The number 1 cause of parking lots, is, GASP. CARS. Just crush em all. We wouln't need parking lots, just more bike racks, & the enviromentalists...
In midgets, the hot set up. For those of us who could't afford the hi dollar special heads, was to scrounge up a marine head. It would really wake...
Thanks guys
Anyone built one of these? I'm not a fabricator, or a body man. so I can't justify tying up the big bucks for one. ( not to mention being both...
Say what you want. I'da took it before the wreck. I'd take it now. This one aint dead, It's just resting.
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I can recognize engines by sight, but when I have 80 or so SBC's and a guy wants a year-specific 327 or 350, well, you can imagine my dilemna........
Thanks for the help. Sounds like this is doable. I'll let everyone know how this turns out.
One of my first race cars, was a 55 Plymouth that been burnt. Stripped out the interior, & cleaned it up inside. The rim of the steering wheel was...
Building a 46 Chevy 1\2 T Pu. Want to keep it fairly old school. Probably will go with a 261 I-6. Want to go with painted steel reverse wheels....
This car did EXACTLY what it was built to do. It grabbed your attention!! If this had been a more conventional '49 build. How many would have...
That's what makes a hot rod show so neat. The variety. I don't agree with everything I see, but I like seeing what others are doing. If you...
What did your wives say, when they found out? I once was involved in getting a car, two trucks, & a tractor, stuck in a wheat field. Alcohol...
It's not really traditional, in the context of this board. But my vote would have to go to the ubiqutous VW Beetle. This car was designed in...
Getting ready to start a build on a Chevy 261 Inline 6. It's probably going to cost something like twice as much as building a sbc. The Jimmy 6...
Looks like a Barris to me.
Don't know if this will point you at your problem or not, but a few things to look at. First of all, I don't know what kind of car this is, but...
Had one in a 68 F-250. Think it was a 2v auto. To pass anyone you had to lay back, & do the old slingshot thing. In other words it was a DOG, but...
Was in a neighbor's garage recently. I commented on his grinder stand base. Turns out it was origonally off an old creme seperator. Recycled, &...
Two of my uncles were flyers during the war. One was a B-17 pilot, flew out of England. In the 50's he would come riding in on a big Harley....
I asked a friend this same question about the louvers in the hood of his 48 Coupe many years ago. His answer, "when it rains, it pours"
Who's your sponsor, & how many millions a year do they contribute towards the building, & upkeep of your cars, & shop? If the answer is, none,...
All that Paint, & bodywork, but no e-brake, or good compression. Hmmmmmmmmmm! ******************* no one said that taste was doled out evenly. LOL
Saw a picture of one of those rodded, years ago. Looked kinda' like a bitchin' little pocket 40 Ford sedan. What is it, a 57? *****************...
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