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Hey all, anyone purchase a new 1 piece rubber windshield rubber from Robertsmotorparts for a C Series truck? I bought the type, with channel cord...
Hey all, gotta redo leaf springs and shackles bushings. Front drivers side pack of 8 springs flattened right out. Rears 1 side looks good, but...
Hey all, 55 Fargo/Dodge still running stock I beam and stock steering. Like to get the best possible ride out of it, and will not be clipping her....
Hey all, been using this external trans cooler in 55 Fargo. It's a stock 1986 318, 904 trans. No trailer pulling going on. Is this cooler big...
Okay so a lot of times we get a Jalopy up and driving but there not 100% finished, (are they ever). Mine continues to be upgraded and completed as...
Hey HH, any of you weight your pickup trucks to see just how heavy they are? Mine, a 1955 C series Dodge/Fargo is 3100 to 3200 lbs, that's the 108...
Hi all, many roadways in our traditional Hotrod era were gravelly or dirt. Now the improved roads might been oiled and graded a lot to keep in...
Had my old jalopy out yesterday and it dawned on me, I drive a jalopy that needs some improvements. 8 year old low mile radials, 1 jug MC, drum...
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Hey all, On a mission to get my ebrakes figured out. Im hoping to use my stock underdash pull handle. It was originally used for the trans tail...
Hey all, How many of you, and how many times have you chased a problem, went down the rabbit hole only to come full circle for an obvious...
Hey all, Okay much of North America is under a wicked "Polar Vortex", with the exception of the South and Coastal areas. Monday morning it was 32...
Hey all, So many in the name of safety, ease of parts and maintenance swap out drum brakes to discs. Have any of you swapped back to drum brakes?...
Hey all, You Guy's with trucks, what bench seats fid yah use? Stock Rebuilt? Donor seat, from what? Heres mine but needs repair and upholstery,...
Hey all, installed a Mr gasket Ratchet shifter into the 55 Fargo, when I swapped in the 318/904 combo. I have no cover, and need to come up with...
Hey all? In the early 70s the big 3 went to rating engines with detuned Net output rating. Now many of these powerplants were the basically the...
Hey Fellow Hoodlums, Had a synapse fire causing me to have an idea. What do you HAMBERS generally see as Safety musts for your rides? Brake system...
Okay this is for you "Mopar Gurus" . Okay recently installed a 1986 LA 318 904 combo into my 55 Fargo truck. This was mated to Mopar 8 1/4 diff...
Hey all folks living in the hottest most humid parts. This could be northern people too. Okay so In near Winnipeg Canada, directly north of Dallas...
Okay who's Hotrod or car ir truck is a beater or a little on the rough side? I was lookin at my 55 Fargo, and she is a beater sorta like a 3...
Hey Moparheads, Got a question, installed a later smogger 318 into my 55 Fargo Pickup. But here's my question, i have the bigger exhaust port...
Hey all, share your thoughts on auto trans shifters, race type, rod type etc B&M, Hurst, Genie, Mr Gasket and especially home built. Here isa Mr...
Who can edumicate me on the 361 Chrysler B engine? Relative has 1 for sale with 727 trans. It originally came put of a 62 Saratoga and he...
Hey all, Been trying to figure out and plan my strategy for my 1955 Fargo pickup SWB 108 3300 lbs CW. It has a tired 228 long Chrysler flathead 6,...
Hey all, Spent some tyme on a 265 Chrysler Flathead 6 I own. Had head off and she's not been run in many many years. Guy I bought it off pulled it...
So we see a lot of Ford L head V8 threads, posts, features and builds on here. Thought I would create a thread for all Flathead 6s and 8s hop ups...
Hey all, is it possible to get a driveshaft made where the slip yolk (from a 727) tube is near 3.25 and the rear yolk and flange is small and...
Hey all, have a question about "hydro throwout bearings", it's very likely I need to use this type of system on a build I've undertaken. Its a...
Hey Guys, Squirrels Old Skool Valve job thread fired me up a bit...lol I have a 1955 Dodge Fargo truck. It has a very tired 228 long flathead 6...
Hey all. Bought a 225 slant 6 engine recently came outta of a1971 Cuda. It supposedly had 39k miles ( of which I'm highly skeptical ). The car was...
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