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The “Super Dual” intakes came out right after the War. A few years later, the triples were the hot ticket. 1946-‘47-‘48...
If it were mine, the type of shock I would use would depend on the style of the car. If your car is all original you definitely want to keep your...
Hey Chris, Will this photo work. Billy Crewl sent me a link to this thread and asked if I could search my photo archives. I have about 4000 dry...
I'm a 1/2 hour away and I probably won't go.
In my opinion, it depends on the era of the automobile you are building. If your building a 40s era hot rod you should be using an amp meter to be...
I love '32-'34 Ford Pickups! I borrowed and copied these photos from Larry Monreal. Larry lived in San Bernardino, CA in 1954 when these photos of...
I was there with my 80 year old neighbor, he ran a roadster at El Mirage back in 1947. I can't push him too hard so we were only able to go up and...
:eek: I was thinking of going to Yellowstone to see Old faithful but it would be disappointment after seeing the Calori Roadster meltdown. Jerry
I vote '33! '32-'34 Ford pickups are bitchen.
I had to pay $100.00 for '36 Ford driveshaft so I can make the header for the passenger side of the Mitchell Muffler Pickup. Jerry
If you want to try a high tech approach to find out how far off your speedometer is get an onboard navigation system. It should tell you within a...
Give the carb a little shot of propane or carb spray and see if the idle smoothes out, if the idle speed goes up its too lean, if the idle goes...
More Coupe photos
Here are a bunch of traditional styled Coupe photos from Friday's So Cal Speed Shop open house and Saturday's LA Roadster Show. Jerry
A few More '32 Roadster photos
More '32 roadster Photos
Here are a bunch of traditional styled '32 Roadster photos from Friday's So Cal Speed Shop open house and Saturday's LA Roadster Show. Jerry
Install all the electrical outlets about five-feet from the floor otherwise they will be buried behind all your crap. Twenty years ago I built a...
I found some more Ak MIller info for you. Years ago I started keeping a data base of hot rod articles that interested me. If I see an article that...
I did some research and he did enter two different Roadsters in 1948. Entries 1-100 are listed in the front of the program. When I saw the #34...
Hello Palle, I have several thousand 40s era hot rod photos that I have borrowed and copied over the years. The photos I have posted came...
If your in San Diego go take a tour of the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier http://www.midway.org/
That is a really neat Ford Model "AA" big truck. I would not turn it into a hot rod. I would clean it up and leave the patina. They had all kinds...
I'm not sure what kind of combination of parts you have there but I‘m going to give this a try anyway (I got your photo off of photo bucket...
If you want to see what most people imagine CA is like I would start with exploring Hollywood blvd and see the freaks walking the streets, the...
I would come in on Friday and go to the open house at the So-Cal Speed shop which starts late in the day, then go to the LA Roadster show on...
Use the original frame, especially on a traditional project. Nothing looks better than a nice factory riveted together frame. The only thing you...
You need to take the battery feed wire and the generator output wire at the regulator and splice them together so the alternator has a 12 volt...
Here is a list of Potvin Cams and a spec card I received from Bill Jenks when he ground a 3/8 Super for me years ago. Jerry
I might as well adopt you and leave you all my stuff . I have no sons and no one else in this house cares about this stuff but me. You guys must...
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