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Stopped by the Rolling Bones hot rod shop today getting ready to make the trip to the Detroit Autorama. looks like the bones have a winner under...
I stopped by the Rolling Bones Hotrod Shop today and watched Ken Schmidt wet sanding around the many louvers on a 32 deck lid. Obviously, he was...
I need to upgrade the stock steering box in my 35 coupe. I want to retain the stock steering column so the interior will still appear stock. I am...
It's Sunday April 17, 2011. Lots of HAMBers and Fordbarners last year. I'll be at space #12 and 13 with Jetmek in the 1rst row next to the bushes....
I just saw another one recently :rolleyes:. I just wonder why I've never seen an Olds engine with Chevy valve covers....... You Hambers who have...
May need some help here. I scored a Winfield SR dual carb at a truck show swap meet. It has a 4 bolt base that I found fits a Merc flathead...
Young fellows gather around my 41 Ford. One looks in thru the window and says "Whats that?" The other says " I don't know, maybe it's a handbrake...
I'm 64 this yrear and I've been at this hot rodding for a while. When I was a young guy we had the "little pages" which guided us along with the...
I was just looking through a small stack of 50's mags. Honk, Car Craft, Rod & Custom, Restyling etc. Some of these cars must still be around. It...
This is being held Jan 16-17. Thinking about going. Is anyone familiar with it? Any hotrod treasure? Comments, Thanks
Thought I'd show these pics. What a shame. The guy won't sell anything period. It's been there for years and known by the local guys, some HAMBers...
I just set an 8BA into my 41' coupe. I'd like to run the fan off the crankshaft. It currenty has a wide belt on the rear shieve of the stock 8BA...
Here's one for you guys. Check out this manifold. :eek:
I am thinking dual Rochester 2 barrels on a flathead. I know they would bolt right on to a stock 49-53 Merc but did anyone make a multiple carb...
My two tone green 59' Gretsch Aniversary is the same color as a 59 Olds or 59' Chevy. Is that a coincidence or what??
My 41 coupe has had the dash panel cut out so I'm looking to replace it. Or replace the entire dash. I'm hoping that I can get some ideas before I...
Here it is! Just hauled her home yesterday. I've been wanting this for a long time:D:D
Thats the plan. I'm going to use a parallel spring kit for the rear. Either Speedway or Cornhuskers adapter kit. Just wondering what is involved...
I'm building a flathead powered 31 Model A. ( 8RT water pumps). I'm reading Tardels book and it says the motor mounts should be 3" back from the...
I've got 16" stock Ford wires to go on my 34 P/U. I will be mounting 7.50 on the rear and 6.00 on the front. Whats up with balancing these...
I just put this Rochester on my newly built ,almost complete, flathead. Back in the day we ran these when we couldn't afford hot rod stuff. I had...
8BA with mallory dual point:rolleyes:. GMC Bubba worked the dizzy and got all of the ungodly bugs out. He did a great job with this thing. Out of...
I've never been but 4 of us are planning on coming over from NY. Any tips on this swap meet? What to expect, parking, size etc. Probably have to...
Disagreement at the shop. I say it was an option and they say never existed. Did they or not have air bags in the coils with a compressor under...
I have an 8BA with a Isky 77B. I've ran it for the last year. I had a valve sticking so I just pulled the manifold and heads. I removed the valve...
My hot rod sets in the garage for the winter months. I started it the other day and it ran like shit.:mad: Sniffed the tank and it sure don't...
Does anyone remember them? High schools from around the country competed. I was in one 1960. There were State playoffs and then the nationals in...
I'm building a 265" flathead with 4" crank and L-100 cam. I bought a set of new French rods from Vern Tardel as the cost of refurbishing used...
I have a nice 30' coupe with stock frame to start with. The engine will be a 265" 8BA. 39 tranny with torque tube. I'm told that the frame should...
OK Guru's. I am gathering parts for my 30 coupe A-V8 project. I just found a F-1, 3 speed, sideshift, open drive transmission. Very nice as I will...
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