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I bought 2 Silvertown 5.90-15 for the front of my car. I used them to hold the car while it was being restored at home so they were mounted on a...
Man, you're my new hero! Absolutely fantastic, awe inspiring work. Congratulations!! George
Every Sunday (after pop's nap) we'd head out to either Uncle Jim & Auntie Kay's house, or Auntie Sophie & Uncle Pat's house for a visit. The...
That car is frikken awesome! What a wonderful piece of work. Is that the SWC Mustang behind it? I see the McEwen AA/FC and truck in back.
May 2nd is a Thursday. Got that date right?
Bob's Hobbies on Wood Ave in Bridgeport, CT had a slew of model car kits back in the 60's and 70's. They held a model car contest every summer,...
A record 34.5 inches here in Trumbull. My plow truck was driven into the garage, and as I backed it out it got stuck. We ended up shoveling a path...
Damn, that's gonna be cool! Nice job! Pasta
Couple cool ones.........
Here's mine. It came from the Drag Cars in Motion thread. I want a 55 Chevy! :D
Dude! You're my frikken hero! That looks awesome!
I remember seeing "Support Your Local Dragstrip" on cars here in CT in the 70's. I would love to paint that on the back of my car, but there AINT...
Any updates??
I recommend Schocks (sp?) auto body near The Dock shopping center in Stratford. They do great panel matching by spraying test cards till it's...
If you lenghten the piece of rubber hose at the top connection, it will move the line away from the head. If you're that concerned with it, just...
Since it's white.......... "Mister Freeze" written in ice cubes like on the side of those ice freezers at the gas station with snow on top of the...
Change the rear gear in the 55 and drive it to work.
I like these...... http://www.limeworkspeedshop.com/store_hotrodparts_interior_bucketraceseats.html
Thanks for posting it! Feels good to see the show from up here. Man, I really miss Florida. Hey, I can't believe they played The Doors at a car...
I don't know if my car fits into this thread or not, but I figured some of ya's might like to see it. It's a recently built car made to look like...
Thanks for posting that. For almost 10 minutes I forgot it was 7º outside. LOL Hey, the later part of that video.....was that the Chic-Fil-A car...
Love the "then & now" pix of the area! Thanks for posting those. George
Thanks for the tips, guys. There is a truck stop not too far from here. I'll see if they have any aluminum cleaner/brightener. I've used wheel...
I have a vintage set of Cal Custom valve covers for big block Mopar. While they aren't RARE parts they usually cost about $75 a set in the...
Under those small bolts are cones that center the axle flange on the small studs. Usually they're a bitch to get out. Once the axle is out of the...
Great car! Good luck with it! I'll only get bills for Christmas. George
I have a friend with a 63 Vette that had a similar mystery. Seems he found his problem one day when he got into the Vette (battery was dead again)...
Jeff, The PID pictures are awesome. You guys had some really nice cars out that way back in the day. I love the winter racing shots with snow on...
Well, I took a step back. I removed all the trim sticks from the car and marked the top location as they were located on the sticks. I then pulled...
Well, I worked all day on the drivers side where the top attaches to the quarter panel trim stick, and all I ended up with was a loose, baggy mess...
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