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Helped a buddy pick up a trailer for his WWII Ford GPW. And the guy had this cylinder head just laying around. Looks pretty interesting. Just...
My daughter is 9 months old, and loves to play with her cousin's toy cars. I have been searching for some classic car toys that are not made of...
I am building a nash metropolitan with a 3 speed automatic on a budget for my wife, and I was wondering what the best automatic shifter to use...
Since no parts stores or battery stores around here have a Nash or Hudson or AMC Metropolitan, nor an MGA, listed in their computers or books, I...
10 years ago, 19 year old me walked into a rinky dink wholesale lot in Abilene Texas and bought a "well worn" '62 Falcon Sedan. At that time, the...
I am building a '61 Metropolitan for my wife. It has a small 4 banger in it. She said she wants the car to have a nice tone but not be too loud...
Quick, name a better feeling than going 100mph in a 50 year old car, whilst listening to 50 year old music! Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone &...
Maybe O/T, but does anybody ever feel like they are the only ones into old school rods? I was hangin out with my buddies tonight, and everybody...
I was driving home from work last night when I heard a loud POP! come from my right wheel. The car jerked crazy hard to the right. So, I slowly...
I'm a total noob when it comes to automatic transmissions...and I'm putting one in the '61 metropolitan I'm building for my wife. Is there a way...
can anyone ID what year and model this trim piece came from?
Just like the title says. I want to adapt a Weber 34ICT onto the intake of the Datsun 4 banger in my wife's '61 Nash. What have you guys used,...
Alright, so after hearing about the shortcomings of the original austin 4 banger (and being reluctant to do anything with the datsun banger the PO...
So, my wife and I just purchased a 1961 Nash Metropolitan. She wants to rebuild the original engine, but she would like to ditch the 3 spd and...
Well after a couple months of searching, we finally found my wife her dream car. A 1961 nash metro. We picked it up this morning from a fellow...
[ATTACH] I just bought some 1950 Plymouth hubcaps at a local flea market. But, I'm not sure what I think about them on my bird What do you guys...
Recently, I was talking to my dad and he said that his friend had once shown him a picture of an early 60's Ford Falcon that someone had grafted...
My wife recently found a 1958 Nash metropolitan on CL that she fell in love with. So we went to check it out...it was in rotten shape...and they...
I am a B-1 Crew Chief in the US Air Force. Since January, I have been deployed to the Middle East. I return back home in about 3 more months, and...
I want to make a custom/functional hood scoop for my bird. I don't like the musclecar-ish, teardrop shaped falcon hood scoops you see at the...
Does anybody have a ford 200 straight 6 single outlet header for sale?
Our annual cruise night is coming up. So, I wanted to spruce up the engine bay in my bird. The valve cover on my straight 6 was lookin pretty...
I'm pretty sure some old lady used the bumpers on my bird to create parking spots in a crowded lot at one time in the car's history. Needless to...
A buddy of mine found this pic of a motometer radiator cap. He is curious to know what car this would have originally come stock on. Can any...
I painted the wheels on my bird turquoise a couple years ago, but now I'm kinda over the color. I need some suggestions for a new color. I want...
Other than mine, I haven't seen too many pics of traditional falcon hotrods. anyone got some sweet pics out there?
i am not sure what the exact name is for them, but i was wondering if anybody has reproduced the smaller chrome trim rings that fit in place of a...
I just found out about this site from Porter Mufflers. It looks like the kind of BadAss Old School hot rod forum I have been looking for. I...
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