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Last night I was pretty jazzed, and posted about getting my kid a stuffed beaver for his bar, and in return, he gave me a set of cherry 1956 CA...
A friend who is an ace head and intake porter has retired and is playing with his own stuff a little. Based on a 292 block, 375 cid. Moldex custom...
Anyone ever heard of AmeriCams? Cantrell gave me one in the 80's, a mild solid for the FE. Cam card has an address of 6661 Schaefer Hwy Dearborn...
Going to try to get a load of highly valuable automotive memorabilia together to offload
Anyone going to the Woodland swap meet? On the way
Just a shout out for EXCELLENT service that folks like us can use. When I got the Servi-Car, the PO had lost the key to the Harley barrel lock,...
Always pretty good, for buyers and sellers
Who's going? Heading out in a few with the duallie and a trailer full
Many of you are aware of Ray Paquet, who has raced his Thunderbolt to 30 (!) Indy Nationals Super Stock wins- low 8.40s at almost 160. He also,...
Anyone done this swap and can provide what M/C works well? 64 F100 shortbed with the original drums- brakes work fine, just looking for a dual pot...
Just picked this up on a swap for FE parts. 64 F100 shortbed stepside, very solid and straight, bed wood has been replaced at some point. Lowered...
Nice solid unit, exhaust crossover good, water passages good, no porting. Original carb studs, 3 valve cover holes have helicoils. Pretty...
Nice solid 1957 Ranchero- has already been a hot rod, was taken apart for paint and never finished. Set up for FE and 4-spd, had a 390 / T10 in...
Who's going to CHRR? Looks like it's still on, looking into it
Working on putting together a load of highly prized automotive memorabilia to sell
Planned on putting an FE in this one, just have too many, something has to go. Chopped 1951 Ford Shoebox, chop is well done, nice alignments all...
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Trying to decide if it's worth going tomorrow? Decent turnout?
Who's going? Looking for a pair of 15x10 straight-spoke Torq-Thrusts in 5x4.5 for the 56 Bird, not having much luck. Maybe a pair of 15x 5 or 6...
Lots of stuff about the joys of having and using a lathe lately, how about mills? Very handy tool, especially if one also has a lathe. I went to a...
OMG Hillbilly Engineering! Just ran across an ad for a "427", doesn't look too bad until I came across this in the description- "The block never...
Any news on upcoming swaps?
Best turnout I have seen for this one, lots of hoarded stuff, great weather, and happy people[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Pretty good start, pretty solid except the hood is thin to non-existent in one spot. Chop is pretty well done, has S10 clip and hubs for the Ford...
Just got a question from a friend, as we used to run the Super Stocks and sprinters with magnetos, old Vertex, later Mallory etc. He has a friend...
Pretty sparse information on their website or FB page for the swap on the 16th, no vendor info, prices etc., only a phone number? Any other info...
Looking for info and pictures of any 65 Comets done with a drop axle and FE engine, looking to keep it low as it will be an actual race car- so no...
I recently picked up a few more Sun distributor testers, in addition to my 504, I now have an SDT, MDT-50, and a 600. All have cabinets, and two...
Just got this 65 Caliente, real straight and solid, and came with Crites hood and bumpers. Just needs a 427- happen to have a few, and a couple...
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