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Is anyone else watching the results from the track this weekend. one car ran a 4.49 at 172 on a 1/8 mile track today....no wheelie bar 10.5...
I have a new vintage air setup I am putting in my 71 Chevy pickup. The new style has a vacuum operated heater control valve instead of the cable...
There have been some really cool trailer builds on the hamb and I took some notes from you guys. Here are some pictures of the trailer I am...
I hope this is not a duplicate post, but this is an awesome video showing some california boys making the trip to Detroit to race. They are...
Anybody seen or heard from Jim Marlett? I have been waiting to see some new pics from him especially the HAMB drags pics.
The car was leaving the line hard and pulling all the way thru the stripe. Bullet made a custom grind cam to work with my heads which are on the...
The Geeman just left my place......he is making his trek home to you Austin boys.
This is a link to the vintage signs in the auction. I dont know anything about the McDorman name, I just rcvd the link. There are 41 pages of...
Thanks to everyone for the hospitality. The HAMB Drags is such a friendly event when I compare them to the left coast events. From my point of...
This video might help, I found it on youtube and shows the end of the track. The run-off looks pretty long? am I right?...
Well, I was going to title this thread "My model A will soon scream under new power" but Littleman already has that thread. Since the car was...
I keep trying to get this car in the 10's. I have been working on getting the 396 to run over 6000 RPM's and I dont think it is going to happen...
My buddy Kramer picked up this hood for a great price....Only to find out that once mounted on the commercial grill shell it looked pretty bad....
Well, its 92 degrees today and I should have went to Austin, but I didnt so I got inspired and went for a little Sunday drive thru the country...
Like the title says......I need some help determining instant center. If any of you drag race guys have the software or brainpower I would...
We are having a blast. 11.52 against Justin's 11.73 <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"...
The people who bought my buick sold it to a guy in Hollister and he needs a paint chip in the fender fixed, can someone reccomend a good painter?...
I know its early, but what are you bringing this year and how fast does it run? .
Does anyone have any data or info on air scoops, the pressure they create, and maybe jetting info when using them? For example how much...
Speedworld dragstrip in Arizona had their "straight axle" gig today. Since it was a nostalgia event I figured nobody would be there and I could...
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This question pops up every six months. I made these tonight. The cones and perforated tubes are from Cone Engineering. They ship very fast and...
I decided there was no way I was going to put my alternator up high or outside the head. Several companies make mounts that locate the alternator...
We got in last night from the hamb drags world tour. We left Phoenix on 08-26-08. On Sunday 08-27 we ran back down to Oklahom and hit Starbirds...
What is the rule on trans shields for NHRA?......or at what point are you required to have one?
Do you guys run tubes in your slicks? I am mounting M/T ET slicks on an aluminum wheel.
I visited my buddy Glenn Kramer today. He is well known in these parts for upholstery work. He has been working on this pickup and I thought it...
Here is three days of progress. I blew it apart and painted the frame, did a bunch of bodywork to the back panel and around the chopped area on...
This doesnt look right? This is my 396 BBC with Cometic head gaskets, I am ready to put the cylinder heads on today but it looks like one of the...
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