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I just picked up this HARPER intake for 265 Mopar flathead six. I've read all the threads and looked at all the pics here on the HAMB. Looks like...
California car (Ontario / Riverside area) restored in the late 80's / early 90's from a mint rust free original. Body is straight as an arrow....
like the title says-- any Wichita area HAMBers willing to cruise by a lot on Broadway and check out a car for me? It's actually a VERY...
what a nightmare!!!! I took on this project for a friend, and I just CAN NOT win with this thing. it's a Scarebird disc conversion kit, nice...
I have a 3-71 with the "not smooth" bearing plates (bumpy?) and no end covers. first question- is there a REAL name for those bearing plates? ,...
anybody have any experience with anything other than pump gas when putting 6 carbs on a blower? I'm thinking race, not street. are there...
I got a tub of old hot rod and drag racing magazines from a buddy, was flipping through the October 1975 issue of "Super Stock and Drag...
A friend of mine has a '37 Pontiac straight eight with factory top shift three speed, that he is going to put in a lakes modified style roadster....
Only indirectly related to the class, but.... for you guys building 10.0 and slower altered chassis- Inliners International has open records...
can a steel or aluminum fuel tank have brackets welded to it to mount it to the frame, like L brackets, angle iron, etc, or do the mounts have to...
what's "right"? what works? what's cheap? Dzus seem spendy, and of a later time-- Sheet metal screws? holes drilled into the bars of the...
getting ready to start on my cockpit- Our rules state "Roll bar... higher than driver's head" Fridaynitedrags suggested "minimum height 3...
How are you guys doing the firesuit? A friend closed his shop and "donated" several (new) single layer one piece suits to me, I've never done...
I just wanted to add some info for anyone wanting to do this conversion. I talked to an old Hillclimb racer about doing this conversion to the...
going ahead and starting this thread, only a couple pics so far, but, more to show SOON! just got the drivetrain all together for the first...
Trying to get a miss out of it at 4750 RPM. Once we get this thing to rev, we can try to tune some power out of it. Anybody have any insights?...
I am putting a side shift Lasalle behind the flathead six Mopar in my HA/GR. It has seen previous dragster use, evidenced by the lack of the...
lots of competition cars of all types "back in the day" had bolted on roll bar hoops that had been chromed. Any chance of that getting on a track...
last year when I started gathering stuff for my build, I spent a bunch of time reading and researching what tube to buy to build my cage/chassis....
Are they still around? They used to have a brake pedal assembly for '38 Chevy pickup that worked really well. I need one, and can't get any...
I'll leave the xpletive to your imagination... but I HAD to share this...... I just scored a Lasalle trans off ebay, but not just any-- it's...
the most recent progress on my HA/GR can be shown in a couple pics. After dumping the engine and stuff off on the machine shop (winky icon...
would a HA/GR with a hand pressure pump fuel system pass tech? Pressurized systems were pretty popular in racing in those days, and sure would...
sorry to tease, I took the pics, but they're too big. Can I send them to somebody to resize and post?
progress has been REALLY stop and go on my HA/GR project, it's been on STOP since before the drags. I FINALLY took the plunge today, started...
TCI uses 3/4" x 2" x 1/8" box tube to form their x-members or center crossmembers in their chassis. Does anyone know where I can buy this...
I can't find a wiring diagram for a 1969 c800 ANYWHERE!! Surely somebody here can hook me up! The previous owner had swapped the alternator to...
I've always wanted to put side drafts on a flathead six Mopar, never seen it done. In searching here and elsewhere, I've come across very little...
The rules state "stamped steel bellhousing" OR scattershield. Would a hydroformed Lakewood qualify? would it have to be SFI current to run...
this '62 Mercury Monterey 9 passenger wagon showed up at the crusher one morning. I couldn't resist. Kinda like a puppy at the pound. 300 H.P....
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