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Gettin her back to the top (for now). There were tons of posts yesterday. My band (if you wanna call it that) will be playing at 11am Saturday....
Keep it up man. I love the 53. Always been my favorite car. I got my first (an UGLY 1960 Apache pickup) when I was 19. I never got it roadworthy...
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Can't wait to see all you folks out there. A little update, I've joined the music lineup. I'll be playin some music on the main stage and I think...
Come out to The Waller Co. Fair Grounds in Hempstead, Tx for the 6th Annual Texas Hoedown!!!
I know how you feel. My shoebox left the shop late Tuesday night. I've driven her to work the rest of this week and now, I barely need my morning...
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Lotsa progress to report on my shoebox. I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this now that everything has changed but I'm sure someone...
I pulled my stock radio yesterday. I have a friend who is a HAMM/CB radio hobbyist. HAMM and CB radios still use many of the same components as...
Ok new question then. Speedway sells a Stromberg "copy" called the Speedy's 9 Super 7. They are 299 each which is still cheaper than any Stromberg...
Really? Were they Strombergs or Holleys? What was the issue?
I'm gonna put 2 on it. I already have the Offy intake to do it. I just gotta shovel out the ass load of money required for such things as Stomberg...
I bought them at Napa actually. They had the rears in stock, the fronts came in next day. They are actually very common and easy to find through...
Yesterday, Lonnie and I installed new shocks on the 50. When we took the old ones off, you could easily compress them by hand and they wouldn't...
Yeah, I looked at specs on 8N so I don't think that's what he meant. The updraft will definitely not work. Whole different concept. Did Ford make...
Alright folks, I got a question here. I have a 1950 Ford with the 239 flatty V8. I want to put 2 2BBL carbs on it. Strombergs, although super...
Thank you! I'll check them both out. I tried Shoeboxford.com but he is going out of business.
Working on a new project to get The Snake & Mongoose Movie at The Showboat Drive In!!!! It is an excellent movie about the historical rivalry and...
It would be cool to have but I was referring more to these .pdf files some folks have made that had every tidbit of info about whatever car they...
Thank you Steve. I'll check it out. I always think having a big ass list of reference details help with anything.
I have seen spec sheets for some old cars that have been turned into pdf's that can be downloaded. Does anyone happen to have a .pdf spec sheet or...
Love the gasser. I'd love to build one someday. Mine would have to be a wagon though. There's just somethin about them old long roof gassers that...
Hi y'all. I'm Kenny Allen. My username currently says "Kanny Allen" because I type like a chicken peckin at the ground and I overlooked my mistake...
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