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A devastating loss for his family and the entire hotrod community. And for something I must recognize: A loss as an example of just good...
Thank You Jalopy Journal, the old Buick sold to a new caretaker thanks to this ad.... Going to miss this one...... Steve weim55 Colorado
Very straight nearly rust free ‘60. I purchased this car from the estate of the original owner in 2009, car had been sitting in covered storage...
The wheel wells have been massaged a bit and currently has a 29x10.5x15. That’s THE largest tire that will fit. Steve weim55 Colorado
Has a disc brakes and no 14 inch wheel I have tried will clear the calipers. Thanks for the recommendation! Steve weim55 Colorado
Would love to run superstock with Southeast gassers but The distance would probably never allow. They mandate running 7” Slick and worked with...
I heard 9 inch Ford approximately stock width with stock 5 on 5 Pontiac wheel pattern.
Thank you for the pics and measuring the wheel centers. Is the 15" you have pictured a HD brake wheel from that era Pontiac? I've never seen one...
At the moment I have a pair of 15 X 7 stock steel wheels off of probably a big late 70s Olds or Buick. The center stamping is weird and the center...
Period correct ‘61 Pontiac Catalina S/S track car. Want to run an era correct steel rear wheels. Because of unique axle width i’m going to have to...
How to clean oxidized aluminum to original finish? These valve covers are pretty rough and I would like to take them to their original state. I...
Spring of 1981 1968 Bel Air station wagon. 307, 3 on the tree, manual everything. Phone book trick on a sacked out bench seat. 16 years old...
That Truckstell OD has gotta be one rare bird. Safe assumption that Chevy didn't offer OD as a factory installed option '49 - '54 if the...
Was this ever a factory option for these years ?? Was '55 the first year for the overdrive option ?? Thanks, Steve
Ahhhhhhh. I'm a little slow today! Jus' gotta say it........... Thanks for all words back in the day White Punk. I spent alot of time readin'...
For a cup of coffee he even had his own magazine (CSK published??) That pic at the top of the first post is Tony in his then new black 5.0 Mustang...
Tony DeFeo was my favorite east coast writer as long as he was getting published. The last article I remember reading by him was his test of a...
Cool little Husky. I have a '57 Husky myself. Can't wait to dig into mine too. For a great reference on another Husky build check out...
Find out WHY that rocker broke first. If this car has spent considerable time at any point sitting around for years here's a couple nailhead...
Thread drift here............... I would love to see real street race footage on movie or TV. Even today. Not Pinks that S%$# with the...
Damn...if only Jay were around. Think about it, he would have been perfect to setup the street race stuff for any of the footage the script called...
Connman, One of the biggest bummers is the fact that Jay Wheatly has passed on too. He would definately be the best source for any real car...
Oli, This may help: I just finished this conversion on my manual brake '60 Buick LeSabre. Go to V8buick.com , go to classic buicks, click on...
Holy S&%$ ! The '62 Chrysler on the first photo collage is a letter series car! Damn.... that's one rare SOB........ Steve weim55 Colorado
I bought this '60 buick LeSabre at the HAMB Drags swap meet last year for $1,700. It's a one owner car that had been sitting in a garage locally...
Curt, My '60 is a typical firewall mount from the era. The problem was the car is a factory 3 speed stick and the clutch linkage comes out of...
Yes. AAFD here on the HAMB board turned me on to this NAPA 36237 master cylinder. It's for 70s CJ DJ Jeeps. That port on the bottom is for the...
Not sure if we're on the same page here........ I've done an awful lot of clutch conversions and such and without exception diaphrams are always...
I want to lose this heavy pedal borg beck pressure plate on my '60 Buick and go with a diaphram unit. I can't seem to find a diaphram plate that...
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