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My wife and i have always been up for road trip. A couple of weeks after our first road trip in our first hot rod, about 1995, we got hooked up...
Really would not surprise me, there was a lot of "innovation" back in those days. Some worked, some didn't. It was a marvelous time of...
That ain't no lie! I just passed the zero with the 6 in front of it. I think I know what all that talk about being over the hill means, they were...
The 46 Dodge had 2 pieces of flat glass installed into a one piece frame. Weld closed the hinge and latch holes, grind flat, have a local glass...
After a while, the reflective silver wears off to a dull gray, almost white. Gene
Didn't look a lot different when I sold it! Sure looks different these days, it has blue paint, stock wheels & caps, and all the chrome trim! Gene
Are you sure the radiator fins are not just plugged up with dust, dirt and other stuff and the air can't flow through it? Its seems pretty strange...
Is it a coupe, or a sedan? A "pushed in passenger side door" could be an issue. Besides also possibly having pushed in the side, door post, roof...
Honest! I wasn't abusing it t all! It just happened! Its all your fault. It only lasted 5 years..... I used to collect broken parts. With enough...
My son has informed me that "we" need top pull his 57 Dodge wagon (not really HAMB friendly) apart for painting. He wants to do a color change, so...
If I can get my finger between the brake line and the exhaust, it will be good. That is enough room for air to flow past to cool the line....
If he is really "all done" because of a little "shit", he won't be back to read anything else. He seems to have a lot of "poor little me" excuses...
Lots of stuff looks like fun until you actually have a chance to do them. I suggest you join one of Cornfield Customs metal forming classes and...
jimmy six, The trucks were called pilot house because of the shape of the cab, and the amount of glass compared to the 39-47 Dodge trucks, and...
I had a fire under the hood of my coupe in early Aug. I have home built inner fenders, and the battery resides under the hood. When you turn the...
Before we took the coupe on vacation, I tightened everything that was loose, put weatherstripping in any place I could identify a wind whistle and...
Bringing my grandson Saturday, only his 2nd time. A couple years ago, his first, was a really nice day, I need to show him what Jefferson is...
Lots of trucks were used as shop trucks back in the day. Ford wasn't the only company building trucks, and they were not the only trucks used as...
I'm way too lazy to clean all that stuff you guys have in your garages! I have a 27 Chrysler grill shell, a single 50s Chrysler Hemi valve cover,...
Larry was blown away by that last ride. Farewell Larry, I'll see you again someday. Gene
It only took 3 1/2 years to come up with that? Is the guy even still active on the HAMB? Gene
I have a shop rate of $60 per hour. I give estimates based on how long it will take if everything turns to crap, for each part of the job. I add...
Sorry, I'm not the guy that can post a bunch of pictures for you, I'm lucky if I can get a picture of my junk posted. I might suggest a Google...
Years ago, our family was on vacation. We were visiting my wife's brother that lived in CO (we live in IL). While we were there, I went with my...
What else is there? I don't see channeling, sectioning, pinching, decking, nosing, altered wheel base, or the all important Gasser look. There's...
Cutting it out is the easy part! Putting it all back together is a whole different story. The door post involves both the car body modification,...
Most of the squeaks & rattles on my coupe are from the front fenders and hood bouncing and moving around. A rattle is two or more pieces that are...
The edge of the steel fender is wrapped around a solid wire. The wire has broken. The correct fix is to cut a section of sheet metal fender about...
Where to start? The original seats have a steel framework with a spring base and back. The springs are covered with a burlap fabric and the have a...
I agree with Squirrel. There is a wiring issue between the wires from the column and the 4 turn lights. The left and the right front turn power...
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