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Just heard through the grapevine that Cast Iron Mike is closing the doors. He's been a savior of many a hunk of old arn. Cast Iron Repair...
This is advertised locally and if so would be news to me. Before I say it ain't so, thought I better consult the GJ expertise. Have any of you...
Got into a discussion with as to when the first aftermarket tunnel rams were sold to customers and thus are/are not HAMB. I was there in 1965 and...
Just picked up a bunch of '49-up Cadillac V8 engines with transmissions. These are dry-storage core engines/trannys. At least one 331", a couple...
IIRC, Atlas was the house brand for Chevron/Standard/Esso stations. I just saved a big box of old Atlas ignition pars which was being tossed....
I just heard of a school bus boneyard in the Idaho woods which has some mid-'50s GMCs still sitting and not rusting too much. Anyone here looking...
Did a search and didn't find an answer. A customer brought in a flatmotor and a bunch of NOS parts he'd been hoarding for fifty years. Among...
Complete, less carb '56 Olds 324" Rocket V8. $450 on a pallet to the shipper's dock of your choice in Spokane. jack vines
I've seen Pontiac V8s in the '55-56 pickups, but just opened the hood of a big truck and there was a '57 Buick 364" and a truck 4-speed. Would...
I just saved a couple of complete '63 Cad 390" engines from going to China; told my machinist some HAMBer might want one for a rod/custom build....
I know they existed at one time, but I've never seen one. Anyone got one, know of one, ever seen one? jack vines
I've done some bucket-size electrolysis on tools and small parts. My machinist came by a huge power supply from a chrome plating tank. We're not...
Who builds the most '49-64 Cad V8s? I've got a couple of questions. There seems to be several different oil pumps; '49-55, '56-58, '59-63 and so...
Got into a discussion off-forum with a couple of members here, because it seems as if there's a pissing match once a day about post-65 engines,...
Tomorrow a guy I know is bringing by two Ford T10s he wants me to take off his hands. I'd appreciate someone who knows the differences to help...
An internet search has returned zip. Any old guys here recognize this? [img] I've got one which reportedly came from a GM pickup. The input...
A local scrapper has come by with a load of early hemi engines, all in parts, all scrambled. I'm hoping I can sort out the mess the dead guy,...
Anyone got one, know how to operate one, got a manual, got a parts machine? Lots of lifters have gone NLA and I'd like to get one of these up...
Up until today, I'd have lost money betting Dodge never came with a straight eight. All I ever saw were fours and sixes until the hemi came...
I'll be in the Savannah, Charleston, Charlotte, Boone area October 6-20. Anything interesting going on there? What machinery-related places to...
At a swap meet today, I found a battered but complete Wayne Engines and Engine Equipment Catalog for 1952 - 28 pages of photo history and product...
If so, I need a couple of the bakelite cover and coil assemblies. Any suggestions? thnx, jack vines
I recently came across a Ford Industrial 317" engine which is based upon the '52-63 Lincoln Y-Block 279-302-332-317-341-368. I found this site,...
Just spent a weekend in Alabama with a friend who has a '36 Ford Tudor with a 283" and a '96 Chevy 2500 with a slightly built 350". Both have...
Greetings, H.A.M.B.ers, Anyone here had any direct experience with Dick Bradshaw of Bulldog Performance, Indianapolis, IN on engine head and...
Greetings, H.A.M.B.ers, We just got a Kansas Instrument Ultra Hone Power Stroking Rod Machine RHM 700. It was made in Argentina by AMA. This...
These days, nine out of ten Harleys are running straight pipes. At the GoodGuys show this weekend, half the cars driving in were running right...
I'll be in the AL/GA/TN/MS area next weekend. Yep, know about the Grand Run in Pigeon Forge and that is a possibility. However, it is pretty...
Holiday Greetings, HAMBurgers, I've got several Hurst shifters and am trying to remember what made the 3-speed Dual Pattern with Synchro Lock...
Greetings, H.A.M.B.rs, I was sold a flywheel which, "guaranteed, it came off a Studebaker or a Packard V8, cause that's all Dad had." It...
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