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I would like to sell this Hamb era NO SMOKING IN THIS AREA gas station/ factory sign. I see some listed as porcelain, and it may be, but it is a...
[ATTACH] I have a pair of the O'Brian Truckers tall filters for my Plymouth, only running one till i install my dual intake. It is the same...
As much as I am looking forward to swapping in the OD I just built, I have really come to enjoy the full song of my flathead at 3000+rpm on the...
I would get them for that price, BUT as Squirrel said, the case is specific to the maker of the car. The pinions, ring and planet gears, freewheel...
I don't even understand how E3 has stayed in business this long. I have seen them used twice. Once in the early 2000s, a customer had me install a...
I love my Brockman Mellowtone steel packs. Supports a US mom & pop, and their service can't be beat. Call him up and talk to him about what you...
[ATTACH] Here is a analysis from a New Zealand Hotrod safety organization
For the smaller ones, what about stainless rivets? McMaster Carr has dome head solid rivets in bags of 50 for less than $10. With the right sized...
Nice looking car, he didnt even leave the air cleaner off! Those poly V8s are neat looking motors
My problem with q-jets is that I can take them apart alright, but have never gotten one back together. Holleys, webers, Strombergs and Carters i...
I was unfamiliar with "Johnny Law" axles, but found this:[ATTACH]
I noticed that the front tires are temporary spares, probably not what you want to keep on it once roadworthy.
What shape is the combustion chamber on the Offy heads? If the EAB heads can be milled a little and yield a similar compression ratio, I would...
Looks like a perfect roadster to me!! I dont know about the suspension stuff, but the V8 does look like a '49-53 unit.
I drive mine to work a few days a week, weather permitting (got some more work to do to get the windshield to quit leaking and to have wipers) It...
The Mopar parts interchange book I have lists them as different numbers, not as a replacement number, so I would belive that they are slightly...
Nice looking car! These old Mopar's are great drivers and can really shine with a little hop up.
I lucked into the spreader spring on Ebay. I have not seen another for sale. I may look at duplicating mine. I would think that it would work...
I have one, but it seems like it is all one piece. Maybe from an earlier transmission. Would it work? [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Local college parking pass is the topper that came with the tags. Who am I to separate em?
I believe that channeling was popular for east coast hot rods, might have just been matching the body.
That is how I worry my Plymouth would look if i french the headlights myself....
To give some closure to this, and consolidate what I have learned, here Is what I have co e up with:[ATTACH] I tracked everything down to convert...
I would love to have one of thoes 6v Wizard Deluxe batteries for my Plymouth!
Is the T86E-1A the stude OD? Looks like one of the older, all mechanical units, maybe an R6? I bet it could be converted to a top shift with a...
That dash looks fantastic! Have you tried copious amounts of marvel myster oil in the gas and oil? Sometimes that can help that last valve free up.
Been a while since a real update, spent most of last year working an average of 60 hours a week, so getting work done on the car has been slow...
Looks great!!!
[ATTACH] While out at the park with my family, a young man approached me. He had taken this picture of my car a few weeks ago, while it was out on...
Transmission is a Mopar 3 speed, with BW R10g-1 overdrive unit. I have been wondering about cryogenic treatment or micro shot peening, even before...
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