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Folks Of Interest Brookville, Pa barn collapse on antique cars
Talking to someone that had seen video of 40 Ford being lifted out of a collapsed barn in Summerville, Pa.
Believe owner was a centenarian and looking to sell cars. Sadly he passed early in... -
History Has your attitude concerning 4 doors changed over the years?
When I was a teenager a 4 door sedan was not cool, it was ok for your mom or your grandparents but I wanted a coupe or a 2 door sedan.
Now that I am a old fart I have grown to appreciate the... -
Technical Who really loves wiring ?
I’m at the spot in my RPU build when I can start installing my Rebel wire 9+3 kit.
I laid it out on my work bench and then read the instructions.
After that I think I read every post in the... -
Features So what's on the shop radio?
It's Saturday afternoon and your headed for the shop to get some serious work done on your pet project so what do you listen too?
I'm 54 so the 80`s is mostly my thing but I like all kinds of... -
Hot Rods Who Else Gets To Drive Your Car?
Today I took a drive on the back roads of New Hampshire with my daughter. As we made a turn onto a road that was going to bring us through a covered bridge, I pulled over and asked her if she... -
Technical Heat shrink and solder wire connectors
These might not be new (or news) to you but I hadn’t seen them before this.
A shrink tube with a low temperature solder sleeve and a couple of rings of sealing adhesive for a waterproof joint.... -
Art & Inspiration <<<< Friday Art Show 10/19/18 >>>>
One old, one new ............
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Art & Inspiration COOL OLDSMOBILE I SAW TODAY!
Visited a fellow hamb member(MotorCityDeuce) today to pick up some parts. Here's what I saw as I entered the garage. He's just finishing a redo on a nice 1955 Oldsmobile. Oh, and it's still... -
Technical To Weld - Or Not To Weld
Just starting in on the frame for my '31 Ford Coupe. I had the frame sandblasted yesterday. Thinking that rivets may have worked somewhat loose over the last 85 years I've considered welding the... -
History Who Was That Named After?
Working on my steering the other day, I got to wondering why it is that tie rods, steering arms and spindles are self explanatory, but what about Pitman arms, does nothing for pits in the road?... -
Folks Of Interest Hotrodprimer threads
For a while I was getting a little bored with the jalopy journal and the hamb, not because there weren’t good articles but because it had slown down a bit...... so somebody decided to step up a... -
Customs Mild Custom 61 Olds "Done!"
Finally got it just about there. Good enough for some pics, anyway.
Started on it, taking over for Jim Laga (Kustom7777), when he moved to Austin TX. He disassembled it, blasted and primered it,... -
Hot Rods It's getting dangerous out there!
Monday afternoon I took Brenda out for her Birthday dinner in the Deuce and just before we reached the restaurant there was a new Challenger pulled out in front of me, I was lucky the young girl... -
Technical Do you ever use your stickwelder anymore?
I was doing some rearranging and cleaning up in my shop last night and I drug out my old 1960's Craftsman stick welder ( Arc ) from under the work bench and got to thinking about it, I haven't... -
Art & Inspiration Screw your emails...
Sorry I haven't been answering emails and private messages today fellas... Had to get the 1946 H.A.M.B. Calendar and a few other things checked off. I'm back to work as normal tomorrow.... -
Technical I'm a little slow, but I just figured it out!
OK I know I am old and sometimes a little slow, so I could never figure out why I could loose a bunch of "likes" on something I posted all at once. Then it happened and the "likes" were from a... -
Technical Flames, thumbs up or thumbs down?
I put this under technical because for me it fits both rods and customs. Might have been a subject of debate in the past. If so I apologize.
I'm no fan of flames...…….on anything. I think they... -
Projects Do you replace the wood in the floors with metal ?
Or do you think if it was good enough for Henry it's good enough for me? HRP
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