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I have seen a lot of threads asking about switching from 6 volt to 12 volt, are any of you guys still running 6 volt and are you satisfied with...
I've heard the old adage my entire life and taken literally it's true but when the analogy is applied to some of the builds h ere on the Hamb...
I'm sure I am not the only person that has driven by a house and notice a ram-shackled old barn out back and wonder what's in there. and if the...
For years the '52-'54 Fords were overlooked by many although there were some that liked the body styles and they were the people that hounded the...
It's not too uncommon to accumulate new & used parts when the price is right in anticipation of installing on the project tying up part of your...
This is one item a lot of us would but if it was still offered. HRP [ATTACH]
When I was a teenager and young adult we had a place in town that recapped tires and I remember my dad driving his 56 sedan delivery to the tire...
Ever since I was a kid I liked cars with chopped tops, every month when the new hot rod and customs magazines hit the shelves I couldn't get there...
I was rearranging and cleaning out my old shop and ran across a set of chrome rims I had completely forgot I had, 14" x 6"s & 15" x 7"s. The...
We talked about this at lunch today and it has happened to 3 out of 5 of us. You find a car or a project that you fall in love with but you have...
There is no middle ground when it comes to moon disc, you ether like them or you don't. Have you ever had them on one of your cars ir trucks? I...
Or maybe it hated you! I bought a Chevy that at the time I thought was a good deal, the car was nice and resale red with a black vinyl top, nice...
Yesterday afternoon I saw a guy roll in at the closed gas station across the street from the cruise in with a big dully truck and a enclosed...
Last night at the monthly cruise in the weather was abnormally cool for August and we arrived later than normal so I lucked up finding a parking...
Shooting the breeze last night at the cruse-in we were talking about the later coupes and the company's that built them,some of them were designed...
I migrated toward the hot rods at a early age and I really believe it was because when I was a kid I never saw any customs around my home town but...
When I was in my teens we have several junk yards that would allow you to go out and look for parts in the rows and rows of wrecked and junked...
Have you ever used wrinkle finish on car parts? If so, what did you paint and how did it turn out? HRP [IMG] [IMG]
About buying a extra set of wheels & tires for the Ranch Wagon, Any of you guys have more than one set of wheels for your ride? I'm thinking the...
Brenda is a member of a social group on FB and she sent me these photo's. The wagon looks familiar and I fear it may belong to one of our fellow...
Before you can drive your car or truck down the highway you will need a transmission, then a decision has to be made and for this thread lets say...
Now it's time to prime and paint, I suppose it depends on the build as to whether you paint the frame the same color as you plan to paint the car...
I built my old beater (1932 Sedan) 31 years ago and at that time the Hamb wasn't around to influence me but I have always liked the simple style...
I drove the '50 Coupe to work today and on the way home the temperature had topped out at 101, I felt like a baked potato sitting in 5 o'clock...
We went to a local cruise in yesterday afternoon and after a few minutes decide to go on down the road to Cracker Barrel for dinner and let it...
I had a old friends son stop by the shop yesterday afternoon and ask me if I could help him with a gift he had bought for his dad, ever since I...
It's that time of year when the Tri-City Rod & Custom monthly club meeting is scheduled at my house this coming Thursday evening and I have as...
I got a call from my pal Ken that he was driving up from his home in Florida en-route to the Nationals and was going to be spending the night in...
[ATTACH] The highway of American automotive progress is littered with the carcasses of failed brands. But it’s difficult to name notable ones...
I am not aware of any South Carolina license plate with the state motto like the tag topper below. [ATTACH] However, from 1930 to 1934, South...
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