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Event Coverage Duct tape Drags 2024

Coming up this weekend. I'm planning to take me 62 corvette. It's going to be pretty hot, over 100. I kinda want to drive out to LA and drive with...

Sep 23, 2024 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Art & Inspiration 20 years

Since I signed up on the HAMB. Been a lot of fun, so far!

Sep 23, 2024 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage Tod n Buz do Route 66

It's that time again, when I go off on another crazy LeMons Rally adventure. This time it's the west side of Route 66. Since I have a 62...

Mar 15, 2024 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Art & Inspiration History lessons-learning where your car used to live

I just got a car back from my brother after 32 years. I had it for a few years back when...and as I seem to keep everything paper, I still have a...

Feb 14, 2024 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Folks Of Interest How do you know when it's time to let one go?

Over the decades, I've built several cars, and bought and sold a bunch. Some I've kept for a few days, some for decades, and everywhere in...

Feb 8, 2024 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage How many miles this year?

How many miles did you put on your fun car(s) this year? I'll start with my old truck. It just got normal use this year, hauling garbage to the...

Dec 31, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage Hot Rod Magazine going quarterly?

Got this on the cover of the latest Hot Rod magazine. so...are they going to turn into....what? It's all kind of confusing. (edit: JohnLewis...

Nov 20, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Technical Chevy 261 made in 1964?

I got a 261, because it was there...not sure yet of it's condition, it's stuck, but no rust in bores, still standard size, looks like it's been...

Nov 5, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage Duct Tape Drags 2023 Tucson

Anyone else going? [ATTACH]

Sep 29, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage Death Week 2023

This is coming up next month https://www.sickthemagazine.com/death-week A sort of copy of Hot Rod magazine's Drag Week. Tom Bailey started his...

Sep 26, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage The Corvette Adventure

We're on the road! Stopped for a break, almost to new Mexico. A long ways to go to the start of Drag Week in Darlington SC. [ATTACH]

Sep 14, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Projects Mid Life Crisis 62 Vette

I've been going through a midlife crisis (no problems with my wife, I'm just realizing that I'm starting to get old!) so I got the itch to get an...

May 12, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage Hot Rod Drag Week 2023

They announced Drag Week 2023 https://www.motortrend.com/events/hot-rod-drag-week-2023-official-route-and-general-information/ Down south this...

Feb 23, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Technical GM Posi Additive shelf life?

I came across 2/3 of a case of this stuff....seems to have settled...when I shake it for a while, there still seem to be some things floating...

Feb 20, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Folks Of Interest Circus cars, circa 1926

My wife's dad is getting pretty old, and has a lot of stuff. We've been slowly taking some of it home with us, to get a head start on having to...

Jan 5, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage HAMB Hot Rods in Hot Rod (Drag Week)

pretty cool, three HAMB rods in Hot Rod! [ATTACH]

Jan 3, 2023 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Technical Bias Tire Balance

I wore out the rear tires on Plan II, so I got a new pair, now that they're back in stock. Coker Classic L78-15. I mounted the first one, and put...

Aug 10, 2022 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage The Rambler Adventure-Up The River

Edit Nov 7 2022, starting on another LeMons Rally, this one goes from New Orleans, up the Great River Road to St Paul. This rally coverage starts...

Aug 2, 2022 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Art & Inspiration Boring old cars

Seems that these days, everyone loves boring old cars. You know, the kind that you wouldn't have been caught dead in 50 years ago. Station wagons,...

May 23, 2022 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

1965 Barracuda Street/Strip AWB

1965 Plymouth Barracuda stretched nose, altered wheelbase drag/drive car. Rectangular tube mild steel chassis, chrome moly cage. Certified to...

Mar 19, 2022 in forum: Cars For Sale

Technical 396 overhaul

43 years ago, I was working on a car for some friends, and got a few parts at a junkyard. I noticed they had a complete 396 laying in the core...

Dec 5, 2021 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Folks Of Interest Your first visit to a Speed Shop

1977....I had bought a 4bbl intake from a friend, and got a Quadrajet from another friend. I decided to swap it onto the 283 in the 61 Impala...

Dec 4, 2021 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage Duct Tape Drags Tucson

I'm at the races in Tucson. Wrenchbender and Max are here. I'm just showing Plan II. [ATTACH]

Oct 1, 2021 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Technical The Main Fuse

I had an adventure tonight. I took my Chevy II to the drags in Tucson, which is an hour or so away. I made a few runs, but it was pretty slow,...

Jun 13, 2021 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage Drag Week 2021

Brian just let me know that it's on... https://www.hotrod.com/events/drag-week/ [ATTACH]

Mar 30, 2021 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Art & Inspiration New Prudhomme book excerpt

my friend Elana wrote a book with the Snake and there's an excerpt to read.....

Oct 26, 2020 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Technical (found) Wheel bearing help central Minnesota

HI folks. I'm off on another adventure, in a car that I should not be driving. It has a 63 Tempest chassis, although the body is off topic (1970s...

Oct 23, 2020 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Event Coverage The Hudson Adventure

Well, it's time to go! I'm leaving first thing in the morning, heading up to Bonneville for the beginning of Speed Week, then off to Monterey for...

Aug 9, 2019 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Technical Always bring Baling Wire

Always bring some baling wire with you, you never know what you'll need it for. Drove the Hudson to Tucson today, and caught the tailpipe on a...

Aug 2, 2019 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

Technical Doing a ring job the old way

I got this 51 Hudson Hornet, and got it running, and it seems to be using quite a bit of oil. The engine is a 1954 308, that had been swapped in...

May 19, 2019 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board

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Featured Threads by squirrel

Event Coverage Duct tape Drags 2024

Art & Inspiration 20 years

Event Coverage Tod n Buz do Route 66

Art & Inspiration History lessons-learning where your car used to live

Folks Of Interest How do you know when it's time to let one go?

Event Coverage How many miles this year?

Event Coverage Hot Rod Magazine going quarterly?

Technical Chevy 261 made in 1964?

Event Coverage Duct Tape Drags 2023 Tucson

Event Coverage Death Week 2023

Event Coverage The Corvette Adventure

Projects Mid Life Crisis 62 Vette

Event Coverage Hot Rod Drag Week 2023

Technical GM Posi Additive shelf life?

Folks Of Interest Circus cars, circa 1926

Event Coverage HAMB Hot Rods in Hot Rod (Drag Week)

Technical Bias Tire Balance

Event Coverage The Rambler Adventure-Up The River

Art & Inspiration Boring old cars

1965 Barracuda Street/Strip AWB

Technical 396 overhaul

Folks Of Interest Your first visit to a Speed Shop

Event Coverage Duct Tape Drags Tucson

Technical The Main Fuse

Event Coverage Drag Week 2021

Art & Inspiration New Prudhomme book excerpt

Technical (found) Wheel bearing help central Minnesota

Event Coverage The Hudson Adventure

Technical Always bring Baling Wire

Technical Doing a ring job the old way

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