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I bought a running '50 AD pickup while serving in the Navy at Alameda NAS. My intention was to drive the thing until I got out of the...
A couple of decades ago doing rings & bearings on the drag race truck (radical 350 solid lifter Chev) got two pistons mixed up...the thing made...
I have a pair of "new old stock" cheater slicks. I finally got a couple of new rims to mount them on so I took them down to a local tire...
Cary Grant from the old '30s movie "Holiday"......when his character had to make a difficult decision..... "When I find myself in a position like...
I got my bubble balancer. We shall see. I worked with an ol' guy named Walt 30 years ago, he always said he could balance anything...except an...
PowerGen on the 8BA. We ran a GM one wire for many years until it took a dump on the way back from Santa Maria earlier this year. The PowerGen...
Really interesting discussion on this subject. My wife's flatty powered truck has had a balance/shake problem forever. Since we first put it on...
I have a 350 on the stand right now. It takes about 30 ft lbs to turn it until a cylinder comes up on compression...then the torque climbs to...
Mine gets driven 3-4 times a week. The weather is pretty good around my place year 'round. The wife's roadster gets used several times a month....
Former GM tech, shop foreman and finally Service Manager until 2008. When the economy took a dive I went to work as a Corporate Technical...
I'm not too brand aware. I buy good parts, I check with other buyers first for a little background. I always bought whatever car I thought was...
Here is my old beater, it's looking for a new home.[ATTACH] yep...red wheels
As always...'da man has skill!!
Awesome job. We found an old Offy adapter plate a few years back that was a bolt-on my wife's 1951 8BA and with very little work we had a T-5...
1964 at San Fernando. We decided to race a friend of mine's 1956 Ford. That got us all hooked. In high school a year later a bunch of us built a...
A ride in an F-4 when I was stationed at Alameda Naval Air Station in 1968...after training in that ejection seat training simulator at NAS...
I have a hardware collection that only dates back to about 1970. I recently dumped my Dad's hardware in with mine...he had been collecting since...
Stuck a "For Sale" sign on it. I'm running out of energy to keep it up.
Will negotiate...No trades
My home built 1935 sedan needs a new home. Excellent running & driving daily driver. Fatman frame, MII front end, power rack, 9" rear with 3.70...
My Grandparents had a Willis coupe and later a Henry J. I remember my Grandpa rebuilding that Henry J engine. He killed the whole set of pistons...
You have a good idea there. I am on the road a lot for work covering half the State of California. I have always kept a camera in one of my bags...
I call mine a hot rod. It's old tin, has a lot of horsepower, I built every piece of it myself (except for the interior my wife stitched up). The...
Nice car. You don't see a lot of those things.
My car is worth more in pieces than as a driver!!
Our flathead runs 180 degrees, all summer long.
I've been using Fatman products since 1998 including the frame under my 35 sedan. I have never had a problem and if I had a question or concern,...
Yep...like my '35 tudor, glass has to be worked out from the inside once free of the regulator. Be patient and take your time. I'm assuming...
If you want anything specific I'll try to help you...I live just over the hill from Canoga Park and have quite a few connections. I wonder...
Several of my old friends as well as my brother worked at Clem Ruh as mechanics back in the 60's & 70's. Clem Ruh was one of the four or...
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