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Wow, thanks for sharing - can't imagine the noises that thing would be making at 75 mph! Anyone else notice the steam whistle in the background...
I ate lunch at Triangle on Belmont once a week while working in Fresno 23 years with the school district. Something about the exceptionally tasty...
Yep, like that - that feeling is why I build cars, nothing like it. 1st long trip without being towed home - satisfying. 1st time pedal to...
Amen!
I have also seen this with trucks that were heavily loaded most of their lives and regularly driven over berms in fields, or on bumpy dirt roads....
Lots of these in the San Joaquin Valley, cheap a few years back, now climbing in value with all the new interest in them. Easy to work on since...
I also have a black Vintique 15 in my F1 - it fits and looks right. I chose it because its a simple 2-spoke wheel that suits the utilitarian...
Thought I was the only one. A 289 with a solid lifter cam made the sweetest sounds I ever heard, idling with a lope or wound out. It was in a 65...
Thanks for promoting car events in the Central Valley. When I was a kid we raced at Raisin City, bought parts at Eddie's, cruised Belmont and...
I use temperature-controlled irons, Weller or better. I buy quality terminals and heat shrink tubing at electrical supply stores. I don't solder...
Thanks for that tip. I use the HF clamps a lot, they are available here. The gap is just right for my mig. If possible I weld from the back so...
20 tons of tomatoes in the dark on Pacheco Pass just after a semi lost its load. Tomatoes over a foot deep in a drift across the road. Took a long...
Love the light globes on every corner of the roof. Must have been a great time in this country when commercial and industrial buildings had this...
With a friend in his car when his transverse-mounted V6 launched a plug like a bullet straight into the radiator at start up.
I agree.
+1 All Americans with 200# springs ride very well on the rear of my F1 pickup
"Pulling back that stubborn barn door..." I love barn finds, garage finds and other treasure hunts, but some of the cars I've found have not...
I also use Valvoline VR1 in my flat tappet engines. I buy it by the case when its on sale.
On my 51 the VIN is on a plate riveted to the inside of the glove box door, and also stamped into the top of the frame rail near the engine on the...
This is what I'm doing also, using tubes, axles, and brakes from a wide truck 9" rear, also got a geared QC posi for cheap at a sprint car swap meet.
That coupe looks better than the one I started with.
Just put tailpipes on the F1. Made a big difference in the cab. Tried several tip styles, only ones I liked were the classic round with rolled...
IFS makes a big difference in a daily on 75mph freeways and rough roads. My F1 looks stock but sits a lot lower. Underneath I did IFS along with a...
Ha ha, not me. After the 73 gas shortage I could finally afford the black-on-black 67 GTO I always wanted. My neighbors were buying diesel Rabbits...
Smell plays such a large part in enjoyment of things. Wish all my cars smelled like the interior of my high school 50 Chevy. I also crave the...
Yep, never get Nachos if you're going to sit at turn one.
Thought I'd never get mine out. Drilled the tops, soaked them in penetrating oil most of a week, then broke a made-for-the-purpose pin vise trying...
Would that be Boling Brothers in Tulare? bolingbrothers.com
I'll mention it. The gear whine of a 4-speed is a drug. The sounds of an old 3-pedal car are a big part of why I enjoy them.
RIP Davy. Last Train to Clarksville was my one of my favorites. Didn't care for the Monkeemobile at all.
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