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A friend of mine gave this to me today. It has been sitting in the corner of his body shop for years, that explains the heavy coat of shop grit/...
I was at a friend's body shop last December and noticed a pile of engine parts in the corner. Just curious I asked what they were, and he says...
It is my understanding that the hemi and the poly engines were virtually the same except for the heads. I say this because of parts...
Listening to some tunes while driving my "daily" driver the other day (decent music is becoming a rarity to me lately, my car doesn't have a...
Im so pissed! And like a dope I do not have a spare. :mad: Does anyone have a trick to get the nubbin out with out removing the switch? It...
We are about 5 weeks out, and I haven't heard one word about the Round Up this year. Through the grapevine I have heard that they lost both...
My son, my wife, and I were sitting in the DeSoto yesterday as my son pretended to take us for a ride. What a great car, all three of us sat in...
I finally got my carb installed and tuned, everything works fine accept its leaking bad onto the exhaust manifold. The car is a '53 Desoto. The...
I just found that i need a new wheel cylinder for my '53, ofcourse i learn this after rebuilding it. Searching online I went to: - NAPA's...
Heres what I got. [IMG] And the water slides I totally fucked up on. Look good 20/20 (20feet away or 20mph) [IMG] This one is inside the car, I...
Its official. The inaugural MVCC Fly-In show will take place on May 21st. The show is going to be ON the tarmac of the 2-mile runway of former...
I bought a visor that i intend to modify to fit my '53. Before I start I'd like to see some examples of cars with exterior visors. Side views...
I'm almost ready to use my alliance discount with Coker Tire. I just can not decide on sizes. My car is a '53 Desoto that I plan to lower 2-3" in...
I've been working on my '53 Desoto alot lately, while underneath it yesterday I noticed the sway bar had been poorly repaired at some point. Looks...
Im still planning the split manifold on my 251 Desoto L head. I am going to run duals all the way out the back with either Smittys or Porters...
For those of you that do not yet know of the Garage Journal, you should check it out. http://www.garagejournal.com/ I just purchased a used...
What the hell man? Everytime I go to buy a HAMB shirt the ones i want are sold out! Who horked all the shirts, eh?
I am weighing my options on how to lower my '53 Desoto. I'd like to lower the front approx. 3 inches, maybe a little more. Dropped uprights...
I had the pleasure of speaking with George Asche on the phone today. What a guy! He was more than willing to discuss my build with me, and give me...
I've searched for this, but i cant find a decent answer. Im in the process of sanding my car to bare metal, or atleast as close to bare as...
Just like anything else, there are tons of different techniques to do a headlight treatment on a car. I like to keep things simple. In this...
The secondaries on this carb only open about 1/8" while using the throttle linkage. I think i've found the problem, there is a set screw that...
Lots of threads on music lately. Got me thinking......If Ryan ever decided to make a HAMB hotrods and guitars CD i'd buy one. I am sure alot of us...
I recently bought a '72 IH Travelall located in Washington State. I need it shipped to Upstate New York. Stateway Auto quoted me $945 door to...
OK, so i've got an off-topic vehicle with a leak at the exhaust manifold. It is a '63 IH Scout 80, and it just formed a wicked leak. The fumes...
From all of us here at Fazekas Industries. A special thanks goes out to all you HAMBers out there the world over. Hope to hear from all of you...
I sold this a few months back. I havent heard a word from the buyer since the day the trucker picked it up. Just curious as to what happened with...
Hi there, Ive got this engine from a '30 model A. Can somebody tell my why the exhaust manifold looks like this and not like the typical "tube"...
As some of you may have seen I have been toying with the idea of building an early '30s period correct speedster. Yesterday I went out in search...
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