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Agree with Don I get night mares thinking about flat towing. Did it years ago but wouldn't want the punishment now. I can think of quite a few...
Chrome it.
Gave you wrong info earlier I referred to a mag doing a build using a new Chevy engine. It was Car Craft and engine came from Scoggins Dickey...
If you can't fix your current engine, and I hope you can. I believe one of the current car mags maybe car craft or hot rod just started a build...
if memory serves there was a fire at the plant in Ypsilanti that built Dynaflows. GM was using Hydramatics cause thats what they had and rather...
I care but let me tell you my Pontiac story in 1964 I bought a 1963 Catalina that was about a ten thousand mile car 389 tri power 4 spd. 4.10...
Looks like we have both front and rear covered I've got a 1960 Grille hangin on my garage wall. Very nice been off car since 1966. I think that is...
It doesn't really matter I just wanted to have it look as near stock as possible. Your idea has merit regards strength and would minimize offset....
Actually that wasn't my question I want to know where the hinges go respectively down from top of door. In other words where would top hinge be...
Hey gang I've looked at everything I could find on body dimensions on here and am coming up blank. I am putting an opening door in my glass body...
My perspective having been there the cool car thing changed very quickly in the 50s and early sixties. Customs went out of "fashion" almost...
Consider the advice to go with alcohol. itas mentioned runs cool compared to gas. But it also sounds crisper and has a nicer sound. also has a...
A heim is a whole lot cheaper when you figure in the cost of a tapered reamer to make your hole fit a tie rod I've seen guys weld two different...
Lots of sprint car guys not too far from your area. Hilborn is a basic fuel injection that hasn't changed much in sixty years. Find one you can...
Louisville has racers ask a couple of them where they take their engines for machine work. I've been around racers all my life they almost always...
Thats funny the driver of my sprint car used to bitch about that all the time. so we asked quick chqnge guys and they said the spur gears are...
I'm in South Central Mi. My welding guy I go to when it's beyond my capacity has taken out many a broken head bolt with the weld a nut on method....
Thanks for that post. I am building a track T with styling cues from a CRA car. That is the best footage I've seen of track roadsters of that era.
Where would they have raced in Lansing was it on an airstrip? I was just starting to get in to cars then and I don't remember hearing about a...
Silica is a no no never ever use Silica you can not keep it all out of your lungs!
I piped up here earlier stating my experience in insurance. There is a lesson to be learned here. To an insurance company that is not an agreed...
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that just shows what you put in to car you apparently started with a pretty nice piece. I would still try to find examples that were close to what...
You are mixing two things here racing and politics. Apparently the politics are against you and I don't see how you win this one. lets assume you...
Some of those guys been runnin fuel cars for 50 plus years if there was any advantage they'd be using air cleaners. Even our sprint car motors...
I made my living in insurance. All states are different but Maryland being a progressive state I'm guessing there are laws to protect public...
OK I am in awe have been to many autoramas since about 1960 61 and am sure I have some pics. Will look but as I remember my problem was always...
Back in the mid and early sixties South Lyons racing team always showed up at Onondaga dragway every Sunday.
Not sure about 350 tbi but had a mustang with a bad mass airflow sensor did the same thing it wouldn't take throttle and tried to quit just off idle.
Gratiot Auto Supply. Later had my own and was a jobber for Gratiot.
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