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These phonebooth pickups need to be fenderless and chopped about 9". At least that seems to be the HAMB concensus. I agree with the rest of you...
I have a bunch of vintage cam listings with specs but I don't see that one. I suggest that you go to the source and call Mooneyes and ask for Bill...
Dale. Tim (BanjoRear) and I sent cores to Mr. Jenks at Mooneyes together and he ground Potvin 3/8's for us. A lady from there called me a few...
I saw one at Hershey with 97's for $750. That was late Friday so it survived a few days without being sold. Somebody told me there was another...
Wow...... it was bigger???? After all the years that I've been into this stuff my son and I finally made it to Hershey this year. I know guys who...
You can't go wrong with either one. I have a Red Ram and a few flatties too. This is just me but if you go with the hemi I'd lose the 35 wires....
Here's some info that I've accumulated about building your own QC. In my opinion you're further ahead if you can find an original. Here's a...
I was younger than ten when Mark VII Limited produced Dragnet and I hated that hammer because it scared the hell out of me to see those metallic...
According to my old Offy catalog they did make a 2x2 intake. Part number is (was) 1186. It looks like it takes four bolt carbs. I don't see a...
Congratulations on saving one. Great work. How about the heads? By the looks of the first pic of the block they must be pretty crusty too. I have...
Is this an old hot rod that you have or an original stocker? We had (have) a local dragstrip in our area that seemed to draw rods from all over...
I'm witcha on this one. We have a set of 48 Lincoln 15"ers for my son's 65 shortbed. They'll take any 40-48 Ford (or Merc) caps. Those flames...
Here are some great shots that one of our good friends took while they were here Sunday. They were about 1 1/2 hours later than what Paul...
Here's an older link that has some interesting info................. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46702
I dot think you nead know digree. Lok at me. Im duin fine. Corse I aint workd in 8 years. I wasn know good at spelling tho ether. Seriously a...
This may seem like it's a little O/T but I don't really care. I contacted Eric last summer and asked if he would care to donate a T shirt for...
Terrible news. Any idea how long it's been missing? I'm thinking it would be in an enclosed trailer or tarped if it's on the Inter-States. We're...
Don't forget the 1949 Hot Rod with the famous eight car race and the motorcycle cop trying to stop it.
I sold a really nice original set on Ebay a few months ago and they brought quite a bit more $$$ than I thought they would because the repos have...
He sells under Hot Rod John on Ebay. He sometimes lists his contact info on his auctions.
Hey Don. I've had the misfortune to work at three companies over the years that have closed. I've always said that everybody should experience it...
Try this fellow ahttp://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220930 Definitely avoid Vintage Speed at all costs.
A color spread of two T's from an early '60s Hot Rod mag comes to mind. One was a green 27 roadster with an injected Nailhead Buick that was...
I bought one new car in my life and that was a 1978 Honda Accord. At the time, there was a gassoline shortage scare so there was talk of rationing...
The Thickstun PM 7 was introduced shortly after the war. The earlier version of the Thickstun hi-rise was pre-war. So was the Edelbrock slingshot....
Amazing. He must drive his wife crazy revving those things up on the kitchen table.
I had forgotten about the Marjie series. I also remember Tommy Ivo in about a 1958 Lassie episode as a rowdy hot rodder who drove a SBC powered...
Description of the Weber F1 Grind from a 1949 So-Cal Speed Shop catalog: Designed for race tracks and semi stock use. This cam is exceptionally...
Gobs of torque and as you mentioned they clean up real well. Tommy Ivo may have single-handedly been responsible for starting their popularity in...
Sorry, but I don't understand the thinking here. And I know a lot of guys who think the same way. That roadster belongs to somebody else...
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