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Do you want to end up like the rest of us, finish the Buick.
Always had a thing for older Corvettes,amoung all of the other crap that I own. Never work much on them, drove them little, and when times got...
I saw somewhere, a while back, a 58 Chevy 1/2 with 58 Chevy Impala quarter panels and extended trunk lid, fab onto the original bed. You could...
I have use a Ford power steering unit, like that on a 69 Mustang. You can use it on the drag link or cross steering set up. The best thing is...
No front brakes, so you could not add a "line lock" to lock just the front brakes to be able spin the rear wheels to heat up the rear slicks.
Two items I didn't like about the 394 Olds (at least the one I had in a small car), it has to run on high test gas which leads me to number two...
Somewhere in the 70s, Chrysler manufacture leaf springs which were flat and both ends would bolt on to the frame. I did mount a set, bolting them...
Pipes should be tuck in and out of sight. I would box out a part of the trunk to get it that way, and I have. Besides where is the rear end...
I install a rear end out of a V-8 Maverick into a 52 Chrysler, without any issues. The U-Joints came from a driveshaft campany and they had them...
Back in 1967, I had a 59 Morris Minor Woodie, in fact it was my first car. Did all of the body work and painted it Plum Crazy, tinted the...
[IMG] After rebuilding and owning the pictured International, I would stay away from the 345 motor. I found it to be very heavy and very hard...
I went with Hurst mounts, it bolts on to the front bosses of the motor, and mounts to the frame using bolt on brackets and hard rubber donuts....
Back in 1969, I work for a Chevy garage in York, Maine, doing body work. since I was the lowest paid, I got all of the overtime and did most of...
I had a NH plate reading 57 RAT, for my 1957 Chevy with a 396. 5 years later while while helping a friend getting parts out of the junkyard in...
This is a good reason to have a "drive in" and "drive out" policy at these shows, when they are setting up. Which means, "no" car trailers, roll...
Be a Sport and sell it, unless you paid more than 1K for it.
I am not sure how hard it would be, but can't you take a OEM front end, tighten it up and use that as a mold. You would then, have a whole...
They had a large track set up Servicemen's Club at Pease AFB in New Hampshire. I remember that you would build your chassis, set your motor,...
I know you guys will be fighting over this one, several sets of Keystone Classic mag wheels, uni lug, 6 to 10 inches wide, 25 footers. Free for...
How about channeling the body over the frame 6 to 8 inches, that way there, your engine will stick out through the hood. I would then add a...
This is it, don't spend money on "hot rod magazines", they are nothing but, showcases for products. They are like a catalog of catalogs. More...
Went home this past weekend and sure enought the intake has a t-housing on it, error on my part, it is a wet manifold. I knew that it was one way...
Stop at a home garage sale, one Saturday morning, and the only reason I stopped was that in the garage was an old car. One the table, out front,...
Not to cut in, but I have a 1933 Plymouth 4 door, no sure if it is a PC, PF, or XPC, but the front doors are longer than the doors on a 1933...
Cpt. Video, you are going back in time. I would see the weekly run of CPT. Video, every Sat at the movies, while my Father was station at Bunker...
One summer I would drive my 57 Chevy Hard Top, 396, 4 speed, tilt glass nose, white with flames, blue metal flake top to the Chevy garage, where I...
Dave, come on now, I was expecting a little more art on the t-shirt, than just letters. I know you guys can do better than that. Good luck to...
Stay away from the guy in El Paso, TX, very rough casting using mix pot alum.
The deal is @us.army.mil, it is my AKO address. Thanks for the suggestions, I will give them a shot.
ARGENTINA, boy that is a long drive. Beats me, I will have to make a correction.
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