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I'm running an 8 inch rear with 3.55 gears on my coupe and I know that at 65 mph I do about 2500 rpm. I know different transmissions can make a...
I got a Gennie shifter for my Hydro. It might not be in the catalog, but he'll make one for you. It sits centered over the tranny unlike the B&M...
Actually I think its just the shape of the grill shell and the low set headlights that do it. Everybody tends to see human expressions in a car....
I had a '58 Buick Special that originally had the air suspension. They called it the "Airborne B-58" and had a picture of a B-58 bomber in the...
I'm gonna cut all the corners and just buy one of those chrome fender scripts that says "hotrod" and put it on a cheap 78 Gremlin. Then I'm done!
Are you sure it was Labor Day? I know they bought "back to the beach", but I though the primer nationals was going to be on Memorial Day!...
No, it's "young upstarts" that drive unpainted junk! Get a sense of humor homie. I know your only going to Paso because people pay more for...
Forget Paso!! All the action next Memorial day weekend is happening in Ventura. The same folks who put on the Primer Nationals are doing a show...
No matter how ugly a car is, there is always at least one person who likes it, the owner! I'm just trying to make the point that even a cartoony,...
Some of us lull ourselves into thinking that everything built back in the day was cool! Let's be real, for every picture you can show me of a car...
I've used Wheelsmith twice and I can say they are definitely fast!
I looked through some catalog at every fitting made and never found the AN to Flared adapter that I needed. Lucky for me there was a machinist in...
You just described the entire contents of my garage except for my 1960 Desoto which is a vehicle that is primarily used for supporting boxes of...
I had an Edsel a few years ago. Most of the Edsels I looked at had a coat hanger coming up through the floor because the buttons didn't work...
If it was me, I would try going to a picture frame store to see if I could find a metal oval picture frame that was the right size and look, and...
...just in case nobody believes me.... [IMG]
I used to have a '58 with a Flight-Pitch Dynaflow. Back then Buick actually had their own Dynaflow Fluid. I asked a guy that used to deal in...
I was leafing through the latest Rodder's Journal (I think) and there was a full feature article on it. From what I could see there hasn't been...
I got your answer for ya Junkie. Sorry, but "we didn't do it." That came straight out of George Barris' mouth about 20 minutes ago. I pass by...
My turn....bird's nest in the air cleaner? Emergency brake still on? Neighbor's cat wrapped around fan belt? Ground cable made from plastic...
I'll buy it if you decide you don't want it! That thing looks very Barris style to me He liked to put coving and vents and stuff on the sides....
You asked for options, well have you considered finding out what's wrong with the system you got and replacing it with a new or rebuilt part? I...
I get it now. That's why I couldn't build stuff for other people, it would be too aggravating. The moon setup may not be available through...
Today you can build a hotrod with fake strombergs that are really fuel injection, a fake magneto hiding electronic ignition, fake generator with...
Where the hell are you guys getting 93 octane from? I can't get anything higher than 91 in Caifornia unless I go to an airport or dragstrip!...
According to my original catalog, all the YL series are for marine engines. No 580 listed though.
Sorry to make you wait, I've been really busy... Here's a few more pictures for you all, and thanks for the compliments. Irs not really as...
I don't know what it takes to get the dash out because I had two friends that originally bought the car and tore it apart. I just ended up with...
Scratch what I said about the door skins being symetrical, I just looked at an old picture and I guess I was thinking of some other door I'd seen....
While I search for a better picture from the other angle, here's a picture of the build. You can see that I cut the center out of the top, then I...
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