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62 corvair on a 30 roadster. modified to run off the left side spindle.
Our new 48 chevy truck was a babbit pounder, after I ruined the engine, my dad installed a 51 with inserts. No more problems.
My 36 has the original 207. runs great, all 79 HP.
Do you think the photo was made before 1940?
Over heating was the downfall on all the early flatties. I think the 49 and newer engines pretty much cured this problem. I drove a 53 ford for...
Well, he was a hot rodder. That is a cool picture and he had a cool car. In those days that was a 100.00 dollar car.
Very nice, I know it draws a crowd.
You need a document from the DMV, It might be easy, or it might be a bag of worms. With my luck, it would be a bag of worms. I'm finishing a...
Thats what I heard on TV. Actually Michigan is a beautiful state.
Our prayers are with you, I hope you stick around with us.
As pitiful as that car sounds, I would have left it home. Sounds like it had bad gas or was out of time.
Beautiful car, would like even more pictures. I wish I could do work like that.
I'm trying to install a windshield on a glass roadster. The suppliers say I need windshield horns, but my body has no provisions for them. Maybe...
I don't know how the engine picture got in there, guess the camera messed up.
Mini Van seat it is. I looked at an older chrysler seat and it was 38 inches wide. The 30 roadster is 45 inches wide at the back and 48 inches...
Thanks is your roadster a 29 or a 30. The 30 is wider.
Trying to find a good seat than can be modified for a 30 ford roadster. Did a search and nothing showed up. Thanks in advance.
I bought this car for 30k in Ohio. I was in New Mexico, so it took all day to fly out there. I finally got there at 5:00 PM. Guess what,...
I've read every post, your car is a true traditional coupe. Reading about what you are doing has me wanting to get back to my summer home in New...
It was 1950, England Arkansas, I just went in a western Auto and paid 3.00 no test. I was 13 YO. Moved to Florida in 1959 and had to take a...
I would love to figure out how to get a 32 tank on my 30 fenderless roadster.
Consider a metal building, make it 16" high with living in one end.
You just don't ask, then keep your mouth shut.
Just get rid of all the old wires and run a 1 wire chevy altenator. Looks like you are not concerned about being opriginal anyway.
Harbor Freight, 8.95 and cheaper on sale. I live in Florida in Winter and New Mexico in the Summer. I have cars, equipment and motorcycles in...
That is a beautiful job, those cars are super hard to find parts for. Nine years, I don't have that much time left.
Nope, i just decided to build a car in September, I've made progress, but I will be out of the state until mid May. At that time it will hit it...
He answered my Email New Years eve at 5 pm. Send him an email. I think I will go with the chevy distributor with points and condenser. Looks...
If you are having problems, then you must find someone who will work at your place for a few bucks per hour. Unless you are finanically secure...
I bought an Ebay radiator for my 8BA engine. 269.00 delivered, very nice radiator, but you have to be very careful touching the fins. They are...
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