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Gratten in Michigan,mid ohio, putnum park Indiana,Blackhawk ill,& there are many more.
This is pretty simple really. After ww2 when speed parts were something you could buy from adds in magazines etc cam grinders used the term to...
Please point out the rule in the NHRA rule book that states all bends would have to be mandrel bends in roll cage construction.
I think you will find that Miller,Offy, & most pure racing crankshafts were & continue to be machined from steel round bars.
Pound the drum on not off. When you try & pound the drum from the back side it is like the old Chinese finger tube. It tightens up on the axle stub.
paint it black & never look back!
Some things to consider. If you want the vesitility to weld different types of metals, if you want to weld different thickness of metals, if you...
go to metalmeet.com & you will find all the info you want on metal forming & tools.
Mauri Rose won the indy 500 as a co-driver with Floyd Davis in 1941. He won again in 1947 &48. The 4 cyl offy was competitive with other newer...
The classes from the beginning & even into the 60s & 70s were based on several things. Stock bodies & engines. Stock bodies & modified drive...
there are tin (very thin) seals that go on the fitting usually on the larger sizes. Just a note here do you have the right flare angle on the tube...
East coast & Midwest cars are so much different because they are not overly done & are driven. What I really like are the wheels & tires are on...
Fear & lothing in Seattle,invite Lawarance WelK & & the Blues Brothers,take the ferry home to your island in the sky.
Mark Dees probably contributed more to american auto racing history than anyone before or since. It was rumored that prior to his death that he...
For all our sakes & sanity, please tell us what fixes this problem. There is a reason many folks love Holley carbs & that is they are able to be...
If you are going to a junk yard today & you are a younger person what do think you can use. A computer controled variable cam honda engine? How...
If you want to build a front engine dragster that would fit the sfi or nhra specs that rear end will not work. You would be well advised to use a...
If you dont want to deal with up-dating it to current specs sell it to someone who wants to. There are several thousand dollars worth of parts...
Kids didnt build hot rods as you know them today any more than kids today build hot rods. I grew up as a teen in the southern Ohio ,cincy area &...
For those of you needing metal working tools (including all types of clecos) wwwbrowntool.com
I remember that after WW2 a car built before the war was considered old. In those days 100,00 thousand miles on a car was usually past its life...
Thats traditional.
The 49 ford was a break thru car. No more buggy spring suspension, an updated flathead engine with the ignition out of harms way, & a modern body....
Those are great stories & thanks for them. the thing that Smokey was the very best at was being Smokey. The times as they do for all of us had...
Racks can be modified in several ways to make their width correct. The rack can be shortened to use the existing tie rods by machining new sockets...
Its for the trade but many attend who ar'nt as active as others. The breakfast on the opening day is not to be missed. Last year Ed Iskadarian...
Use a rubber mount. The powerglides are prone to cracking the bell & tailshaft housings otherwise.
most of us oldtimers cant figure out how to post pics. I have hundreds of pictures that Im sure many here would love to see. If it were as easy as...
It was said a long time ago on here to 'BUILD WHAT YOU WANT" & that is so true. There are so many different ideas expressed here & that is what...
Times change:Im in the very senior side of people on the HAMB. When I was young & asked questions Im sure there were plenty of folks that said the...
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