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Having issues with the carb on my 318, so I went online looking for a rebuild kit and found "new Carter carbs" for $74 bucks ($100 with shipping)....
I am planning on installing a lowering block kit on the rear of my '55 Desoto. I would like to go 3", but am not sure if that would work with my...
The powerflite trans in my '55 Desoto needs about 15 minutes of driving time before it will shift into drive from low. After that it shifts great...
I would like to know what type of transmission fluid and what weight oil is recommended for use in my '55 Desoto with a 291 hemi and powerflite...
I find it funny how my interests have changed on cars "I wouldn't want to be seen in back in the day"! I have recently had two that were...
Anybody know where I can get a new fuel pump for my 291ci Desoto hemi? If I have to, I guess I could go electric, but the car is still 6volt and...
This weekend I put the wheels, wide whites, trim rings and hub caps I had left over from my '62 Studebaker, on my '55 Desoto. Future plans are to...
I actually posted this question on a thread about plugs for a 331 hemi and didn't see an answer. I recently aquired a '55 Desoto with a 291 hemi...
Anybody going to "Ocean City Cruisin'" May 19-22? It sucks that it's the same weekend as "Jalopy Showdown" at Latimore! It's been a family and...
Well, with my two small boys, and a 6-7 day a week job, and no proper shop, I wasn't finding time to work on my '29 Chevy sedan project! So I sold...
After reading an earlier post mentioning a pair of vise grips being used as a door handle, I realised that I had a pair (why are they a pair, when...
My best buddy and little hot rodder is really excited about helping daddy with the hot rod! In this picture he is holding a car I made him for...
My wife called me at work yesterday to tell me the high winds trashed the roof on the garage! Damage to the car was minimal, in fact there was no...
I have been looking for a set of 15" 6-lug steel wheels to fit my '29 Chevy. I found a fellow willing to trade a set for my original 20" wheels....
I know, it's my car and I should do what makes me happy, but I am torn on whether to run fenders and bumpers or not. The fenders and bumpers are...
I got these wheels on a '34 Chevy 3-window coupe hot rod. They are 15" with L60 and F60 tires with 5 on 4 3/4 bolt spacing. The inner rims on...
I'm a little nervous about running the original 194ci three main bearing 6 in my '29 Chevy but I don't want to turn it into a long term project...
This may be O/T but does anybody ever hot rod Shay model A's? I think they were sold through Ford dealerships sometime in the '80s. They were...
Rather than buy a new set of 20" tires for my '29 Chevy; does anybody make adapters for 6-lug to 5-lug wheels? I have a nice set of 15" steelies...
I am currently building a '29 Chevy sedan on a very limited budget. I know discs and drums have been used forever but my issue is I have '34 Chevy...
Hey guys! I am new to the site but definately not new to the world of cars. I grew up with a hot rod daddy with a wrench in one hand and hot rod...
Hey guys, My name is George 'Dusty' Macmillan and I have been a gearhead all my life! I drove a hotrodded 41 Chevy pickup to high school, Had a 53...
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