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I've been trying to reach one of our members here on the HAMB, Shaggy, for some time now. I've sold him some parts in the past. He did live in...
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It's taken a while, but today I finally took delivery of a 1957 Chevrolet 265 BLOCK. This is the ONLY 265 that has a starter motor pad on the...
HELP!!!!! I have a transmission, a TH400, located in Concord, Ca., that I need prepared for shipping, and then taken to a freight center. You'd be...
Anyone in the Concord, Ca. area that might be willing to help me out with getting a transmission up here to the Seattle, Wa. area. Of course...
Ya'll remember the group in California that would take over a paved, hill road early in the morning, and have their own illegal kart races without...
For you guys with a 40-54 Chevrolet that want to put a late model six (or V-6/V-8), and keep the stock 3-speed manual trans and torque tube rear...
R.C. Industries, cast steel scattershield for the Tri-Five Chevrolet cars. Not broken, a little dirty, and has a few coats of paint on it....
I have a Clifford, 4 barrel intake manifold, and a set of Clifford, tube headers for the late style, 194-215-230-250-292 inline six cylinder...
This setup will allow you to install a 194-215-230-250-292 style six cylinder engine into a 40-54 Chevrolet passenger car and KEEP the stock...
Some little HAMBER boy or girl is going to be getting very lucky! Here's the deal, I bought this 283 just for the BLOCK. The guy I got it from for...
Well, Team Torque called this morning regarding my early 70's era craftsman Torque Wrench. It is officially un-repairable, due to parts no longer...
I've always bought quality tools, take good care of them, and never lend them out. One is a Sears Craftsman Torque Wrench #9 44443 I bought new in...
55-64 Chevrolet full size, 56-62 Corvette, and 62-64 Nova/Chevy II third member in 3.70:1 ratio on an open carrier. This just came out of my...
Ha ha! I have a Craftsman clicker type torque wrench I've had since buying it new in about 1970. Had it serviced at Sears once about 25 years ago...
I've come into a small journal rotating assembly based on a forged 283 crank, second design 327 rods, and NEW, Standard size, TRW 302 pistons....
You e-mailed and asked for me to send the articles from an old Hot Rod Magazine about swapping to a V-8. I did so, but the tracking says it went...
I sent you the old HOT ROD MAGAZINE articles you asked for, but I see from the tracking inquiry, something's not right (???). Did you receive...
I looked at this mornings, "The Daily Herald" paper, and the major headline, "Who stole the '33 Coupe?" jumps out at me. There's a photo of the...
I've always been concerned about this, but it is not really a problem in my area, yet. But, for places such as Phoenix, and LA, they're...
I won't got into a lot of detail, other than to say my large journal 265, based on a 305 block, is a dead deal. So, today I bought a .030 over,...
I bought a NOS set of std bore, 265 Chevrolet, V-8 pistons. Only they need "finish" machining. Apparently this was common practice, along with...
It was one of those non-sanctioned, grass roots, community centered, drag strips, located on what was the largest bomber airfeld in WW II (the...
That's right, my "new" 56 Sedan Delivery arrived just after 4:00PM today. It's taken about 6 weeks to get it here from Ohio (due to the weather in...
Anyone know what's going on with MORTEC.COM? The site's been down a while now, and I have some casting numbers I need to look for/up. Anyone know...
I aswered a Craigs List ad this morning for "2 G.M. 4-speeds-$50.00". The pic was a small one, and it was hard to tell what they really were, so I...
I know it's a little off the normal topic for the forum, but,..... I just bought a 1948 Gibson Garden Tractor, Model "D". Complete and running...
I bought an industrial, 12 volt, 7 amp horn, off that auction site we all know and love. Planning on putting it in the 51 Chevrolet Business...
I have a GENUINE Carter AFB Competition Series carb I started to rebuild. The accelerator pump circuit was'nt working. The "bore" for the...
For as long as I've been in this hobby, I've never been "burned" by anyone; but, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Now, it has. On another...
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