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What WMS to WMS width was the rear axle?
Norm, We found other uses for it... HRP, there's one in Gatlinburg too. They use cornmeal ground at the Old Mill in Pigeon Forge as part of the...
I had the pleasure of seeing and taking pictures of the CT 40 Ford coupe this April. What a car! The owner related the story of the car, it's...
Well, a friend and I went on Friday. He's a local and let me drive his original 40 Ford Deluxe Coupe that afternoon from Seymour to Maryville...
That's a very nice 40 standard with Deluxe headlight rims. HRP, did you keep count of how many 40 Fords there were at the NSRA show in Knoxville?
Spent past 3 weeks vacationing in Gatlinburg TN. On the 3rd of May went to the NSRA car show in Knoxville. What a blast. Looked at over 3000 cars...
US Navy Retired; Jet Engine Mech, Class C Test Cell Operator, SOAP Lab Operator/Evaluator from 12/1/70 - 12/1/1990. Vietnam, Grenada, and Lebanon...
Dang! We'll have to miss it this year. Gonna vacation 3 weeks in Gatlinburg in April. 2 weeks in Maui in December. Will miss seeing all the...
While in Vegas take a ride over to see Hoover Dam just beyond Boulder City. There's a new bridge you can walk across that's 1000 feet above the...
Will be in Gatlinburg three weeks beginning 4/12. Any HAMBers want to get together send me a pm. John
Send me an email and I'll give you some info re your ?s about updating the engine and brakes. John
You gonna put Jag IFS and IRS under it?
Pete, you asked about replacing a 3 speed equipped 248 with a dynaflow equipped 263. If your 263 had a dynaflow behind it, there's a flexplate...
Pete, use the 263. Swap the 248's front plate with motor mounts onto the 263. You may have to drill an extra hole in the old plate to match the...
Any progress on the truck? I want to see how that grille comes out with the teeth on it and lights in it.
Nice. I'd much rather have one of these than a RPU. It's a wonder Brookville hasn't tooled up to make them with a solid steel top...
Just don't use MEK as a thinner
Andy, google up Scarebird. He's a HAMBer as well. Makes a set of brackets and gives you a shopping list for the other parts you need to get at...
He hasn't bought it yet????
It's a 51 Special 2 door hardtop (riviera style) and worth $700 or more. Don't scrap the engine and trans. There's people looking for engine and...
http://www.midnightsunsra.org/ There's several car shows in Anchorage, Eagle River, Mat-Su Valley, and Fairbanks each year.
Take a look at the Caprice police car for a donor frame/suspension. I know a fella who was using one for a 56 Buick wagon. I believe Padorey on...
Saw a set of these once made of aluminum. The center was welded to the rim
Any Houston area HAMBers working on North Slope? Looking for a part relay to Anchorage... Thanks! John
If you go w/a Dynaflow; get one from a 56 Buick. There's a code list that'll allow you to ensure a removed slushbox is from 56. Why, it's the best...
You can modify Pontiac HEI to work, google it or search on the HAMB. Gerry Duttweiler also offers a HEI for the Buick straight 8.
What year Caravans are you guys using? And what is the width of the seat? Also height of the seat back? Looking for something to fit in a 1938...
Just don't let the wheel spin rapidly in your hands once the twine is dried and hard. It'll rip the skin off your fingers and palms, literally....
The best bang for the buck is the Branson Belle on Table Rock Lake. You get dinner and a fantastic show. You can always check with any of the...
I saved the centers of 4 Buick 15" 5 on 5 wheels. Will look for rim hoops to plug them unto. Just ground off the head of each rivet inside the...
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