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I'm close to McCleary, I could pick it up and hang on to it if you like. Also, I will be going to Ft. Hood, Tx in Late Jan/ Early Feb when my son...
My son is scheduled to return from Iraq in Feb., I will be driving my toyota p/u with canopy from Western Wa., to Reno, east to Fallon, then south...
Elegant and classy! Mark
Don't worry about no fenders, a few years back Wa. passed a law allowing cars with no fenders to be used on "dry" days ( no rain ). Loud pipes:...
If you don't mind, tell your budy I have one ( '56 Imperial 2 dr. Hardtop that I am selling, whole ( without engine ), or parts. I'm about 2 hours...
Nik, that is the funniest enty I have ever read!! Mark
Seeing how you are from the North, I'm sure you will be prepared for winter conditions. Chains? GOOD sleeping bags? Shovel & sand? Flares? Take...
HI, I'm looking to buy two Ti bolts, 3/8"-24X4", ( with 9/16" hex head ). I hate to call suppliers listed on-line for such a trivial order. Anyone...
Thanks for your 31 years of service. My son is in Baghdad, 19D with 1st. Cav. About 10 days ago his Bradley got hit by an IED. Driver KIA, other 4...
My son and I stopped there about a year ago. An older guy (70's?) lives there. He's been collecting stuff for a long time, both "field finds" and...
Not exactly what you asked for, but I read that the aluminum finned drums from the Buick Skylark GS (67 or so ) will "bolt right up" to early...
They were indeed " The Greatest Generation "!! But let us not forget all the great men and women now serving in Combat, underappreciated by many,...
How about some slotted cop-car steelies with dog-dish caps. About 15X6 & 15X7, painted to match ( or off-set )...
lomofo, I don't know about using the buick drums with the mopar spindles, but you can run early ford spindles on the mopar axle ( a bit of reaming...
VERY nice lines. I'd like to see it reproduced, even in fiberglass, with a stainless or polished aluminum water tank. Oh-La-La. ( Thats all the...
A tip of the (stroker) hat to your son, one of this county's best. I can only imagine the various thoughts going through your mind. My youngest...
It's not a mopar 8 3/4, they have a drop out center section, like a ford 8" or 9".
You might also try Jim Green in Lynnwood, and/or PED in Tacoma.
Yea,it should make the same horsepower. I read quite awhile ago that an early stock-car builder ( Smokey Yunick ?) made up an engine to reverse...
I can give you my observations between one set of '56 365 heads I have, and one set of '60 390 heads I was given. The valves are farther apart in...
Thanks for your service, and as mentioned, NEVER let your guard down! Maybe when you get back our paths will cross, and I'd be proud to buy you a...
Don't know what killed them, but I thought that is was very nice of Kentucky Fried Cheicken to pick them up for free......who says big companies...
I remember seeing that car in a magazine MANY years back. It was set up to handle well ( IFS I think ), and if I remember it had a de-stroked...
I have a '56 365 engine in pieces, and recently picked up a set of '60 390 heads. The valves are set farther apart, making room for bigger valves...
I think it looks good, particularly if you use a narrow engine ( banger or straight 6/8 ) and a narrow grill/nose. Before you do much more welding...
A few years back I put together a '34 Ford p/u. I started with only a poor cab. Since I planned to channel it, I took a bunch of measurements and...
I'm sorry for your loss. I don't do PayPall, so please PM me your address and I'll snail-mail what I can. Prayers have been sent already, however!...
Good looking work. Your axle ends can be modified to take Ford Spindles, king pin holes need to be reamed out a bit. I'm using '37-41 Ford...
Delta Camshaft in Tacoma, Wa. did one for me, on an early Cad. I don't know if they belong to HAMB, but others have used them. I am not affiliated...
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