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Flat-black. Red wheels. Skulls, spiderwebs, and a smogger 305. Duh...
Mockup in the basement. I plan to build the majority of the car there. The woman rules. [IMG]
Do you know what powder they used for that?
I never really thought about it, but they are. I was told they were original to the J-2 from a '58 Olds and the two outer carbs don't have any...
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They look like this minus the hot rod air cleaners. Most late-50s GMs had em. You want the small-base carbs for a multi-carb setup, or so I'm...
So, do the manual tranny parts from a Buick 300 work on a Nailhead? I bought a 300 with a trans and was hoping...
Here's one from Rod and Custom. I'm going to look at a 425ci nailhead with a three-speed this weekend for my A......
Why do you care what anyone else thinks about YOUR build? It's your build, not theirs. If you're ready to quit a build over someone else's...
I remember seeing that when we got a water pump for my 371, I think the pulley setup might be different to accomodate the compressor pump, but I...
Gas welding is still the best technique for doing thin sheet metal on cars from before the late 70s when everything got thinner and harder to drop...
Ditto on the pic request. And the alliance membership...
I'd buy a $400 frame in about a second for my Olds and my frame is fine. Do it...
How is an A a heavier car? Some of the later Corvairs were north of 2600lbs. Is it because the Corvair has a rear-mounted engine? On my A, I...
I guess I'll have to mosey over to the bookstore and pick this up tomorrow. The funny thing is that I'm a subscriber. I guess posts about this...
I have no history on it, but if you'd post some pics of how they dealt with the windshield, door tops, and back surround, I'd appreciate it. I...
Eastwood also sells one in the same price range, though they only RATE theirs for 20g on mild steel and I'm using 18g for my floors, so I'm a bit...
I think I've actually upped my efficiency at work in an effort to get back here...
Listen to this guy. Dave changed my life. Words to live by. You know what cracks me up? When some dude says to me 'I wish I had money to...
The fact that the beads do not actually meet is the 'roadster' giveaway...
I'm pretty sure people refer to the 30s and 40s pickups as bobbers because people generally shorten or 'bob' the bed...
Agreed, Most newer books are written from a pro body shop perspective, which might sound good until you realize that the insurance companies have...
Buy it. I wanna run a big, overhead motor in my A, but I'd be running a flatty if I found a good runner for $500...
1967 Olds 88 master for drum-drum cars. $30 shippped to my door from rockauto.com. They do drop-shipping, so it came like the next day...
Network Engineer for a Cisco partner. I spent 4 hours on the phone with Cisco yesterday when one of our 7609s lost a 4-port 10gig module. I like...
Is the Hydro in my '58 Olds worth a shit? It's got a leaky front seal and I'm about to drop it and take it to the tranny shop to get it fixed,...
At risk of getting into a 'what's traditional' debate once more, just remember that Traditional isn't an either/or proposition. There are degrees...
If your car was manual brakes (and I think they almost all were that year) go ahead and adapt your stock pedal, the ratio will be close enough....
Twice, I completely ignored the section on pedal ratio my first time and tried to reused the stock brake pedal, that didn't work, I almost blew...
I posted this in another thread and rather than type it all out again, I'll just copy and paste it. Feel free to PM me if you have questions....
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