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Thank you for sharing all of that, how cool. I'm from OKC and my dad's buddy, Jack Byers, was friends with Melvin Heath('56 champion). I was...
Getting the paddle (with "speed holes") when I acted a fool in elementary school. Or a ruler across the knuckles when the teacher grew tired of...
I'm becoming more and more fond of those old tubs as time goes by. Ought to be a fun ride. Nice score.
Autozone- aka "UH-OH ZONE"
Bump. I miss KCIR already.
Great footage! Haven't seen many of these beyond still shots. Thanks for sharing.
Bring the gas up to 20-21psi and maybe some nozzle(anti spatter)dip? Just an idea. Something to try anyway. Good luck.
Asking the obvious here, but when was the last time you changed the cap, rotor, wires, etc..? Could be poor contact from the cap to the rotor,...
There is a "full on" button near the switch that locks the switch on, the zip tie was a quick "let's see if this works" fix, and surprisingly it...
...And I guess that dumb dumb was me. Had the HF porta saw already, and with some scrap steel I had laying around, I decided to build a wannabe...
Can't wait to get my hands on the book as well.
Beautiful El Camino man. Love the dog dish caps, the blackwalls out, love it love it LOVE IT! Something about the bare bones look just gets it...
'Doh! Nice henry J back there!
I did NOT expect to learn much from this thread other than the choices(or opinions) for making battery cable connections. The HAMB rules. Thanks...
In the areas where I can't get bare steel coated, I use transtar's ambercoat. Used it on the inside of my frame. You can get it with an...
FWIW, I had an old blazer and mounted the antenna to the outside of the framerail. Reception wasn't quite as good as the stock fender location,...
Thanks for the correction. Guess it's been awhile since I've seen an undersize shell:rolleyes:. Apologies to all.
Totally sorry to mis-inform. My mistake.
Happy birthday Pam!
Star city classic parts. Talk to Gene. Good quality, E-coated rocker panels. Star City Classic Parts 611 S Main Street...
Rod journal has been turned .020" undersize, that's usually what that number denotes. What year and CID engine are we talking about?
2teeth, 1 tooth- off is off. Put cyl#1 on compression stroke at TDC and stab the dist.(fully seated) with the rotor pointing towards #1cyl....
Wow, when I saw the pic in this post, the first thing that came to my mind was a couple of guys leaning on the bed telling tall tales....and...
Looking REAL NICE! I dig the black firewall. I've been debating on body color or black on the firewall and I think you helped confirm my...
belly burners?
I too did not expect to see something that cool! That thing is awesome looking. Congrats to you for finding such an awesome ride.
Thoughts and prayers go out to ya mates.
At least you didn't lock yourself in. HA! Damn, it sucks gettin old sometimes. I have the 'where's the wrench' syndrome(while it's in my back...
Power brakin' it, yet I see some folks call it a brake stand, but that don't sound right. Chirpin' broadies- funnier to hear my not so...
Damn! The motor was still singing...did the engine come off the stand or did something come apart internally? Or all of the above?
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