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Holy cow, nevermind. I googled it. How did he run 2 steering arms? Anybody have pics on that?
Is the tie rod hidden in this picture? Where is it? I like how he rounded off the spring leafs.
Video 2, 25 seconds left: what kind of car is that plum colored long and low one? damn. I must find out!
Hello, My name is Pete, I've been lurking here and there around the Honkey for awhile, but never had anything to show for it. Getting closer...
I'm 26, been building a 28 "A" roadster with a 394 for about a year now, my brother in law PINSTRIPER40 got me into this traditional hot rod gig...
Dude, I've been serving in the Guard for 8 years now with 1 tour in Iraq, its the best thing you'll ever do for yourself. The opportunities are...
My 61 olds Super 88 4-door had the "ultra-high compression" 4bbl 394, auto, but NO posi. Motor should power a model A nicely. Is your car a 2...
Unless its an open drive. Where do you find them?
holy cow, thanks for posting this. My 1940 open drive looks like that and I was worried. Finding gear sets for an open drive has proved impossible...
The definition of self energizing is: Property of a drum brake, whereby the braking force is increased by the braking action of the shoes against...
Not to argue, but when I was researching the very same thing, I believe it was '66. So now you probably have 2 wrong answers. I think there is a...
DUDE, you don't need a pcv valve unless the emissions police say you do for your year, make, and model car. Your vented cap for the oil filler on...
i agree with 50mercfan, don't dwell on the fact that its "only" a 4 door or "only" a biscayne. The car is beautiful! Do what you think looks good...
I think over engineering comes partly from simply trying to be different. I always tend to overengineer a chassis and suspension. I always want to...
nice work! I decided to keep the center motor mount style. i used a TH400 rubber mount and welded a pad to the front crossmember for it to sit on....
Sounds like a fun build. Let us know how it drives. You probably don't want to buy pistons again, but you may want to if you like 87 octane fuel...
look up the old ferrari plexiglass hood scoops. All one sees under a beautiful teardrop plexiglass scoop is a bunch of weber carb stacks. GORGEOUS!
You might want to research the compression ratio you're going to be working with. I believe the vortec's have a smaller combustion chamber. A smog...
you can't send a package to "any soldier" anymore for security reasons, but there are other easily researchable ways to get names of soldiers. The...
my 1114 humvee in Iraq had one in front, one in the rear.
Where are you guys finding bellhousings for a muncie? How about those directly forward facing water outlets for the intake? I'll have my 394 pics...
Thanks for sharing those pics. They're amazing. Very calming. Makes life look simpler. I'm 25 so any pics before 1980 seem like ancient history,...
Got these shoes from a friend who's been building hot rods since the days when bomber seats were still found in the aircraft themselves. He says...
I'm a little bit happier now that I was born in '81 and missed most of that crap. Thank you for sharing though.
The person who originally posted this pic said he didn't know who's it was. I'm pretty sure its Jimmy Shines '34 from the Rodders Journal article....
Dude, I need to find a pic of the car I bought a few years ago. Think circle track chassis with 80's camaro body and a World of Outlaws sprint car...
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