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Anyone done it? Seen it? Know of a closed drive lower shaft? I would assume it was at least, done once or twice in the 60s when the champs first...
Why did they stick with torque tubes in racing (up to modern sprint cars) long after open drive came out? I'm told it's just a safety thing, but...
When I moved to Austin in '05, the one thing that kinda bummed me out was that I hadn't had a chance to go to the Grand National Roadster Show...
I'm an espresso nut... Long story short, I've been looking for a vintage lever-action espresso machine for years, but never found one I could...
Hi Guys, I'm having my flathead flywheel drilled for a 9" long style pressure plate, but my machinist is telling me I can save a bunch of money if...
Was watching this move, 'Castle in the Air'... Corny but good background noise... And this little roadster comes tearing up in front of the...
I was 'organizing' some of my 'parts' and came across this steering wheel core... Any idea what it is? Pretty sure it's Ford because it's...
I built a little Chassis Dolly for the roadster project and thought I'd share it... Some may remember "Kilroy's Amish Hot Rod Shop"... But as...
I have a 20' enclosed trailer that I pretty much just use for storage and a mini-workshop, so it doesn't get out and move much. In fact it's been...
The roundup falls this year on one of the busiest weekends for me ever... But I played a little hooky from work and took the Gals out there for...
I think I want to run boxing plates with belled holes on Spencers Little Bastard... I know the original reason for Belled holes in race cars...
I know this has been covered a long time ago as part of another thread but I can't find it. I have an 8ba flywheel and a 11" clutch...
Does anybody know the actual lengths of the different Radius Rods Ford used on his torque-tube rear ends? I'm aware that the 38-42 are...
Is there a way to edit a poll once it's started?
I'm about ready to pull the trigger on some rolling stock for the roadster so that I can get fine-tune and finalize the chassis, etc... So I've...
All in all it was a fun show... I think the image the show pojects is a little goofy... The anti-establishment nature of the show works in...
Here's a little snout support I fabbed up for a 40 ford cross-steer box mounted in a side-steer config... First, I made the templates from...
Miller91's Can-Am post got me thinking... I've always liked Ford FE motors. So in my reverence, I've got a healthy lust for the 427-based Can-Am...
So you hear that a lot... "Buy older tools 'cause they're made better..." But how old is old enough? I mean, you kind of know what you're...
Well I've worked up about 5 different mounts and nothing really works/looks right... So I'll put it to the group... I've got a steering box...
I've got to make a decission on the mounting of my 31 roadster body on my duece frame. I'd like to use the holes that came in the rails but I...
I've got an issue with the revised motor mounts on my roadster... With the my pinched frame, the biscuit mounts stick out past the rail about...
I love 33-34 ford coupes... I love lakes coupes... Given all of that, to me the best looking lakes coupe ever was probably Doug Hartelts 34...
Hi guys, I've got an old Hydraulic Filter off a C130 that I was thinking of using as a remote oil filter... I looked up the specs and it...
Hey all, I love the look of a Duval windshield on an open roadster as much if not more than anyone... But I've always planned for my roadster...
Hi fellas, So thanks to Bruce 'The Encyclopedia' Lancaster, I went ahead and bought the pushrod bushing for an early flatty and found that it...
I know we've gone over this but I just can't seem to get it straight in my head... So let's do a new post just about flathead clutches? What...
Hi guys, be safe on your bikes... I just saw on the news that Eric Laufer of the Two Timin Three was run down on his harley this morning......
I was looking through the Hop Up 1st 12 issues today and came across the Bob Longman chaneled 32 roadster and was wondering if anybody has any...
How do you machine a flywheel? What tools do you need etc? Lathe? Mill? Also how do you redrill a flywheel for a different pressure plate?...
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