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I'm doing some research for a possible project and would appreciate any recommendations for instructional videos or DVDs covering flathead motor...
I just read through the long flathead build tech thread that began in July '04 and thought I'd add some new info and correct some things I said...
Few limited-production/kit sports racers from the Fifties-Sixties era of American road racing were as wicked looking as the Cheetah. To its...
At risk of this looking like spammin', the steering booklet that Vern Tardel and I have been "laboring" over for a couple of years -- the one...
How do I add an avatar to my profile? When I go to "Edit avatar" it won't let me do anything! Help me, help me . . . ! TIA Mike
The long-overdue Tardel-Bishop Ford steering booklet is done and ready to go to the printer -- almost. I put the body of the book together in...
I'm looking for transportation for a SJ 327 crankshaft that Santa mistakingly left at racefab's shop in Snohomish, Washington. The jolly old elf...
The movie biography of Kiwi motorcycle racer and New Zealand national hero Burt Munro concluded its location shooting at Bonneville on Saturday....
This handsome "prop" greeted us at the end of the pavement. We were quick and persistent in pointing out what a nice gesture it would be for the...
. . . and getting paid for it! Vern Tardel has a contract to wrangle the vintage vehicles (20) for a motion picture location "shoot." The...
I needed some large water-transfer decals for the vintage speed-shop signage on my truck but wasnt having any luck finding them, even with a...
I'm looking for a brodie knob for the big steering wheel in my F-1. This non-power original Ford box is really sweet, an easy one-hander and I'd...
Does anyone have a good clear image of a Crower Cams logo you could send me as a jpeg file? I need a good clear image for my sign-painter pal who...
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Larry McKenzie backed up Saturday's qualifying run of 165.068 mph with a record run this morning of 167.873 mph for a new two-way-average record...
SCTA-BNI is keeping us stay-at-home types up to date at . . . http://scta-bni.org/ Lots of great pics of cars and bikes in the tech line plus...
In response to some recent requests for info on inspection, rebuilding, and servicing Ford steering (1937 to 1948 passenger car and 1937 to 1956...
I just ran across this on fordbarn. Consider it a public service announcement rather than spam....
Vern Tardel, Larry MacKenzie, and Ed Binggeli spent a day at Flowmaster with the TAR-MAC roadster on the dyno. It was time well spent with several...
Upon advice of one of my good pals I stopped at the local Ace Hardware & paint emporium to talk to them about color matching some enamel for...
I'm still wondering if you received the steering service instructions and were able to open and read the attached file. I've sent you a couple of...
I'm going to start work on a set of old Fenton flathead headers tomorrow for the F-1. I'm going to do a port match to the block, about 1/8 inch...
At 67 years plus three days I'm at a loss to remember the name of the company that manufacturers and sells just about any fiberglass race car body...
If you're clever, you need not give up leg- and head-room to park your coupe or sedan seriously close to the pavement and still enjoy it on the...
In 1955 R&C featured a five-part fantasy build of a modernized T roadster/sorts racer. I have No. 3 in the series and am looking for copies of...
Got a "friendly" quote from one of the local muffler shops for head and tail pipes and inexpensive glasspacks for my F-1 today. I'm installing...
The negative experiences with Posies springs reported on Ryan's latest thread have me concerned and inquisitive. I plan to install reversed-eye...
Stopped by a local mostly petroliana swap meet on the way to work at Tardel's on Friday morning and scored on some pristine copies of HOP UP and...
Each year SCTA-BNI stages two outstanding LSR racing events on the salt at Bonneville, Speed Week and the World Finals. The unqualified success of...
While I was hangin' out at Terry Griffith's shop yesterday helping him finish the re-wiring of my F-1, Ed "Bing" Binggeli was boring my/our...
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