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Welcome from Peoria!
Great story! Welcome from Illinois.
Funny how everybody's setup reacts differently. One of my OT rides has a .060" over 327, flat tops, early 2.02 heads, Edelbrock dual quads,...
Truer words were never spoken. When you take your car to cruise-ins and other gatherings you have to develop a thick skin and ignore the jerks.
That's a really cool picture, but I gotta agree it's sad AND depressing. Such a waste.
That's one of the handiest machines you'll ever own. Even if you never learn how much more it can do, it will still be the best damn drill press...
Picture of Dad's '38 taken in about '48. [IMG]
Wife took this picture of me at a local cruise-in checking out a guy's pickup. It's my good side. [IMG]
Might have a little soup in that one. Standard 8N at wide open throttle (2250 RPM) does 17.8 MPH. Add a Sherman or Hupp overdrive and you can get...
I've been into 8N tractors for years, and rebuild a lot of components, so I can comment a little on the steering boxes. The 8N early style box was...
Ah, yes, good old Tri-City buggy. Still have one of their decals on a shop cabinet. [IMG]
I love all the old equipment and got a shop full of it. Some that are still used daily are the 1941 Quincy air compressor, the 1954 Bridgeport,...
He's eventually going with a small block, but that won't be for another year yet. The old 6 still runs good and the split manifold sounds good....
Hi Elmwood, a few of us from the Peoria/Brimfield area were at your strawberry festival show/cruise this past summer. Quite a few nice cars there.
Hi Daryl, my son who also lives in Peoria has '47 coupe. All original drive train so far. I'll try to post my first picture of his coupe here....
Thanks for the welcomes! I'm just outside Peoria. Saw a couple of cars last summer at Quincy with the H.A.M.B plates on the firewall and had to...
I'm am old fart, lifelong gearhead, and barely computer literate, but I'm thoroughly enjoying reading through some of the threads here. The sheer...
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