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I’m working on our son’s ‘65 Ford Ranch Wagon, doing some rust repair. Quarter panels for two doors are available, but we only needed a third of...
Cruised the two miles to the Gilmore Museum this morning with the Diamond T to meet a group on a cross country trek driving old pickup trucks...
I'll start: Going through some photos this weekend, in all the forgettable snapshots of cars I took this summer, I found some I really, really...
Yesterday I got busy and made a brake, something I've put off for years. Bolts to the bench top, two 4 foot sticks of 2x2 5/16" angle and a 6'...
Okay. I had a brainstorm. What if, if I had some magic combination of relays, extra wires, duct tape, some free time, could I make the headlamps...
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Hey guys, today the turn signals suddenly stopped working in the '34. This car has a '61 T'bird column. The lever felt "funny", the indicator...
[ATTACH] Ok, not these, but the little cages tat go in the holes in the body they push into. Push pin clips? Trim pin pusher inner holders? I...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Now, on to the '59 T'bird and the '63 Riviera... Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
[IMG] I over filled roadsters gas tank (Tanks Inc.) and after setting in the sun in the parking lot yesterday, fuel leaked under the gaskets at...
I've got SW gauges in the my '34 roadster, 2 5/8" mechanical temp gauge. When decelerating, from any steady speed, it'll shoot up from 190 (where...
So, this happened. Evidently, it's a good idea to: A. Use a lead mallet rather than a rubber mallet to tighten knock-offs, and... B. Retighten...
I have two (new) 1404 E carbs on an old, old, old Offy 360 intake on the 283 in my roadster. Very low profile intake, no spacers under the carb,...
[ATTACH] Some of you may recall my struggle with the cheap off-shore Vega box in my '34. I was going to pull the trigger on a Uni-steer, but I...
Go ahead on and say "I told you so", because after another 150 miles on after adjusting the cheap-o Vega box in the '34, it's again loosened up...
So, I did. It rained hard all morning after a beautiful drive in with clear skies. [ATTACH] Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I've been helping my son get his "new" car ready for summer. He bought this '65 Ranch Wagon in Detroit this spring, and like...
Not that kind of box, steering box. :rolleyes: I have a knock-off Vega box on the '34, and with 350 miles on it, it developed noticable play. I...
For a couple of years now, my wife has been asking me to fix the little blisters over the rear wheel openings on our '51 Pontiac wagon. I've put...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm doing some rust repair on our '51 Pontiac Tin Woody, and decided I may as well...
I had the roadster out yesterday, short drive after sorting out a couple little bugs and shot these photos in the drive. In black and white,...
...you'll be doing it over 10 years later. Our '51 Pontiac wagon came with some sheet metal repair that I deemed "good enough" when I did the car...
Somebody dredged up some photos of my '36, which made me think of the many cars I've, ahem, improved over the years. Most of 'em have been GM...
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Ok, I've mastered the art of loading video from my phone, to Messenger, then to my email, then to YouTube, so lets all watch a show! [MEDIA]
Big day today, the '34's first drive! I was going to just drive down to the corner and back, but it was so great I drove to the Gilmore Car Musem...
We just bought this '65 Ranch Wagon from a guy in Warren, who'd just gotten it from the guy who built it in Detroit. He posted a YouTube vid...
The pressure is off. I wrapped up the interior yesterday, the paint is (mostly) polished, I think I'm ready. All that remains to be done is...
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