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I traded fastrnu for his modified project that has been sitting for the last few years. I will be finishing the build and posting the progress...
My friend was talking about the transaxle in the 61-63 Pontiac Tempest and it got me to thinking about one of my back burner ideas. The Champ...
I am looking to gauge interest in wide five adapters. I have sold about 50 sets of them world wide. The last batch took over a year to sell. I'm...
I have searched for reproduction 46-48 hubs to no avail. All I find is the 40 style hubs with the drum on the front. Any thoughts on where to find...
I am working on a new hub design and am in need of some dimensions for a 46-48 Ford hub. What I need are outer bearing seat to outer end of hub....
I am looking for a place that can forge caliper brackets for my Early Ford disc brake kit. I figured since there are so many people scattered...
I got tired of seeing plastic and billet aluminum remote brake reservoir kit's. I decided to make my own kit that that had the vintage look and...
Remote fill brake fluid reservoir kits. I have vintage style remote reservoir kit's for nearly all vehicles. Check the size of your existing...
I just picked up a friend's project. It is a casting pattern that is partially finished. He doesn't have time to deal with it and knows that I can...
[ATTACH] I have another thread that is for ideas for hot rod parts....
This all started when I got a 55 Willys wagon. I learned right away that the master cylinder was near impossible to fill from the top and you...
I have spent countless hours on the HAMB and have gained much knowledge and idea's here. I am sure that many others feel the same way. In fact the...
I have been searching everywhere for a source for master cylinder caps that fit Chevy cars through 54 and Dodge trucks through 55. The thread...
I have been working on a dual circuit remote fill master cylinder kit for Willys pickup and wagon. The thought came to me to do one for the guys...
I work in a hot rod/street rod shop and have scavenged a few parts from a build when the car gets up dated. There is a 55 Ford convertible that is...
When I was in high school 30+ years ago we used to cruise the strip downtown on Friday and Saturday night. It would take up to an hour to do the...
I am looking at buying some of these remote mounted hydro-vac units to be use with the master cylinder kits I will be offering soon. I wanted to...
I posted a sketch of a concept car that has been in my head for a long time in the Friday art show a couple weeks ago. I have given it some more...
I will be getting this International Blue Diamond 269 ci. engine for my International KB hot rod truck. I am new to these engines and was...
My dad and I didn't start out to build the car that we did. We were just going to build something to blast around with and maybe take to the...
I have a steering column that I am planning to use in a project I am working on. I think it is a 46-48 Ford or Mercury column and steering box...
I was tasked with rebuilding this 40 Ford convertible that had been attached to a four door sedan floor pan. It was a total mess when I started...
I am working on a customers 52 Ford Crestliner. The steering box has worn splines on the sector shaft and pitman arm, and the box feels a bit...
Many of us like to remove some or all of the trim on our cars or have a hole where someone mounted a mirror or whatever, but when you remove the...
I just got a 41-49 K or KB International cab and hoods from a friend. I decided to chop it a total of 7". 4" at the door window opening and 3"...
I am wiring a 49 Ford coupe and when they took out the gauges they removed all the wires from the gauges. I am trying to determine which post on...
For Sale- Wide five wheel adapters in three different bolt patterns 5x4.5, 5x4.75, 5x5.5 $195 pair. These adapters are 1/2" thick and the stud...
I know that the ends of wishbones are weldable (Ford welded them) but I was not sure if they are cast steel or forged steel. I know they are not...
I went and got my 29 pickup cab out of where it was stored this week and sorta mocked it up. I chopped it 6" and here are some pics.
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