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Right, so I know all about the ridiculous fuel prices, rego, etc... But how does WOF/rego/etc work for a hot rod? I've a feeling there's some...
'30 - 31 Cabriolet rear quarters, no rust through at all, wee bit of surface rust on the fenderwells, original paint, pretty damn clean. These...
After some head scratching and a ton of googling, I have what I believe to be a set of '30-31 closed cab pickup B pillars. cool, except i'm...
need A: from bottom of body to bottom of rain gutter, at the rear of the door B: from between the body lines to the lower line around the...
it's occurred to me that i've been collecting old repair manuals and automotive engineering books without realizing i was collecting them. the...
looking to pull a form/negative mold of the beltline separation area below the quarter windows... the idea is i'll then cast a die and press...
OK... I've had these for 15 years. I've moved three times, they've been in/out of storage a couple times... and never once until today did i...
Left & right cowl sides from a '30-31 A... they came from a late '31 if that matters at all. Someone got all cute and cut/welded the windshield...
i've been lugging this thing around for years, with no idea what it fits. i compared it to the dimensions of everything else i could find with...
looks crusty, but it's pretty solid. no rust-through but there is pitting which i tried to capture in the photos as best as possible. PM for...
i grew up always hearing that a new cam needs new lifters. i questioned it, but never really got an answer i was 100% satisfied with... so i ask...
about 4 or so years ago, i sold my '55 plymouth to Radman (who seems to no longer be active)... i got word that he was selling it, but haven't...
searched, and didn't really come up with much... ok... got a 341 (as far as i can tell), from a Canadian car (if that means anythng). it was...
when i was a kid, my (late) grandpa had tons of cool gearhead stuff... one thing was a GE turbo from an aircraft. he had some pics of a bellytank...
my girlfriend (cultural anthro phd student) is doing a project about american car culture as an exercise for a research methods class (wont be...
Figure its time I contribute something to the HAMB, other than questions about my transmission . OK, so the wheelwells on my 55 Plymouth were...
Looking for tuck-n-roll by the yard... preferably marine vinyl. Ive seen the velvety looking stuff they sell out of the back of trucks at the...
OK, i deleted my other post to be more specific with this... Thought i had some valve or other damage... but no. Here's a little background:...
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OK, last question i ask about this trans, before tossing it in favor of a stick... after breaking one of the reverse-band linkages, and doing a...
OK... got near everything on my '55 plymouth sorted... It's been my daily driver for a little bit, runs strong, been reliable... But it takes...
does anyone make any type of adapter/adjuster for mechanical speedos? So, say when you change rear end ratios, or tire diameters, the "adapter"...
...where should i get it? none of the big companies seem to have anything for the car... and it has none on it to compare to (i usually just...
So here's the thing... ive got a job offer... a really good one... with a company that most of my family works for. I'd be workin from my home...
Any clue where i can get just the top gasket, without having to spend a fortune on a complete rebuild kit??? Ive got at least 5 kits here, but no...
while the motor and trans arent totally "trad", the rest of the car kinda-sorta is... 55 belvedere, mildish custom... anyway, it's got a mildly...
Added some nice sheen to my black primer that's been bleached by the sun... by rubbing in a nice coat of "Water Displacement Formula Number 40"....
Might be a dumb ass idea, and tell me to shut up if it's been brought up before, but: A section on the board to list your location and...
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