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I was thinking of using some '55 Chevy side trim on my Shoebox. My question is if I use the quarter trim pieces from a 2 door and the door pieces...
A little back story on this car. 7 years ago my son was born. At the time I had a '34 Chevy coupe ( glass body) that I had built. Seeing how the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1939 Ford Tudor sedan. This car was originally built in the late 60's to early 70's. It has the original lacquer paint...
I got a 9" rear in my Model A sedan behind my flathead. It had 4:11 gears in it, they were a little too much gear on the high way. I bought a set...
I was thinking about using a South wind heater housing to conceal the fuel filler tube in my Model A. I was wondering if anybody had one they...
Here's a short video of my ride home from work in my Model A. [ATTACH] [MEDIA]
1952 buick special has original straight eight with three on the tree and two deuces ! Tires are farly new great shape car was done in hot rod...
So I got my Model A near completion but I have a few bugs to work out. Biggest one is the heads won't seal up they weep coolant between the head...
Borg- Warner flathead Ford overdrive transmission. This transmission has been completely rebuilt, new bearings, synchro's, planetary gear. It also...
I needed new tires for my Shoebox for a while now. But I was dragging my feet in buying new one because I wanted to run Caddy caps. And since I...
Anybody ever deal with Bobs speedometer? I'm looking to get my '40 Ford instrument cluster restored. I got a price from Classic instruments, they...
http://youtu.be/izmtpqVvMcM A friend sent me this link. It's way before my time, I have been there a few times for baseball games when I was a...
I kept having trouble posting pictures with the app. I would delete the app then reinstall it and it would be fine for a while. Yesterday I had to...
Two years ago I had the motor rebuilt in my Shoebox by a reputable local flathead guy. As soon as I fired it up for the first time I head what...
The dipstick on my flathead is at a lower angle than it should be. When then it's pushed all the way in you can hear the crank hitting it....
http://erie.craigslist.org/clt/3749863985.html My uncle is looking for a T bucket and I found this one. So he sent a email to the guy asking for...
Delete thread I put it in the wrong section. (sorry I rode the short bus to school)
I have a friend with a '39 Ford tudor. The car has the original dash in it but someone butchered it up pretty good. So we were thinking about...
This may be a dumb question but, does anybody know if anybody makes a 16 inch 57 caddy hub cap ? I would like to put a set on my Shoebox but I...
This past october my son Cooper was born, so I started looking for a shoebox Ford as the new family car. I found this car in Hemming back in...
I am looking for some opinions on what distributor to run. I recently bought the car, it is an all stock 1950 Ford shoebox. I installed headers,...
I just bought a 1950 shoebox Ford. The car is all stock and is an older restoration. My question is, I would like to replace the stock carb and...
I bought this off ebay about two years ago. I have been working on it for about a year and a half. First I sold every thing I was not going to...
Hi, my name is Scott. I have ben into cars my whole life thanks to my Dad. I built my first car about five years ago, a non-H.A.M.B. friendly 34...
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