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Do not recognize this car. Long piano style hinge has me stumped. Ideas? [ATTACH]
I have a paint removal situation. The fibreglass body on my ‘63 Avanti has the hardest paint ever! I definitely 2 part repaint. I’m in the process...
I want to lower the chassis in my’30 Roadster. Front has a 4” drop. Is a the arch in a ‘36 rear spring tall enough to allow enough clearance for...
I’ve been hearing mixed reviews regarding application, finish and effectiveness. I’m sure we can all agree on its workability
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here’s the ‘Til I get the other motor done’ first pass on my ‘30 roadster. Extremely good body, Dual ‘81’s, Police...
I’m a Newby when it comes to Model A’s, but I’ve followed Vern Tardel’s builds for years. His book ‘Hot Rod Your Model A’. Is an incredible...
[ATTACH] Got this very solid Cutlass Wagon , mechanical work well on on It's way. One minor problem ! Doors do not work from the inside. Replaced...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] 'NAUGHTY PUPPIES CC 1930 Roadster Phase 1 Police Head installed, Phase 2! Thomas Intake installed, finally listened to Charly...
I' m upgrading a 1930 Ford Banger, Police head, adjustable lifters, .030 over. the rest is pretty stock. I have a dual carb manifold and a couple...
.I'm new to Banger World, found an original Thomas dual carb Manifold, which my '30 roadster demands I install. Is the stock fuel system capable...
I have access to a rear spring spreader that works great on conventional buggy springs but not so well on reversed eye units. Any tips on how to...
The 29 Model A Tudor which we've adopted needs a roof insert. Back in my youth.... I saw a car or 2 that used a roof panel from a station wagon,...
I'm wrestling with my first experience with barbed fittings on my remote oil filter. I cannot get the oil line, (1/2" 250 psi.) to seat past the...
Any comparative opinions regarding the Ididit '40 automatic shifter compared to the Limeworks unit? I have a Limeworks with 727, don't find the...
I've got a fresh 1961 Pontiac 389, that was originally a Single 4 Barrel . It was changed to a Tripower at some point, but several issues led me...
For reasons yet to be explained, I have installed a Weiand Dual Quad Intake in my 331 Hemi.powered 32 3 Window. I'm running Edelbrock carbs, (it...
Not long ago, I posted an ad for some parts on HAMB. Got an excellent response, but, as is occasionally the case, did not pay attention to the 'If...
I finally get around to swapping my dual quad manifold onto my '61 389 Pontiac. Low and behold, its the wrong ass manifold. That is to say, its...
My relatively stock 354 is giving me grief. I got a little problem with #2 intake valve. Not once, but twice the valve has sheared at the keeper....
I'm looking for a pair of push button door openers, kind you might find on a Desoto or early Mercury or Lincoln. I recall seeing somebody was...
I'll try this again Ryan. I'm not buying or selling, I'm looking for performance feedback on Hilborn Stack Injection that has been converted to...
Anybody out there got a more current Paint number for Rootes Motors Azure Blue, used on early '60's British Iron, Sunbeams, Hillmans etc....
Back when the earth was still cooling, I aquired a Moonjection 6 Carb on a log manifold setup for my Hemi. Life being what it is, I didn't install...
I recently aquired this NOS Offy Dual Quad Manifold for a 1961 389 Pontiac. Problem is, the water neck is, shall we say, "unique" to this...
So I'm wandering around the LA Roadster's Pomona show, and I come across this little RPU, running a "Heale"? Blower Drive. Never seen one before,...
I'm considering installing a Weiand Daul Quad intake on my 1961 Bonneville. Motor has been freshened, with .020 cleanup, other than that a poorly...
Whilst wandering around Pomona yesterday, we came upon a little roadster pickup with a Heale''? Blower drive on a GMC blower. It appeared to be...
I too have gone the way of an Offy Head Studebaker 6. The original cylinder head called for a Champion J7 plug, but the Offy requires a longer...
I have become the proud owner of a 1963 Avanti, which has suffered its share of bumps and bruises. I know about properly applying mat and cloth...
I'm looking for an idea or 2 for the instrument cluster in my 1940 Ford dash A "Reputable" vendor ripped me off for my beautiful Gennie cluster....
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