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Cleaning up the shop, found these motor parts that I got with the '31 Chevy. I have no use for them but thought I'd see if anybody needs any of...
Yes it works. The only issue is that it will try to twist due to the bar mounting to the top of the duckbill. An easy fix would be to weld a...
I modified my harbor freight changer. Just bought the duckbill and welded a bracket on the harbor freight bar. Ignore the horrible welds, first...
Anybody remember an article in Popular Mechanics about building an off roader out of a cut down VW chassis?
Since I've got a '51 had to vote for it.
Last year I did it solo and the navigation was the hardest part. This year my nephew Rich rode along as navigator and that helped a lot. This year...
So total miles for the week almost 3000. Gotta say the car held up better than the driver, but by next year I'll be ready to go again. I was...
Finished out the week and got my T-shirt. 13.241 at 107.94 today . Definitely a 12 second car,driver just needs to get better.Needed higher rpm...
Made it through another day. Picked up a little mph, little slower et. Losing the et in the sixty foot. I just need to figure out launch this...
I'm still here and running. I got in the twelves the first day, a little slower today. No major problems just some minor glitches. If you've never...
There is a metal bar through the center of wheels and a very sturdy mount on trailer. Really don't even need the straps.
I got here about 4:30. 1070 miles. 22 minutes from the track. I think I'm right across the road from Jim.
Only 250 miles away tonight. My nephew flew to Washington DC and is waiting to play navigator for the week. I didn't tell him that he has to lift...
Left at nine this morning, 450 miles down today, but it took two hours to get through Indianapolis. Not doing that again on the way home. Two days...
[ATTACH] Headed out to Drag Week tomorrow morning. Did it last year loading everything in the car, trying it with a trailer this year. Total of...
Talk to a local shop that does restoration work and ask them who they use.
Competing, driving it from Iowa. Car's a 1966 so a year too new for here.
My Plymouth has a 6al triggered by a stock points distributer. Added the box because I wanted the rev limiter. So far the points have worked fine...
My brother swapped a wide block Mopar 318 into his '55 Chevy. Needed a motor, that was available for free.
Just got registered, who else is going this year?
A reverse drop on the front axle could help with scrub line issues but retain most of the lower center of gravity that the underslung chassis...
I recently had an issue with the pilot bushing compressing when installed enough that the input shaft wouldn't slide into it. This was a bitch to...
I'm a member of the American Motorcycle Association and that includes road service. It covers anything I'm driving, even if it's somebody elses...
The last reasonably stock motor I built was a 360 Mopar. I added everything up when I was done and the cost was about the same as buying a rebuilt...
There is no such thing as a "bolt on and drive" carburetor. The engine will probably run, but if you want it to run as good as it can you'll need...
Esab Sentinel. Definitely not cheap but I've been using it for five or six years with zero problems or complaints. I'd tried a couple cheaper...
When I was racing stock cars in the '70s 95% of the sportsman cars were tri-five Chevys. 3/4 ton right front hub was required by the rules.
Tank is still in the vehicle, car is in storage, hasn't run for at least eight years. I won't be working on this for at least a year. Once I start...
Got a tank that had eight year old gas in it. Smelled bad, looked bad. I drained the tank but it will probably be at least a year before I really...
I recently had a similar problem, except mine was fine at higher speeds but fluctuated at idle. Alternator and regulator both had less than one...
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