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SMSouth class of 69: Mugs Up just off Metcalf at 75th, down to Sydneys on Sat nights. Worked at Classen-Morse on Metcalf 2nd shift, guy there had...
No biggie, worked for Greg and Taylor for many years, miss them both. I love this thread!
Weld Tech is very well run by Kenny's daughter, although I believe his widow Mary is still involved a little. Taylor Weld is NOT involved in Weld...
Always glad to hear from another Flatland Flyer!
American Eagle Wheels are not assembled in the USA, they are Made in the USA.
It all depends on the room available. Streets and alleys=burnouts, but a big vacant lot......
Old Roadsters are cool. Bonneville is cool. Old Roadsters at Bonneville is waaaaaayy cool.
Go over to rearenginekarts.com and join the forum there. Just cause the local track isn't doing this stuff, it is out there. We run the "modern...
The Riverside footage looks mostly to be the support race ( Mustangs, Corvettes, red 911 that everyone is cheering for.), but the shot of gurney...
My dad was the district rep working for Chevrolet Div in Kansas City during that time frame. Drove an endless string of new Chevys as company...
Send an e-mail to dale@rpmcat.com and ask Dale Wilch. He ran a fuel dragster out of KC in the same time period and probably knows something about...
Suprised Joe hasn't come on HAMB yet, he loves to talk about this car, and you can see why. When you bring this car up his eyes light up, he steps...
My buddy and I got the tour one afternoon w/Speedy Bill (as we had business with him.) Only trouble was we spent about 7 hours there and only got...
In the late 60's we got ahold of a little from some drag race guys and tried a few cc's in our go-kart motors (as many have said here, completely...
Check out Racingfromthepast.com, many old pictures from Salina in the 50's.
From a kid from Kansas: "What's to explain?"
Actually hotroddon, the width of the wheel is irrelevent, as 2 wheels with the same backspace would have any additional width on the outside. A 6"...
Don't look for the blue/white can. Since they were bought out by Eagle One I found it in a black tin. Works good for light touch-ups, water spots.
I have used Freightquote.com several times and their prices and services were A-OK.
7/8ths clearance should be plenty(kind on depends on how flexible the sidewall of your tire is) but we run clearances down around a 1/4" on our...
Try LeCarra at 1-800-432-8170. They have always had the adapters i was looking for.
porknbeaner, that's what I like about this place, a lot of people I can look up to. I am just a butthead (according to my wife), but i am working...
While clear powder coat is somewhat durable it will yellow which drives me crazy. we have been using a clear ceramic coat which holds up MUCH...
bjinks, remember Mug's Up rootbeer just around the corner on 75th at Metcalf. That one drive-in was just east on State Line Rd/south of the Ward...
Kansas City in the latter half of the 60's was Metcalf Ave. If you really had something: show up late at Sydney's on the Plaza. Later in the 70's...
Had one on a small-block road race car about 70-72. Never knew till now how rare they are (story of my life. I have discovered a bunch of rare...
Those washers aren't doing anything for you. Without (heck probably even with) hub-centric rings you still need something to locate the wheel...
Freightquote.com, they work with a bunch of different carriers.
A millimeter either way will not make much of a difference. Crawl under the car and see how much room you have to the inside (first thing to hit...
Anybody still running a ramp truck is automatically qualified to be my hero.
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