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To quote a old hamb member Dr J " Power is a dangerous Drug"
I have straighten several bent axle tubes from circle track cars. Bent from crashes not loads I set the rear on wheels stationary on 2 wheels. I...
Buy some of that additive that comes in a can and stops leaking and rebuilds your power plant. I have a line on a 239 y block out of a 54 ford...
If the pumkin is not installed maybe a slight chance of warping but very slim. If it is bent the ring and pinion unit should be hard to install,...
Shit if you want to drive down to Huntsville Alabama I have 2 open drive shaft dyna flows One good and one that has burned up clutch bands a other...
If you still have the orignal radiator carry it to a radiator shop. Have them close off a top and bottom hose inlet out let and you are ready to...
Sell it and use the money to buy a 360. Lots better on the street. Last 340 I sold went for 300 and it needed at least a 30 over bore .. Hemmings...
The car in your photo is a tribute car not the car Bobby raced in Grand National. It is a mixture of parts mostly sportsman car parts. Still a...
Add more it used lower control arms with a 1 inch step and a long Lincoln lower ball joint. The tie rods were ford truck with ES 150 tie rod ends....
Mr Bracken owned the grand national car number 2 .. It was a 65 year as far as photos of the gran national car go to the Alabama Auto Racing...
Worked good in my circle track cars. You may not like the shift handle . Make sure to put a switch so the engine will only crank in park.
I now get the connection of Wonder Bread and the movie Rickey Bobby. But back to the girls. Thank You
I had a cop tell me he heard me spinning my tires when shifting into 2 nd gear on a old truck and I then demonstrated it was a fan belt making...
One of the main reasons gas was rationed was because of the shortage of rubber. We had access to a lot of oil but no natural rubber. then came...
Many years ago the late Henry '' Smokey"" Yunick said to a paint the engine black .He said for better heat transfer So I have painted almost...
Welcome from North Alabama. I bet you have what is done on a lot of flat heads. Your timing is set to high. or your vacum advance is not working...
Sounds like you are doing a good job. I hope the school board is aware that teck schools do work. A job offer and others asking to hire students....
For a while in the mid 60s G M Corp has a edict that said engines installed in certain cars were to 350 cid or less thus the 3.48 stroke.
to build a quick change you used 2 left side bells from the 3/4 ton truck. I have used- the light weight 85 horse power car bells and welded on...
I have used a brake lathe for splitting wheels This has clearance of around 16 plus inches so I would guess that you could use for polishing. if...
Wishing the best for a speedy recovery. Burns are the worst for pain. I know first hand. When in the induced coma I have been told you cannot...
The detail on the yellow car was outstanding. You could tell by all the racers looking at it. at that time I was still bending tubing around a...
GN I was being a wisenhimer I have brake bias on my dirt open wheel that cuts off RF brake and bias for front to rear. I use roll out or stagger...
Why a brake on the left front?. I thought the left front wheel only touched the ground for taking pictures and parking. Or is this for asphalt...
Those big battery chargers are great to use on reverse electrolist rust removal. And the will charge a battery fast, Give the manuals to a local...
Tell every one that it is Radar absorb paint. I shot some of it on 4 cars and 2 motor cycles about 35 to 40years ago. Worked real good. Pissed...
I have spent a lot more for a lot less... I see double your money on parts and useable material plus a a few hundred lbs scrap.
I will hand it to the car people of cuba they take nothing and keep them running. One was a 1.5 ton 50 chevy truck made into a boat with 55 gal...
Sounds like a good show
I think the carbs that Mr B used were from the straight 8 compound buick from the 40s.. Next check the Buick board the one that I viewed had Mr...
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