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Forgot to add our troubles on Route 66. One blown exhaust donut gasket fixed in a motel parking lot. Also, does anybody realize duct tape makes a...
I have had two memorable long distance road trips. The First, in 99, myself and a several good friends left South Dakota and Iowa for Pomona and...
I checked my Fabcraft book, it does not list the housing lengths. However, it states for any given year, the Pontiac housing will be wider than...
My Son has a 50 Chevy coupe nostalgia gasser. He has a 9.3 in it. He found a 57 Olds housing (only year for leaf springs) and other than slightly...
Least expensive way to create a 302 without an aftermarket crank is as mentioned a 327 SJ block and a 283 crank or a 1-piece rear seal 350 block...
ALLDONE, you are correct. 53 was the last year for the short roof Club Coupe. In 54, Chevrolet introduced the 210 Delray Club Coupe. A 210 two...
I have found that just about everything ignition related now comes from China and the lowest bidder. Just the World we live in currently. As a GM...
My winter project.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Probably not what OP was asking for, but here is a factory version. The 1961 Corvair Sebring Spyder had[ATTACH] 15 inches removed between the door...
Depends, and not the adult diaper version. If you want a hot rod, a healthy 327, nowadays 331 or 336. More power, more torque (mores syndrome )....
Perhaps this is where that roof line originated. Photo dated 1957.[ATTACH]
My son's 50 Chevy D/Gas replica nostalgia drag car.[ATTACH]
My son John's 49 pickup with our jointly owned camper.[ATTACH]
I believe you are correct. Looking at the photos again, you can see the passenger seat trim is pointed at the top. 62 Impala seat trim does not go...
The seats appear to be 62 Impala. It will help to identify them if you post a more complete photo of them.
Mine comes from my drinking buddies years ago. They would stop by the garage with adult beverages, and they started calling these gatherings as...
Yes, sort of. Bought a 57 Bel Air hardtop at 15. Young and stupid. It had been hit hard in the rear at some point, which I only found out after it...
My 50 Chevy coupe on the day I picked it up after making a deal at a swap meet. Then, after I swapped it to my son, and he built it as a nostalgia...
Choptop, you are not wrong. I googled Imperial Services and they do not list it on their website, however it is still under construction...
I have a very good friend looking at a 62 Dodge Polara Hardtop. Originally, a 361, pushbutton Torqueflite. Engine is long gone, but the original...
Some of you may have seen one or two of these pictures before. My 35-year-old son. All of the cars are his and he has done 98% of the work...
That 56 was a NHRA E Modified Production car. They were classed by car weight divided by engine displacement. E/MP was 12 pounds per cubic inch so...
I.M.H.O., I think it is hard to beat Can Am White (code 972) and big and little Cragars. [ATTACH]
Kelly Hot Rod Parts, I have a suggestion for you. Instead of the Hauling Hunchback, how about Marty Feldman's character Igor from Young...
Thank you Lost Angel. The H.A.M.B. at its finest. Hamb Andy. R.I.P.
Button head cap screw
This one always brings a smile. It includes two of my favorite things, Drag Racing and 57 Chevys and has as an added bonus, John Barkley.[ATTACH]
First photo is my son circa 1992. Second, is his first car. Third, his first project done completely on his own. Last is his latest. The coupe is...
A member here mentioned a 40 Chevy headlight mod. Thet are most definitely not 40 Chevy. The side shot photo above is on Rikster's site mentions a...
My son's 50 Chevy Coupe. A 327/400 Turbo/9.3 Olds with a pickup axle project. Top picture is the first mockup, the last ones are from the Glory...
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