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Yeah -they are strong. 31 spline axles, good gears. The locker is not the best (or so I've heard) but the price is right. Speaking of....the...
The 8.8's out of 4x4 Explorers have the pumkin off-set 3" to the right which could be problem if you don't have room under the car to accomodate...
I wanted to do a Vintage stocker with my 1967 Fairlane Ranchero -black steelies, vintage deaclas, etc., but then I eff'd up and painted it...
God that Falcon is so cool!
Faster than F1? I think there was one race run in the Can Am series that used the same track as the F1 cars from that year or the year before. I...
The bottom line with GM is that they have too many brands competing with one another. In the old days when the car companies only made one car - a...
He was genius at finding loopholes in the rules such as with the Yellow Banana, 1966 Galaxie. The windsheild and roofline conformed to the NASCAR...
I had a 289 but yanked it for a 302 with a stroker crank (actually Crushproof did the swap). The 289 is very compact and over-square and with a...
I like the smokescreen idea -inject some oil directly into the exhaust manifold like they do at airshows. That should clear off the tail-gaiters.
I've have '67 Fairlane-Ranchero and the guy I bought it from had a Cyclone and several 66-67 Fairlanes including a 427, 4 spd coupe. If you need...
I totally agree. In fact I think F5000 is the only way to save open wheel racing in America since the civil war between CART and IRL destroyed it....
Thanks for your help guys. That forum (http://autobodystore.com/forum/index.php) was really helpful. I may be able to get used parts from a repair...
Does anyone have good source for Binks Paint gun parts? I need a new Air Valve Bushing for an SV100 and this part is not in any of the repair...
Correction: It was Gene Winfield that built the Reactor....
An 8 cylinder FWD powerplant doesn't sound very traditional but there were Cords with Straight 8's and FWD back in the 30's and don't forget all...
No, I actually heard about heating the coils from an old hot rodder but you're right to be skeptical. On second thought I'll probably cut the...
I have '67 Fairlane and I cut my front springs about 1.5" which droppped the car about 2". The springs are a little soft so I am going to fit...
Gotta chime in with my vote for the 3M wheel. I stripped my Ranchero with these after trying some chemical stripper. It took several wheels but...
I can see the point of the cut-off. That said, it's too bad there isn't a 64-72 HAMB or something like it. I've seen Los Boulevardos but this...
The Black Beauty used in the 'Green Hornet' TV show was built by Dean Jeffries. He also built the Monkee-mobile. After the TV shows were cancelled...
I love that 60's look with the car up on it's toes. Seems like a lot of muscle cars had that stance -maybe it was the big sidewalls. It's kind of...
The long arms of the NASCAR suspension are used to provide a minimum of angular change as the suspension moves which you can also achieve with a 4...
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I heard that Laughlin got a huge bill for a Ferrari engine rebuild mainly because the crank was so expensive, so he decided to build his own...
"... I don't remember the name for sure but it was an italian F word Fina, Farina, something like that..." Pinin Farina is one of the big...
I love the Hirohata Merc, -it has to be one the classiest and best realized cutoms of all time, but that Bird is UGLY. Did he do any nice cars...
I heard Barris cobbled Dragula together in couple of weeks. The writers thought up the idea and he didn't have much time to execute it so I would...
A stock 5.0 from the 90's pumps over 300 ft-lbs. of out-of the box which doesn't sound too gutless. They put them in big, heavy cars like the...
The 3.00 is too tall. I have a simlar set-up in my Ranchero and I am going to use an Explorer rear axle -3.73 gears, posi, and 31 spline axles for...
There are some relevant facts about 'The War' and the HAMB. They mentioned in the series that the US produced 3 million cars in 1941 and only 169...
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