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I say GASSER I am currently rebuilding a 55 2dr hardtop I am hoping to have it at the hamb drags. For those that say they don't look right or that...
I was not there but I remember reading a article in one of my old mags that the tongue of the trailer was short and when they turned a sharp...
Saturday Morning is the big day Friday nite is when there are good buys though.
I will be there for sure never have missed it even though it rains every year. Always some good scores to, I will be on the far south east corner...
I am using the opposite my truck has a recored car rad; the top mounting location is the same the ones on the sides that slide in are different...
26 first car was 29 model a 2dr sedan chopped 6 inches banger powered and no fenders. Had tons since then my driver is a 34 Ford pu, and am...
In this neck of the woods people know I am a old car guy so I am constantly having people call me, my best score was a guy that bought a house in...
I pray it never happens here I live in a small town between two larger cities and I have crap everywhere in my front yard alone I have a 55 chevy...
I am so ready and the 55 is so far away I hope everything goes well and I'll make it. Jimmy
I have no idea and I thought I knew everybody from Lawrence.
Last year was a great meet and it snowed! I hope to find some goodies.
My Fav's are the 57,58 Ford wagon rears if I am not mistaken they are 54" backing plate to backing plate. The passnger car rears had a smaller...
In a 1965 Rod and re-styling mag they take a piece of 1/2 plywood and trace a bias-supply tire I believe it was a 6:00 16, they then take an mark...
I picked up some neat stuff for the 55 gasser project, Mickey thompson polished crossram, old lakewood 3 point roll bar, very cool old ansen...
I will be headed down thursday morning and man am I ready.
I have that magazine where they do a straight axle conversion on a 55 chevy I just followed the process on my 2dr hardtop 55. They cut it right...
Im from The Lawrence area actually six miles east, we hang out at my place on sunday afternoon and drank beer tell lies and sometime tear stuff up...
It does look to be a 35-36 ; flat windshield ,cab corner and dash are for sure 35-36 ford pick up.
Everything Cheverolet car from 53 to 62 is for sure 14 inch 5 3/4 bolt pattern.
There were two and I missed one I wish I could have got both. I think Im gonna hang on to it for ahwhile but if decide differently I will let yah...
So what were everybody's great finds I covered the place all last week and on saturday I found something I had missed all week I found A V8 60...
I thought prices were real reasonable especially on whole vehicles the bad thing is people are doing the normal and running around with torches...
Yah there is a couple still there, one is a very nice 1 ton the doors are great and so is the rest of the cab. I woulda bought them all but just...
I was out last night and bought some neat pieces model a cowl and doors 30-31, 38 ford truck, 37 ford cab, 40 ford cab, 46 ford truck with open...
I had only been in the shop for 15 mins when I decided to cut the bottom 4 inches off a 35 chevy grill, I put a fresh 6 inch diameter metabo...
I know this sounds crazy but we use water! Way we look at is water stuck water will unstick it. We have done this on several tractors and A motors...
If you read the roth book he said he loved the chevy engine, but the trannys were junk also like already stated he loved free stuff and for the...
The 216-235 pre 1954 tranny will have a totally different bolt pattern than the one on the 302, the 302 tranny bolt pattern is like the 55 and up...
Last tuesday nite I was working on my 37 ford pick-up and I was shortening the radiator support with a metabo cut off disc on my grinder and it...
Chrysler "C'' body cars with 8 3/4 rears are a bolt in for this car Steel Crank 440 and 727 fit very nice with very little modification. WeedsSpeed
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