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[ATTACH] The 58 I owned from 1961 to 1966
I used Dot 5 Silicone brake fluid in my '56 truck when I built it in 1991. All brake components were new at the time. In 2016, after 26 years, I...
Anyone know of a pinstriper named Nick who was active in NE Ohio back in the 1994 time frame. He did the stripes on my truck back then, I would...
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Should the ballast resistor (loom) be bypassed while cranking, to put a fill 12 volts on the coil?
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This thread inspired me to go out and take some shots of the stripes on my '56 truck. The stripes...
[ATTACH] Here is a picture of a pair that I have. [IMG]
The correct washers are serrated on one side so they don't slip in a slotted hole when tightened up. I too would like to find a source for them....
Thank you for putting this site together. At age 73, many of these covers brought back memories of more than a few models and a couple of real...
I had to chuckle at this comment. How much "rake" is too much rake is all in the eyes and mind of the beholder. Since it is your car, you indeed...
I have had a road trip to the UP of Michigan on my Bucket List for a good long time. Wife and I decided at age 71, it was time to make the trip....
Another thought on this relates to a recent experience with my 56 F-100. The long and short is that modern replacement gas cap from NAPA has a...
Does anyone remember that back in the day, the Everly Brothers each had a cool '57 Buick with Gene Watson style scallops? I have searched for a...
My first Custom, just nosed and decked at this point. Later it got a 60 Olds grille insert between the stock parking lights and 61 comet tail...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The picture with the open bed was taken in 1991, the one with the tonneau cover is current. There are lots more pictures of the...
Here's mine, home built 25 years ago and still going strong.[ATTACH]
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