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UPDATE: I called the NHRA and they gave me an alternate phone number. I called and found out that that they're still in business and that...
Does anyone know what's the story with Sacramento Raceway (Sacramento, California)?:confused: I was looking forward to going to the Nighttime...
I've used the ones made by TriMark and they're nice. When you look for bear claw latches, look for the ones where the holes in the latch are...
I've painted a few of them bright silver. I have no idea why. Maybe I just like it to be obvious when someone looks under there that it has a...
I think it looks really nice as is. It's got a unique style.
It helps to use "bulldog" primer first. It's really sticky stuff and sticks to just about anything.
Biggest turnoff: Massive cakes of shattered bondo over severe rust damage.
If you don't want to re-plate them, it helps keep the threads from rusting and getting stuck again if you slather the threads with anti-seize...
Looks pretty nice! Maybe you could cut the bezels out of something like 1/4" thick stainless steel with a plasma cutter and then do a ton of hand...
Those magnetic angle finders with the swinging pendulum will get you to about +/- 1/2 degree. You can buy a digital level that will get you...
Those look nice. I think those fenders need tail lights in them to look finished. It looks funny on the pictures with no tail lights in the...
I agree with Pete. Having two much red in the chrome kind of makes it look "plasticy" to me. I think they look pretty good as is. If you want...
Why? makes it easy to steer. Why not? looks a little ugly and out of place with all the hoses and stuff, more things to go wrong, less feel of...
What if you made the lower part out of two more baby moon hubcaps with a big hole cut in them to match the top of the carb? So then it would...
Nice job! I remember doing mine that the web was 1/2" thick. If my calculations are right, fifteen 1" holes adds up to 1.67 pounds of steel,...
Here's some pics I shot at Billetproof in Antioch on Saturday. I went just as a spectator this year since I didn't register in time. On another...
I have used old epoxy primer (DP-40), but it does settle a lot and get sludgy down near the bottom so you need to stir it really well until your...
Put on your hardhat so you won't get hit by rocks from all the Ford nuts.:D
I have some 1932 YOM plates that I put on legally going through the DMV. They're just old plates that are still legible with decent looking...
No thanks!
Great photography Kirk! That was a great show. Thanks!
You are not alone! I think the sound of a hot rod is half the thrill. A hot rod with quiet mufflers is hard to get excited about. At the...
Cam shaft shifting forward and something's rubbing on the timing chain cover? One of the camshaft bolts has worked loose and it's rubbing on the...
That car's bad ass! Everything except the bumpers. The bumpers look like some shop vac attachments. I'm guessing young guys back in the '30s...
'61 galaxy!
Check out the fat zoomie headers coming out of each of the four cylinders on that one front wheel drive car. Probably sounded like four shotguns...
Anyone go to the Nitro Nite of Fire drag races in Sacramento on 6/27? It was pretty cool. They had a special event there called "cackle fest"...
You could write "US Male" (instead of US Mail) on it to confuse people.
Looks pretty nice, and looks like fun to drive. Congratulations on getting it running. Ar you going to put a windshield on it?
Put titanium blocks so you'll make a huge shower of sparks while you skid off the highway after you hit the spike strips. It won't make the car...
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