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Bowling Green, Beech Bend raceway. Oldest boy behind the wheel of Hemi Hunter after not driving it for 9 yrs while was in college, getting...
I rewired my 55 stude with a Painless wiring harness. It was a pretty simple install and has been trouble free for years. Best money I ever spent...
26 yrs playing with the Studebaker…[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
55’ Stude altered, 455 Buick powered. Built it from childhood memories of the altered wheelbase cars back then.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
He’s on Facebook. Helluva striper. [ATTACH]
Wiese is the only one I know of still doing them, Jim Burek out of El Paso is not around anymore that I know of. Did you have a problem with the...
Trishield Performance does Switch Pitch transmissions and converters. Jim Wiese.
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Barely scratched the bumper. Tore up my good 55 Texas plate.[ATTACH]
Back when this thread started, I had nothing to offer. Things have changed a bit.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Mr. Hemi Hunter got new shoes, a bath, and a jug full of 110. Hooking the new shift light up in the am, then heading to the nostalgia race at...
Thank y’all for accepting me. I’m in at #18, same as last time. Tires will be black, gotta replace all 4, slicks are wore out, fronts are 9 or 10...
Gonna try my best. Might even tear up my 55 Texas plate again. LOL.[ATTACH]
Sent in my registration, couldn’t get off work last go round. Gonna try again[ATTACH]
This getting old stuff sucks. I’m 62 and I’m feeling it. Never have smoked, drank very little when I was younger. Had some snowboarding crashes...
IIRC Buick went to the long water pump in 1970. The guys at TA performance can clue you in. I've got the short pump on my 455 in my Studebaker....
Bringing the Mr. Hemi-Hunter. Looking forward to a fun time as usual at Little River. Gonna have to keep the wheelies under control, track is...
My new favorite. Absolute blast to do this in this old hot rod.[ATTACH]
Painted the Studebaker red and black years ago using Valspar rattle can satin. You could lay it on pretty heavy and it wouldn't run. When I...
Engine in the stude is 455 Buick. Flat tops, we have to go .038 over on pistons to get to a 440 Mopar size ring because we can't get good rings in...
It's still wrecked... Roof looks like someone stomped on it. But it was reflections of the clouds. Which was all I saw for a bit. Almost needed...
10.18/132 so far. Weiner wagging or whatever, it's a fricking blast.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Only when returning to earth... Couldn't resist.[ATTACH]
Couldn't stop watching. Talk about making a living doing what you enjoy.
Trick with the aluminum is a Teflon liner and get a stiffer aluminum wire. Has worked great with my lincoln wire machine. No bird nests, hardly...
Check out Dr. Diff on the web. Has everything for the 8 3/4. Got my spool, gears, axles, rebuild kit from them. Might have to get the wheel stud...
Couldn't make it for the race. My wife's recovery from china-virus is not where we were hoping it to be. 5 months now and she is still on o2. Went...
Spring of 1997, then today. Sure is a lot more fun...[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ed Crews sent me this picture several years ago. Door he did for someone, right down to adding scratches to the door. [ATTACH] He has a touch for...
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