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There are some 1958 cars in the photos. I'm wagering El Mirage for the lakes shots and the back straight drag strip at Riverside Raceway - opened...
Sometimes you can save time and frustration by getting one already done. http://www.rootlieb.com/ford-1928-31-hoods.html
It doesn't get much older than the original 4EVER4 mid engine club dragster at Santa Ana in 1954. Club member Vic Kings Midnight Oil is on loan to...
In some of the heavy areas it looks like the chrome has flaked off. This happens just like when rust makes bubbles in paint. Don't use steel wool...
Here is the bolt spacing for the different sizes. [ATTACH]
Piston from 1985 Prudhome funny car. The budget was tight. Snake had a friend of mine patching parts together for spares. This piston and rod were...
Use a fan with a brushless motor = no sparks....
I've got the older MAFCA book with the actual paint chips (they are just printed in the new book). The Brewster Green chip looks much darker....
Any paint shops near you? Go there and look through their chip books. Find which is closest. It helps greatly to look at them in the sun. You...
100% correct. The most accurate is the Kirkham. Made in an old MIG factory in Poland. Shelby uses them to build their replica cars - and charges...
But I'll never forget Steve Evans: “Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! See Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen take on Don "The Snake" Prudhomme in a best-of-3 all-out...
Saw a drivers name on an Italian vintage racer - Gotsa Nobrakes Sponsored by the law firm - Dewey, Cheatem and Howe
Find yourself some shady repo guy that will locate and seize your property.
We called it the audio braille method.
frame nose - is probably the correct term in Sweden..... I don't think it was common to swap the front of the frame - but as you noted your buddy...
You sure have been sold a bill of goods by the guy that does your engine work. Thousands of cars have their timing chain/belts and sprockets...
There were always different levels and the area you were in somewhat dictated what was run - down south was doing long laps in their "delivery"...
No - looks like one of those products that works well for the specific scenario in a demo video but not in real world use.
That will work. If it's a big job I hang plastic sheeting in the garage to contain the dust. If it's a quick small job I just blast on the grass...
You can do smaller areas at home with a HbrFgt setup. Getting large pieces done is a hassle unless you hire the guy that comes to you. Advantage...
I spray/fog in WD40 rather than dumping oil in that only lubes the lower parts of the cylinder. When it first starts, don't forget the cam,...
For 200 bucks......
I wonder if it will live with ethanol fuel?
Who says "barn find" is something new? This one went in the barn 50+ years ago and was found 28 years ago.
That tab isn't butchered. It's just for a different application. The original owner built the car with heim joints that use a bolt to secure them....
I bought a real nice original paint 47 Zepher. The guy I bought it from drove it home yanked the trans and resold the car within a week. I tried...
Do you have a buddy with a distributor machine? You might be able to add some type of mechanical stop to limit the total advance. You may also...
The 4E4 Club Lakester will return to Bville this year. Over the years the club has owned several cars, roadsters, lakesters and dragsters. Club...
Said no one ever.......... Triple Stromberg 48s for my Rutherford B engine. [ATTACH]
Karl & Veda Orr - lakes legends. He moved his speed shop to Sierra Highway (the building is still there). Probably the sharpest business move of...
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