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Old Safety Racing magnesium wide 5?
A friend of mine uses the Bert sprint car setup in his silver crown car. It works well and might be the best solution for the OP since it has low...
The layout is pretty similar to how Bill Hite built 4WD, mid-engine supermodifieds in the 70's. Engine in car backwards, transfer case toward the...
Not yet, but I think the post above about permit mail taking a long time is accurate. Even when things were normal at TRJ, it would take 3-4 weeks...
I agree with this. Camloc's were introduced in 1937 and the patent applied for in 1941. I'm thinking the ones in the photo might actually be...
The steel Hilborn stacks that I've owned were zinc plated, so using the galvanized 0.035" wall stuff would be pretty similar to the originals I had.
One way to do it if you have access to the back of the panel is to use flush solid rivets, with the head countersunk into the back side of your...
I've gotten my last couple batches from these guys: https://www.s-sengineering.com/ They manufacture the weld-on plates and dimpling tools....
This makes me happy. Ryan always builds killer stuff!
This stuff is very flexible, McMaster calls it "machine tool wire": https://www.mcmaster.com/wire/wire-and-cable/machine-tool-wire/ They also...
I do header flanges the same way as Marty...TIG weld the inside and silicon bronze on the outside. It helps prevent burning through the pipe when...
This. The power steering hose is different and rated for much higher pressure than the braided AN hose. It usually has a braided nylon outer cover...
I have a bar on either side of my welding table to hang mine on... [ATTACH]
I have one of the Furick bead rollers from an early run of them. I think he's done some improvements since then...it does what it's supposed to,...
Definitely this. I'm not working on anything HAMB friendly right now, but it's hard enough to find the time to actually work on stuff, let alone...
Making those motor mounts is one of my favorite aspects of fabrication...you can make some very cool parts out of humble angle iron and channel if...
I think you're doing well looking at Dynabrade. I have the silver version of a 3" sander and it's the nicest DA I've ever used. Smooth and quiet.
Thank you for the reply! The lowered seat riser is a great idea.
Great build! @NealinCA , how comfortable is your 32 truck at 6'-2"? I love the looks of 32-34 pickups, but I'm 6'-3"...so I had always wondered...
Got mine yesterday. Looks great! It will take a few sittings to digest all of it. Great work by everyone involved.
Tom Cotter's book about going coast-to-coast in a Model T along the Lincoln Highway is a good road trip story and tells a lot of the history of...
Crower made fuel injection systems starting sometime in the mid-1960's and continuing through at least the 1970's...they may be just past HAMB-era...
Pretty sure those last two are the inline 6 Pontiac in the Eddie Miller lakester. That entire car is a work of art!
This is an Algon-injected 292 Chevy that is in a buddy's vintage race car that I'm working on. The block and head are mock-ups for the work I'm...
As far as locating the tail light goes, if it has tapped holes on its back side, you might want to invest in a set of transfer screws the...
I think it's mostly weight. Brass was also used. Herbrand, then later Proto gave them to Indy car teams at the Speedway in the 1950's and 1960's....
Yes, it's typical of most knock-off equipped race cars. Every sprint car rear axle has the left hand threads on the right side of the car. The...
Early/mid 1960's Indy cars had a max displacement of 255 cubic inches for naturally aspirated engines. That's the reason for the "destroked"...
My holiday catalog just arrived in the mail today...sorta weird after reading this thread. I ordered a couple calendars back in December that I...
Or key locking inserts (AKA Keenserts, check out McMaster-Carr). They install with standard tap sizes so you don't have to buy special HeliCoil...
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