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My dad had a junkyard with my uncle and grandfather here in upstate NY. I was born in 1949 and it was my playground/back yard. Started driving...
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I miscalculated the distance in front of my 350 and mounted an electric fan on the back of an aluminum rad because I thought the engine mounted...
Most notable brain fart - needed to enlarge the hole in the flat end of a battery cable. Not much, just a little. No need to put the cable into a...
No pics - they're stuffed in a barn, They are Magnesium.
Previous owner had to have not tightened sufficiently. Surprisingly not all are affected the same - a couple need close attention but others...
'35 Sedan Hope to live long enough to see on the road.
How can I tell? (Suicide doors[ATTACH] )
Until I can afford a $10,000 paint job are there any creative uses of primer?
I will be dealing with an electric fan mounted behind an aluminum radiator. I have searched here and found numerous pieces of information but the...
Was able to tack original '35 door skins to 3/16" flat stock but 85 year old metal can be iffy when blasting/grinding/sanding, etc. So, best...
Guys, looking for floor ideas for my '35. Perhaps plywood but also considering sheet metal. What gauge? Put bead roller to work on it? Simple...
Got a '35 Chevy with basically skins for doors. Can't figure out exactly what to "search" for so I'm hoping you guys can post your pics of...
Thanks!
I'm outside of Binghamton. I know a few rodders in my area who may be able to be helpful but thought I'd dip into the wealth of knowledge here on...
Will try to get pics but I'm not very tech savvy. Trying to use fenders from '36 Chevy in my icon on my '35 Chevy sedan -
Looking to use some rear fenders that are really rotted along the inner edge where they bolt to the body. That whole part of the fender(s) is gone...
Looking for pics of creative grill shells. I may have to add "wings" to slightly widen mine. Thanks
Binghamton NY area - really only 1 Pick-a-Part type yard (for older than 10 years) as a sister yard to one that inventories just 10 year old stuff...
I've searched for some related info here on the HAMB with no luck. What gauge sheetmetal should I use if I want to mount the master cylinder on...
Yeah, guys, thanks. I'm hoping to get a 'rounded' edge to the cut (it's a 'bobbed' tail) and round stock may be the way to go but I also wondered...
I've trimmed the tail of my '36 Chevy coupe with a small air cutoff tool. The choices I can think of to smooth the sharp edge are 1) grind/sand 2)...
Squirrel! You come through for me AGAIN! Much thanks! (and stay cool this weekend, my friend!)
Guys, a long time ago I seem to remember (I think) a chart of some kind giving the angles to use a chopsaw to notch tubing if you didn't have...
I'm at the point where I need to determine the correct angle range for the driveshaft to have in the rear end to tranny connection. Suggestions?...
Using my old racecar radiator in my latest project and just realized (DUH!) it has no petcock! I'm thinking as a last resort I can drill a hole in...
Guys, seems like I'm on here weekly looking for advice but it's only because I trust yours. Looking to do some initial basic wiring. More complete...
Thanks, guys!
I am attempting to use an old Autometer Sport Comp 3700 from my old racecar in a streetrod I'm building and since removing it from the racecar...
I MAY have to cut out my '36 Chevy firewall. What gauge sheet metal should I use for a replacement?
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