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I haven't been on the site for forever, I just created an album of images, and I have created an ad. I have been unable to figure out how to...
[I started this project about 15 years ago by mistakenly buying a POS for too much $$$, here on the H.A.M.B. one night at 2:00 AM while drunk. It...
That is amazing. That is my dad Jerry at the wheel, My grandpa (we called him Pom-Pom) and that little weasel in the monkey seat is non other than me!
I was told my grandfather knew exactly what he wanted to do in life by the time he was 12 years old, which was to be an artist. Pretty sure he was...
Nice to see this thread, I am one of Peter Helck's grandsons (also named Peter Helck), and I appreciate that there are still folks around who...
My dad had an old pre-war (WW1 that is) South Bend lathe that he inherited from Joe Tracy, the race driver. I used it a lot as a kid (made some...
I have a Speedster project (posted elsewhere on this site) that has to get out of my driveway. If anyone is interested send me an email. I don't...
My brothers daughters: Jane Mercer Molly Napier Anna Morgan My wife decided to name our kids after pens (which I collected at the time):...
OK, probably good advice. Anybody else want to chime in?
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Yesterday I built a front wishbone out of the stock Model A (used the ball joint) plus several odds and ends from the scrap pile. It is not the...
Lots of good stuff here. I just spent a happy Friday out in the garage welding in the K-member and the front mounts. I am pretty well committed to...
Bruce- Gotcha, I was looking online. I read the Neumeister article and another on A-V8s you left, things are clearer now. I have been fretting...
DD- Good to hear from you. I almost didn't recognize you yesterday: when I met you earlier this spring you were hairier, but then I saw the truck...
Anyone have experience with soda blasting? does it work well? I heard there can be problems with painting a soda blasted surface. Who does it in...
Thank you all for the responses. This morning I noticed two things- 1) the center to center distance for the Mercury mounts is 21.0"; per Bishop...
As I was preparing to trial fit my 8BA engine into the '30 Model A frame, I noticed that my water pump / engine mounts are a bit different than...
Thank you one and all. I will make a test blade this week.
Such language, my my my. Engineering and politics are probably best kept separate. Nazi's were vile shits, and Germans seem to be good engineers,...
Any info on heat treating? I am maybe sort of good at a whole lot of stuff, but I haven't quite mastered... hey, wait I minute, it's deja vu all...
What is the steel that is used in the Model A bumpers? Seems like it might be a high carbon steel suitable for making a knife blade. Any info...
Ticktock- We must be neighbors, I am in Morristown too. Currently working on my first car, a channeled 1930 A V8 roadster. Not sure if I can...
Since I am new at this and seem to have to learn things the hard way, progress on my 1930 A-V8 is slow. But there is progress. The engine is...
Well, I officially joined the ranks of the unemployed yesterday, so the way I see it, there is much less to distract me from the hot rod project....
So I got this idea to build a hot rod. Where do these ideas come from anyway? It's not like I have a lot of time on my hands, and I don't really...
Well, I guess it's time for me to contribute a little something to the mix. I am not really a motor head in the classic sense, I have to admit...
Actually no one around here says that, but why not perpetuate the stereotype a bit longer? I am in Morristown, not really a hard core motorhead,...
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