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Thanks for the kind words. I bought that project while I still knew nothing but basic vehicle maintenance. By the time it was a roller my tastes...
Thanks I'll look into that! Gotta love the Hamb! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Hi guys, I have a 63 biscayne that I resurrected and I'm trying to get it to daily driver status. It's got 2" drop spindles and 2 coils cut off...
[IMG][IMG] Hi from river falls, wi. Originally from twin cities, my dad is an old drag racer and was president of the GSTA for a very short time...
[IMG] 2 coils off all four corners and 2" drop spindles from speedway's disc conversion kit with 14" g-body steelies (until I can find some...
Thanks for the reply, I talked to the old man and he said it was the Bloomington knights. He changed it to twin city knights because a. No one...
hot damn. i usually don't like two tone, but that's classy
i was able to find them, but they want $340 a side for the carrier bearings straight from timkin...the napa catalog is wrong. at school here i...
well, Differential side bearings BR25584/BR25520 doesn't fit the 53 olds-maybe its a pontiac? any one have part numbers for them
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gevo and 55 cheiftain-thanks for the quick responses. I really appreciate it. I'm a tech student, so while everyone else is rebuilding junkyard...
thanks, now to find bearings for this damn thing... anyone know if the early rear ends use the same bearings as the 57-64? I have all my old...
I've got a 53 and a 56 olds rears. the 53 has 3.64 gears and the 56 has 3.42. i'd like to run the 53, but its got that flat type yoke and I'm...
i think its called patina now...
Oh and those gold valve covers look real good peeking out from the hood. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Looking good man. I'd move those lights down and towards the grill, about an inch or two both ways. Makin progress, Keep at it bud! Posted...
looks like a good start gonzo. There's lots of hate on here for the low modifieds (and given the venue, justifiably so) But that being said, I...
Don't know who lettered the car, I've been trying forever to get him to dig pictures out. Hopefully I'll have some more soon! He was telling me...
Thought you guys might enjoy this. Here's a few shots of my dads old altered, they ran it around the minnesota area in the late 60s-70s until he...
[ATTACH] About 1k as it sits. I've gotten really lucky by trading off unwanted parts for stuff I need. Still have a few hundo for rad and brake...
Here's a side shot if the last mock up with the wheelbase at 114" with speedway spring brackets in front of the axle. Thought I would save some...
Well, here she is with the spring on top of the rear axle. This is at 103". Probably going to have to tunnel the tank (think motorcycle) a bit...
Nope I'm going to bug the shit out of him until he sells it to me. Car looks great, glad you were able to find time to work on it! Posted...
That could be it, but I don't think city of Bloomington was developed when the relics were founded. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
All valid points. I measured again before i cut it up and wheelbase was 114"-f that. i understand the concern about the front end being out...
I appreciate the input. The rear end is way too low and way too long so i agree, that's not the look I was after. It was quite a bummer rolling it...
rolled mine out for the first time last weekend. I'm not so sure about the proportions of it. Its going to get channeled over the frame and...
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[ATTACH] Got the rear end tacked in tonight. It rolls! Waiting on heims and brackets for my 36 radius rods. I'm gonna have a hard time sleeping...
[ATTACH] here's dads bantam bodied altered-"miss American pie" Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
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