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The airport is less than 2 miles from my house, It was really cool to see all the cars running through town. The plane flying over was really...
I looked for info everywhere, are the one piece wheels rare? Seems there are several conflicting stories about the gt's being an aluminum center...
Anyone, little help please;)
I bought these wheels today, I want to know exactly what they are. The have cragar gt center caps, but they are solid aluminum or magnesium. I do...
I don't remeber exactly what brought me to the hamb, I belive I was looking for interior ideas and stumbled on the sight, can't remeber now....
I love my lincoln 255, best suggestion is to buy the most you can get with the money you have. I bought mine used on craigslist for 1000, the...
1/2-20 fine thread tap will tap fine in your lathe, the tap that you have is a hand tap from snapon. You will want to go as fast as you are...
it is the 349. I had a 553 here also and mixed up the numbers. Any more info would be appreciated.
Thanks for the reply, any one else with some thoughts?
I tried doing a search to no avail, heres my questions. 1. I have an edelbrock tripower #349 for a 49-53 flathead, what are the two holes in the...
I know of a Tom Cherry, cast in Muncie indiana. Two 81's with sp tops. Will get a camera over there next time I go.
I am pretty sure that it is not a factory rebuild as it has a 4" crank and has also been ported and polished. There is also no tag on the bell....
Sounded like a reasonable decision, but there are no markings on the face of the cam. Any other ideas?
I recently bought a 59ab flathead, came with a complete frame to a 48 Merc. To my surprise the engine has adjustable lifters and appears to have...
Hot chips in the ear really hurt like hell:eek:
I had never heard of Franklin, let alone seen one in person. I did not know how rare it was, or was not. I also knew the whippets aren't as...
I started out as a mold designer, then got into setting up and programming cnc's. I have worked with just about any type of maaterial, worst...
What I used for high speed machining, in a mill, is heat shrink toolholders. Basically the toolholders are made .0005" smaller than the tool you...
Not sure how rare it actually is, but I saw a 1924 franklin over the weekend. The same person also has a 1930 packard, 1928 buick, 193? Whippet...
I had a piece of aluminum square that was 46" by 46" (yes almost 4 feet:)) by 9 inches tall that I had to cut round to 45.5" with a parabolic...
C9, My opinion on the aluminum is that it is cheap enough to buy exactly what you want instead of getting something that may or may not work, but...
I appreciate your ideas on quality, I am a perfectionest myself. The thing that pisses me off is, being that I am 30 years old, I get grouped...
Here is an updated pic of my truck, hopefully getting plates and insurance this week.
I would personally recommend a miller synrowave 250. It is an awesome machine, will weld anything that you will ever need, and can be found used...
There are several reasons for using the v12. 1. Everyone around here thinks that every small block chevy is worth gold because #2 everyone has a...
The reason for going to carburation is because it is simple, and I understand carburators and making them work properly better than I do fuel...
500 bucks a piece for carbs is not much of an option to me, I was hoping to see someone that used some old 2 barrels or a single or dual 4 barrel....
I found an 89 jag with the v12 in it, I am wondering if anyone has switched this engine over to a carburated set-up, and what was used for a...
I too have a similar story. A friend told me of an old mustang that he had seen sitting at some old ladies house, said that I should stop and...
sorry, here is the pic
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