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Dang I was a cute baby :) lol
Sadly Bob has passed away....
For those that are interested... This years T-Bucket Nationals are in Indianapolis in June. It's looking like Greg hall might bring BOTH my...
Both my Father and I would be glad to work on the 2 cars to put them "right" again :) Can't think of a better place than my shop for such a...
The symbol on the tank is my Fathers nick name "Cotton" only the guy who painted it on accidentally reversed the image so it's actually backwards LOL
Cottons son (Matt) here. The original car was found and purchased by a friend of my Dads and he brought it to my shop this past weekend as a...
Just a quick note to let anyone interested that The Rodders Journal is going to have a 14 page article with pictures about my Father Cotton...
Looks nice....just turn those scoops around and you'll be all good :)
Bob, It's good around here. I live (and my shop Fox Valley Hot Rods) is about 10 minutes from Crystal Lake. Please feel free to email me and we...
Thanks for the info guys!!! Please PM the phone numbers or post them and I'll start making some calls. Looks like this car is going to end up a...
Anyone? lol
I have recently taken a 62 Monterey in trade for some work I'm doing. The car runs and stops ok, but is missing some trim pieces and interior...
I'm adapting one for my flathead :)
Welding the hub into my own steering wheel...
It's a problem with Mallory stuff now. A lot of them come with small block Chevy curves in them. I NEVER let a new one go out of my shop without...
I can help you with ROSS pistons if you need? Drop me a note :)
I build Arduns and flatheads everyday. Please feel free to email me or give me a call. I'd be happy to help you in anyway I can. I ship all over...
The advice on the tag is just to set it "static"....you should always run them on a distributor machine to properly set the dwell. Glad it's...
I do insert mains for 32-36 Flathead V-8's. Contact me if you're interested :)
I have a customer who came to me with one of those HUNT "fake" magnetos wanting me to install it in his flathead. I have ZERO experience with...
More than 3 companies made them :) But you're correct about 4 on anything short of a really hot engine is too much for the street.
They came from me :D
Numbers on the tag? I have a chart...
Max.....that's pretty funny :D
This is accurate information. I build these engines all the time and I'd say 10-15% of them are damaged beyond resonable repair. 20-50% maybe need...
Fox Valley Hot Rods :)
I mean no disrespect at all when I say this....but are you serious? Point number 1......It aint a flathead anymore. Sometimes that's a good...
I recently came across a large assorment of Echlin carb rebuild kits. They have the NAPA logo on them and are in perfect condition. Is there a...
Have you checked the timing and the advance? That can cause an idle issue as well. :)
All this advise is good, but you should be able to get it to idle properly w/o blocking up the carburetors. I'm not a big fan of making Strombergs...
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