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Technical throttle cable do's & don'ts
in light of a recent thread about a truck trying to kill it's driver, how about some throttle cable tech? after a quick search i didn't find anything like what i'm trying to accomplish here, but i... -
Projects NEW BUILD-OTIE'S AUTOMOTIVE B/A FIAT TOPOLINO TRIBUTE
Just started putting together a replica/tribute of the Otie's Automotive Fiat Topolino. It will be my first drag car and my first scratch build.
As far as I know the... -
Hot Rods ~~~ official cowl steering photo picture thread ~~~
This thread is for posting photos of cars and trucks whether street, track or lake driven. This is not a thread to discuss the pros and cons or what to use to do it, there are many other threads... -
Folks Of Interest RIP Goodguy Gary Meadors
Just heard Goodguy passed away today at his home. Prayers to his family and all the Goodguys gang. GODSPEED Gary -
Technical Please school me on antifreeze.
Its all new to me.
I've always used straight water, because where I live by the sea, it doesn't snow, and in Winter, while puddles will freeze on the coldest Winter days, older cars were OK.
When... -
Technical Flathead won't start!
Hey everyone, so before I begin I'd like to say that the 8ba I rebuilt was running before this problem. It has a merc crank, and Navarro heads, it was running very poorly at high rpm so I decided... -
Projects A Speedster Comes Out of the Weeds—Build Thread
This is a long-overdue build thread on my speedster. This project is my first attempt at something of this scale, and I owe the HAMB and everyone here an enormous debt of gratitude—over the years,... -
Event Coverage Did Santa bring you everything ya wanted?
I had told Ladyhrp that I would like the recently published book about our hometown "Anderson,it's Electric" playing of the fact that Anderson was the first city to have hydroelectric power in the... -
Folks Of Interest My visit to Cuba
I have just returned from a visit to Cuba and would like to share some pictures of the old iron from there! sorry that some pictures are crappy!
let me know if you like it then I'll post more!
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Projects 1929 FORD SEDAN BUILD first build
This is my first time posting a build thread and I am not very good with computers, I have had a few builds started and never finished which is why I have never posted anything. Divorce, house... -
Technical High Strength Steel from Scrap Yards
I have been running into a bit of high strength steel in my scrap yard finds. I was making someting and needed to machine it after cutting. It was hard as hell. The grind test produced a lot of... -
Hot Rods "Drag Plaques ( Lets see them; past and present )
These are another unique item to hot rodding.
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Projects Building a torque motor
Let me try this again in the right forum.....ahemmm.
Its time to build motor for off topic tow vehicle. It will be a 350. There is lots of small block knowledge on here,so.... I want to build... -
Hot Rods Tired of homogenized hotrods
Seems like I'm seeing a lot of the same kinds of builds lately. I think many of us have forgotten that in the golden age of hot rodding there was no set formula. Some cars had bobbed fenders ,... -
Technical Shaved 32 Grill Shells
So how common was it in the 50s to shave the radiator cap trim from a 32 shell? Was that more of a show car thing or everyone was doing it? A lot of the cars I see in the mags from the mid to late... -
Hot Rods Hot Rods in the Snow!
Ok, I don't drive around in December in a fenderless '28 Roadster, but it does make for some cool photos!
Lets see some pics of Hot Rods out during the winter!... -
Projects Another 32 5 window
Just finished my 32 5 window. Two years in the making but well worth the time and effort. Original henry ford body, corn husker chassis, 52 merc. with edmund heads and intake and matts lake pipes.... -
1955 Pontiac 2 door hardtop
SOLD SOLD SOLD
1955 Pontiac / 1995 Cadillac
REDUCED PRICE $19,000.00
HOW ABOUT FREE SHIPPING IN THE LOWER 48 ??? LET'S DO THIS
CASH OFFERS CONSIDERED
This is a... -
Customs Lost & Found, the story of a 55 Chevy
I grew up with a hot rodder dad. He always had a cool car in the driveway of one sort or another. I felt very fortunate that in the fall of 1986 as I was entering senior year of high school we...
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