General Car Talk

tc · tc

I've put together a 1955 Nomad gasser (street car) no big power (350hp.) 4 speed. 1. Should I put the tach on the dash or the column? 2. The car is faded orange and I will be putting vintage lettering on it. Looking for a kool name. Any suggestions? -- Edited by tc on Monday 17th of March 2014 04:21:20 PM

will · will

Last summer a fellow in Michigan, who read the "T-Bird Deuce" story, called me saying he had removed the rear fenders during the rebuild for the second Michigan owner during the late 80's. He placed them up in the rafters of his shop where they had remained for over 25 years. I was able to p...

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

I haven't seen this mentioned on the site. March 18 to 20 http://fabtechcanada.com/ -- Edited by poncho62 on Sunday 23rd of February 2014 10:04:02 AM

will · will

You have seen this fellow and his dog on Barrett-Jackson buying cars. Here is a look at his collection. Awesome! http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WbN_BAn55a4

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

Bob T · Bob T

Canadian car just won Ridler award at Detroit Autorama.

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-other-5-unrestored-antique-cars-W0QQAdIdZ572307561-- Edited by poncho62 on Thursday 6th of March 2014 06:31:48 PM

sasquatch · sasquatch

Seeing how that race car was cut up reminded me of one stolen many years ago, thieves can be Brutal! Car- Brand new Nova, i think a 69 possibly. 350-High performance , 4 speed car, no miles at all. Thieves had travelled around to the GM dealers. Finding the car they were looking for, they check it out, as...

will · will

Maybe not a good idea to leave your car in the trailer -- just saying http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/24970232/racing-trailer-stolen#axzz2vwsu8rMM -- Edited by will on Friday 14th of March 2014 11:14:29 AM

Chance · Chance

Hey all you rodders out there! Hope ya haven't lost any digits due to frost bite, or got buried in a mountain of snow! Ive been sitting here drooling over all yer rides, and reading all your threads....and I just cant for the life of me figure it out... How can you guys/girls find the money to build and m...

JPB · JPB

Have bought a couple things from members on this forum and traded as well. Neither one knew me from Adam,but each provided what was promised / bought /traded.

I could have gotten the "well I didn't get the package"( been doing e bay long enough) but I didn't. Even worse "I never go...

Ninop69 · Ninop69

Every once in a while crappy tire will put those 20 pack masonry discs on sale and I'll buy a few packs, they work great for quick cuts or in my case all my cuts! I did a lot of fabbing this past week and I went through 10-12 of them. I hate running out of consumables when I'm thrashing!Uh,oh,..... I got...

grease · grease

a while ago there was a chopped model t coupe body on kijiji for around 2000. I cant find it now. I was wondering if anyone knew of the whereabouts of the car?

hemi43 · hemi43

It took over 2 months, but she's finally on the shelf. It was hard work earning it, and it seems there's quite a few more contenders this year fighting for this prestigious award. -- Edited by hemi43 on Wednesday 12th of March 2014 05:54:29 PM

Santos L Halper · Santos L Halper

This is a picture of a 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt (picture sourced from google search). I was leafing through the May 1952 issue of Motor Trend I was just given and spotted an ad in the "Sell 'n Swap" section. I had never heard of a Chrysler Thunderbolt as the only Thunderbolt I've heard of...

hemi43 · hemi43

Great time, good food, cold beer, hot women !! What else does a Guy need?

Cat in the Hat · Cat in the Hat

Had a great time.....and the ELTA cars were fantastic! Did anybody win any hardware? ELTA? Sherwood? Scott? If so who....and for what......and post pictures............PLEASE!

will · will

Made the top eight -- Hopefully another winner from Canada.

teejay99 · teejay99

http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13943827514746&a...

Cat in the Hat · Cat in the Hat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aHSUp7msCIE

Grumper · Grumper

the mail lady, or should I say femailman delivered my latest copy of Canadian hot rods and what do I see but a great article of Mark's trip to Jalopyrama with his ELTA support crew. Way to go Mark you did us all proud!

Grumper · Grumper

http://www.rgilliganauctions.com/4-25%20brown%20contents.html

will · will

A couple of the cars that I liked were 60's drag race cars. This 65 Plymouth Factory light weight was the REAL DEAL -- one of 203 built. Great looking Fast back Ford -- engine upgrade

Cat in the Hat · Cat in the Hat

As some of you know I have been looking for an old beer keg Well Grumper came through And. Delivered. Wow Thanks Grumper

31 Blackrat · 31 Blackrat

What is the oldest car you have driven or rode in....just wondering..jim https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=outlaws&filters=today&lclk=today Shotgun in Teds 21 ford went so fast I almost lost my hat LOL....Jim

JohnnyBgood · JohnnyBgood

Was on another site recently and started talkin about old guitars. The guy asked for some pics of my guitars....found out one is worth $3000 on the low side and up to $4500. Now I gotta find out about the other one.. ya never know eh...

fatstax · fatstax

well ive never really been a believer of engine additives and other snake oils but today I was converted. since I started driving my Tahoe I have had this slight lifter rattle when its cold, well today I had a valve hang open and the nasty clacking to go with it, of course I assumed the worst, broken rocke...

teejay99 · teejay99

http://driving.ca/ford/auto-news/news/a-bumper-trip-down-memory-lane/

Ragtop · Ragtop

So who is going? I'll be there Saturday - in the basement with Rochie and Elvis etc. My buddy is putting his '34 Dodge in the show. I'll probably go to help him set up on Wednesday or Thursday too. -- Edited by Ragtop on Thursday 30th of January 2014 03:20:22 PM

Santos L Halper · Santos L Halper

Here is a quote from a poster on this site: "2014 Premium fuel now has ethanol in it, not just regular. There are only 4 refineries in Canada, so you are getting ethanol in your gasoline. And NO the Governments did not serve notice of this". Since this is the first I have heard of this, I dec...

bmw2002e3 · bmw2002e3

So, At the stage where insurance is settling on my car. Of course they are low on their offer. The issue I'm having, I think is either the appraiser did not value the car correctly for its variant. 4-wheel drive BMW wagons tend to sell for more than their sedan counterpart. On kijiji at the moment there is...

JohnnyBgood · JohnnyBgood

Just bought this to keep my battery charged Up. Anyone ever use this kind?

58Chev · 58Chev

Is no longer.. Dead in the water, off the air... Looks like steaming is the only way to get most racing.

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

31 Blackrat · 31 Blackrat

C:\ http://youtu.be/kcAOsRpw4Rg This is the guy who built my engine...Jim

NSSRacer · NSSRacer

I am looking for members names in particular. Thank you to anyone that can help. -- Edited by NSSRacer on Sunday 2nd of March 2014 05:07:39 PM

flatblack55delivery · flatblack55delivery

Some posts on another thred go me wondering. Some people say they would rather drive there car than partisipate in the lawnchair cruisenight .O K fair enough ,but do you . How ofton,how far. I know some of you guys go to a couple of far away shows every year ,some show up every weekend to the local parking l...

hemikev · hemikev

Never shopped for this before,,,carbon fibre cloth or resin , where do i get ?????

oldkoot · oldkoot

With so many members stating that driving a rod is half the fun of ownership then maybe we should be planning a drive to event for this year. There are lots of events happening within a days drive for most of us, maybe we should pick one and make it happen. I'll throw out the NSRA street rod meet in Sept in Bur...

JohnnyBgood · JohnnyBgood

Anyone ever take one of the rocker switch apart. Won't rock all the way to make it work. Looked online and can't get the same switch anymore so I'm going to try and fix it.

DaveM · DaveM

If your car doesn't hook off the line, don't give up. Maybe it will hook at half track. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b37_1393720559

MANCAVER · MANCAVER

A while back I took a BMW to a well known body shop in Collingwood. It needed a rust repair over the back wheel, below the fuel filler door. The estimator came out and looked at it. Then he looked at me like I had 2 heads. He said, we don't do rust work here. Our guys won't do that kind of work. We are professiona...

Fordy Acres Car Farm · Fordy Acres Car Farm

I've been following the drama on another "National" site lately and boy, I just have to say how glad I am to be here and I'm very thankful to Poncho for providing a great cyber place for us to hang out! I've seen so many sites crumble due to various issues, and I'm stoked about how lucky we are tha...

teejay99 · teejay99

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIgmKGDqFM&feature=youtu.be

JohnnyBgood · JohnnyBgood

The magnets from my wiper motor fell off today. WTF. Never used it once. Turned it on and it seized up . Took it apart and the magnets were stuck to the armature. Sending back 4 years after buying it to see if they will fix it.

69SS454 · 69SS454

Amazing how quickly it gets to 200mph. I think this will be a short lived record as the Koenigsegg One:1 makes its run at the speed title in a months time. Enjoy

comrick317 · comrick317

I know it's a bit early , but anything to get past this crap drawn out Winter. Me getting blown up......... Just for fun!

Gazoo · Gazoo

Recently a new member signed in, stating he had a '71 Capri. I think it's a neat car, I used to own one, and you just don't see them around anymore. By the time I turned 20, I had already bought and sold 20 or so cars, many of which you just don't see regularly. Like this Firenza, I figured it would make a great...

comrick317 · comrick317

And i thought all it was was a bad backfire. I don't think this one will buff out.

69SS454 · 69SS454

There was an episode on Daily Planet last night about Ernie Adams and his hand built Dwarf Cars. They are pretty cool. I could not find the Daily Planet episode online so here is a couple of youtube links. Enjoy [video=http://www.youtube...

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	Cars you just don't see anymore! (Preview) Recently a new member signed in, stating he had a '71 Capri. I think it's a neat car, I used to own one, and you just don't see them around anymore. By the time I turned 20, I had already bought and sold 20 or so cars, many of which you just don't see regularly. Like this Firenza, I figured it would make a great...	Gazoo	32	1937	Feb 27, 2014 by sasquatch
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