My friend with the 46 Chevy pick up is worried about the cost of a potential rebuild on an old 292. The motor sat for years in a combine and then another 10 years in a barn. He thinks it might need a rebuild and wonders about where to take it and what it might cost and if it even needs a rebuild. Any guidance w...
Hey everyone, 77 alias Doug (the magnificent) was kind enough to send me these old Hot Rod CARtoon & Cycletoon stickers to plaster on my ride or toolbox. I read these as a kid (and still do actually. I still have them all from the first issue until 1973 and then some odd issues from different years....
I was about 18 when I got this one. A guy named John Ball built it in West Hill. A 1964 Rambler American with Ford Econline truck suspension, Chevy drive line, Dodge interior seats and stuff. Never had a lock on the trunk. Just stuck my finger in and flicked a lever. Made a small step stool for my girlf...
Like the caption says, looking for a 58 Edsel Pacer or Ranger 2 door hardtop or coupe. No rust buckets or trailer queen. Just a nice driver. Thanks John
My grocery getter ( I love the term ) suddenly reverted to manual steering on a wickedly cold day so I went to Honda and bought Honda power steering fluid and poured in almost a full bottle. My reservoir was almost empty. So then I drove it out of the drive and back again but still no power steering (and bo...
390 4barrel new top all the brake and gas line were done and yes it needs paint and work if you want it nicer how much? Who knows? Make me an offer -- Edited by flatduck on Friday 19th of February 2016 09:23:13 PM
4 door Laurentian,six cylinder auto . project for someone with lot of welding skills .........or simply a parts car...............as to go soon ... trade for anything same value ................. 1965 Galaxie parts .............2 front fenders ,hood , trunklid, front and back bumpers, grill...
For those who enjoy Shannonville and such places, perhaps you'll enjoy Ken Block's videos while killing some pandemic time. He even provides some info on Toyo tires that might help a serious drag racer (but what do I know?). I hope someone enjoys this; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xll72r...
You know the drill.........You must pick 8 drivers spending no more than $10,000Teams must be received by Sunday Feb 14....before the race starts.I had a hard time finding the driver values this year. Usually there are other pools I can copy from, but they seem to have disappeared. The one I found onl...
Hello everyone: My sister-in-law wants to sell her fathers 1980 Corvette -350 I believe with 41,311 miles on it. Her father has Ahlzimer's and her mother has Dementia. She is left trying to settle things and has no idea of the cars worth. Honestly, nor have I. The car has been in their garage for ye...
I have a Pontiac Crane energizer 272h10 flat tappet cam with very little use. It was installed in a turbo engine but cam needs minimum 8.75 to 1 comp ratio to work well. So out it came and its sitting on the bench. If someone can use it, let me know? Driveway pick up in Pickering -- Edited by Livetodrive...
Hello everyone. I am selling my 1940 Chev Master Deluxe 4 door. I have owned it for 25 years and drove it when I first bought it. I had to rebuild the engine so ended up pulling the whole car apart. I installed a Total Cost Involved front and rear suspension. The front is dropped 4 1/2 inches Mustang II disc...
Tom Kristensen in an early T Bird, in car and from the sidelines www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWPe4A0FSO0 It might look like a wallowing barge but watch him pick up the inside front. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ser-fqlT22M [video=https:...
It just occurred to me this morning that I could build my own frame now and start from scratch. I could rebuild my ride and do it all the way I now know is best. Cool. So has anyone here built their own frame with tubing? A few basic questions: Do I have to have a jig to ensure the finished item is square and...
Anyone in the group know of a reliable and reasonable car carrier who can still do a US run? -- Edited by Seeker1056 on Friday 29th of January 2021 10:24:51 PM
For anyone who ever heard the wives tale that irish sprig soap keeps the rodents away - this was the main coarse that was on the floor boards of my convertible - so either they were very hungry, or ?????
An older gentleman goes to the doctor, he's concerned about his memory loss. The doctor says it's normal to lose some of your memory as you age, but if you're really concerned, keep a note pad and a pencil in your pocket and write everything down. Satisfied, he goes home to his wife. One evening they are w...
So the other day I was reading some of my old Hot Rod magizenes and had a thought. I have literally a thousand of custom and rod magazines and each one from the 50s thru the 80s have 5 or 6 feature cars . Cars and trucks that the owners spent thousands of dollars and countless hours fixing up. Every once in awh...
Still Buying old model car boxes. Will buy old kits and boxes of parts if I can afford your price. The boxes and parts I am looking are pre barcode. I will also buy old built kits ,again for reasonable prices. If you have some of this stuff please call me at 905 885 7109 days and see if we can deal. Ed
Has anyone ever actually used the "balance" setting in their car stereo? In all the years I've had a car the only time I've adjusted it is when it got nudged doing something else.
I put a battery blanket on my daily driver but now I worry because everything these days is made in Chine. I have visions of my truck going up in flames. How long are we supposed to leave a battery blanket plugged in ?
I'd like to start a little exercise to stimulate our minds in this Covid isolaltion period. I have picked this time period because a new wave of auto styling was coming out of Detroit, getting away from the stogy post war styling of most boxy cars. 1955 seems to mark a real transition year and it quickl...
I have a bunch of original shop service manuals for sale. Each manual is $10. I can mail them by Canada Post but sometimes it can get expensive. 1970 Chevrolet chassis overhaul manual1970 Chevrolet chassis overhaul manual1971 Chevrolet chassis overhaul manual1971 Chevrolet chassis overhaul ma...
If anyone fairly new to the hobby isn't familiar with the Iron Trap Garage youtube videos hosted by a gentleman named Matt (Murray I think), here is a good place to start. In this video Matt shows how to form a sub frame on a model 'A'. Matt is also in a lot of 'Eastwood' videos on youtube and that was how I g...
I remember an old commercial from when I was a kid and I never forgot it. As we see a lonely car trudging through a blizzard in the wee hours of darkness, they ask if we ever wondered how a snowplow driver gets to work. How many here remember the commercial and what make of car it was ? I do.
any old 56 Ford Fairlane 2 dr ht out there not looking for something restorable - dont care how rusty underneath is , or how bad the frame is all trim must be complete and body fairly decent from the door bottoms up oh - and it must be cheap lol
So, I bought myself a project to pass the time during the Covid lock downs. Nothing exotic, just a dirt cheap, fully loaded, 1980 Turbo Trans Am. It was complete and only has 95,000km on it so I figured why not. It had not run in many years and I had to correct a few miss guided modifications but all the pa...
