Hi, I bought the 1938 Dodge D8 4d sedan in April 2013 like I wrote in my introduction.I decided to show you guys what I have done so far and write a bit of story how it has went. Also a memo for myself for later reference. The plan is to add here something once in a while if there is any progress or when I face any p...
It has been a while and there are some new members so I thought I would start a new show and tell thread to get the site back on cars for a bit. Finished or project in progress lets see what everyone has to share for show and tell. I'll start. Wild Thing 1969 Nova SS 496ci, AFR 325cc heads, 850cfm AED carb, ful...
We recently returned from Arizona and visited the 2 Desert Valley Auto Parts Yards. Also our favourite cruise night, Pavillions in Scottsdale. I did not get many pictures at Pavilions due to the huge crowds. We saw about 1/2 the 2 yards but I was not pushing my luck as the Mrs. was with me. W...
Hi guys, Been lurking around for about a year now. Havn't owned a car in 8 years being a city dweller (hard for a gear head!!), but fell in love with the Chevy 3100. I finally think I will go ahead and buy one (just found a good project one), unfortunately it will probably sit at a relatives place in Quebec fo...
A while ago i saW a 406 sbc advertised on kijiji for sale but it seems the ad ran out. I think it was sudbury area. Anyone here possibly know who it may bave been. Not sure if it got sold and i know its possible but if its not and someone here knows the whereabouts of it i would appreciate any help as i would l...
Ok so I bought this car a while back and I am now considering selling it. It is a 66 Belvedere 2. It is a North Carolina car. I would call it a survivor as the body has never been touched and has all of the original patina. The underside of the car is like it came from the factory with the exception of a brand new d...
i was going through and deleting some old pic's on the laptop and came across these pic's. it has been awhile since i actually went through and really looked at them and when i came across these i had to keep them. i renamed the file, a pair of old truck drivers having a grin. the guy steering in the back, the...
Ok everyone, let me see if this will work. First off I am not a computer guys so doing this is really tricky for me so please bear with me. You will see a bit about me in the intro page of this forum. At Christmas time the LOML set up a separate account for me to start building my first hot rod/street rod. My...
, Just found this Chevy sitting behind a steel shop here in South Carolina,original owner truck,in pretty good shape,now the white one has a stablemate.was digging around the old barn on the property and found 2 327/300 hp engines,one is a short block the other a long block with 462 heads,I am not sure...
Just got a letter from Crosslands Insurance Co., stating that Federation Insurance Co. is no longer going to insure antique collector cars, and that Echelon General Insurance will replace it. The problem I'm having, is that The premium was $126.00 and now they want $306.00 for the same coverage. WT...
Hey ya'll I have a 1985 Chev truck cab here in South Carolina I just picked up,it is totally rust free,has a small dent on the cab corner,has A/C, I would like $800.00 for it,No doors,No seat,but has good glass,I will have it home end of April.pics to come.Thanks -- Edited by Redneck Rydes on Monday 1st...
I am parting out a 1981 Camaro I picked up. It is A V8, 4 speed berlinetta, with manual door locks, and windows. No engine, trans, or front seats. The Car is very rusty is the rear with bad frame rails, floors, and torque boxes. There is no carpet, and the interior panels are chalked up. The rest of the...
A year or so ago, the wife bought a 2000 Cavalier (nice little crapbox she can leave in the GoTrain parking lot). It has less than 80,000 km's on it (literally a little old lady used to own it). I just changed a bad front wheel bearing on it (the one that came out was loose and grindy). I go for a test drive an...
Here's a few pics of my new Speed Hut electric gauges installed. I wanted only 2 gauges and they had to fit the original bezel openings. Speed Hut built gauges in the correct size and they had a GPS speedo which I wanted. Took a bit of fabrication work to mount he gauges so they lined up with the trim...
Great antique ATLAS porcelain sign... I've had it for 20+ years.....time to purge and clean up... 118" x 28" x1" Showing it's age...some chips/minor rust....but solid... Excellent for the shop or Man cave...... Asking $400 ...or trade for vintage BMW motorcycle stuff... Fitzro...
I have a ax-550 and the input switch was not making proper connection for years. So I took the amp cover off and found the metal cover over the switch. I then pried the end cover up enough to spray a pile of contact cleaner inside as I moved the switch . After it was dry reassembled and voala...I now can liste...
Well this is my 32 Ford 5-window which was originally hotrodded by my dads cousin back in 1955 in Fort Erie. I have now owned it since 1992. When I first redid the car I had sold the Flathead and put a 283 Chevy motor in it and ran it in grey primer until 2004 when it was taken off the road for a rrar wishbone fail...
Anyone got an old Chevy/gm steering column laying around that they wanna sell I'm not looking for anything fancy no column shift needed and tilt not really needed eather if its got it cool if not that's cool too if someone has a column from a 70s chev with manual steering that would be perfect if not ill...
it is not my car but i know of the car and i knew of the owner before he recently passed. he never drove it a bunch and it has been awhile since i have seen it but it is a nice car. he was a good caretaker. i was told about it yesterday from a mutual friend that his wife wants to sell it. it has a 454 roller motor and i h...
After months of research and measurements I think I have found a donor car. 1976 Ford Cougar, Florida car. wheelbase is very close side to side. saved everything, power windows, brake booster heater core & fan etc. will post some pics once I get the body off. -- Edited by stang on Monday 28th of Marc...
Has anyone ever made their own sound deadener?? I've done a little web search and apparently this stuff is easy to make, just thought I would ask if anyone here has tried and if it worked out as expected or advertised? Angelo
I have call display , thankfully , but have noticed a lot of out of town calls the last couple of months . If I do bother to answer it's some airline pushing a vacation plan , the usual " duck cleaners " from some Easter country , some survey which could be a front for a product , robot calls etc etc...
My son sent me this pic and wanted to know what the green car in the pic was. I checked out a bunch of British cars and then a bunch of European cars but I couldn't find it. Anyone on here have any ideas? Lets have some fun and see what you Car guys can come up with. Here it is
posting for a friend. 390 out of 67 meteor, auto, electric fan. Frame off restor. 12 yrs ago. Box full of spare parts. Spare bumper with bumperettes. 2 chrome sets for side packages, spare steering wheel, horn ring, fan,clock. Headliner (not installed ). Ranchero emblem. Super clean. Runs like a dre...
