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If a guy wants to have 3 good books about early flatheads what would be the best 3 to obtain? Also is there a good book that covers roughly all the early engines?

I was looking for a body from a 29 thru 31, actually anything rough, my buddy wants to build a hot rod per Jalopy Journal specs, he has some cash restrictions so we are going low dollar. Most of the bodies were around $2500 for not much, usually not even a frame. We looked on some of the bid...

I have a few questions regarding frames, the inter changeability of frames between the 30 and 32 coupes. From what I have seen, the 30 and 32 frames are completely different with the 32 frame being more of a typical frame to the 35 thru 40 type. I am also looking for sources for rather exacting...

Today I had an encounter with a company that was very positive. On Saturday I was tuning the old girl and she started running really rough, so I started trying to tune out the rough, well what the hey, I just could not tune it out and it starts sounding like I spun a cam bearing or something, so...

On my 38 panel dash just above the window crank knob I have 2 small holes, I left them as I figured they were for a compass or maybe a hula girl or something. So now I have these 2 holes and still no compass or hula girl or pen holder. Can anyone say for sure what went there? Does anyone know...

A sad farewell to our fallen friend, lost in the board room battles. No more Mercury. This explains why we have not seen many commercials for you as of late, with the cute brunette. A moment of silence for our fallen Marque. Mercury, son of Ford, 1939-2010, RIP, amen.:(

While perusing the local wood nut store OWL lumber in DesPlaines Il, I came across a batch of really exceptional Black Walnut crotch veneer. He said crotch, haha, well crotch veneer is from where two large butts will grow away from each other, the effect on the wood grain is a total mayhem in...

I have a c6, code # is E7TP 7006 CA, has 65 stamped into it, I need a source for the decoding of the year on it so I can fit it with an adjustable modulator, Is this a 1977 or 1987 or am I off in my reading it it, thanks in advance for any help, Frank.

Proper vacuum would be what on a 351 w, 20? Pretty stiff cam, .541-.544 240-246 duration. 9.8 -1 compression

Yesterday was the day for this part I made.

This is the interior of the panel, what say you?:D

Having a nice weekend all pretty and purring nice, out of the blue runs like junk, Leaking fuel out of the carb body, she must be flooding. And she is. Took it all apart today, 4 th time in 2 months, This is an edelbrock 4 barrel 800, modern but all the same principals apply, carb tech has not...

I am at the point of putting together the Tool box for my 38 Panel, I want to make an old school looking box, I dont care about what you have for tools in it, I just want to see your boxes from your cars. I plan on making one out of a combination of wood and metals, if you built your own show it...

Where can you find the detailed dimensions for early Ford cars, 33 34 coupes, 32, coupe? Do you think the engineers did a detailed drawing or do you think the car bodies were sculpted and molds made in more of an art form manor?

Do these vehicles with opening front windows ever really stay dry from this rubber gasket or are there some cheats and tricks to help them out? If there was a fish smiley I would use it. Also if you add wipers or pull your wiper unit, caulk it in.

According to various fellow enthusiasts it has become difficult to title a vehicle older than 25 years in Illinois. The state is also pulling titles for inspection. This is an attempt to give credibility to the document that is an auto mobile title. The state is liable for all problems...

Friends, Has the time come to organize ourselves into a voice for the protection of our beloved automobiles? It seems as if recent legislation has caught many of us off guard in several states. We all have worries that authority will legislate our vehicles into non existence, We share common...

I am curious, how would a vehicle be regarded if the following were done? To take an early A or T and focus on the perfection of the machine as a whole, to take every machine cast surface and polish the metal to show no casting imperfections, To finish all painted surfaces to the highest...