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| NTBA T Bucket Nationals this week in Sierra Vista AZ.
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I can't make it. Anyone else going? |
| 06/19/2007 09:19 AM |
General Discussions |
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| What ever happened to American Street Rods
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Company in Mexico that built and sold fiberglss bodies in US? |
| 02/22/2007 07:30 PM |
General Discussions |
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| Old Car "Revivals" Yea or Nay
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PT Cruiser (37 Chrysler) The Original, a entry level winner in the marketplace for years and still going strong.HHR(2nd 47-55 1st Suburban) entry level seems to be gaining ground, Panel version coming around Summertime.SSR (2nd 4 |
| 02/02/2007 12:21 AM |
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| Here's an oddity for you!
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A company called Southern Motors is advertising a new construction hot rod truck for $55K that is a modified copy of a 47-55 1st series Chevrolet pickup truck powered by a modular Ford V8 and drivetrain. I guess GM was alot less interested in selling n |
| 02/01/2007 10:05 AM |
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| You have got to see this!!
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www.americanhotrod.comThe Kansas based firm is no doubt soon to be featured on TV in the time slot following Boyd Cuntington's show. It'll be interesting to see how these rodders in Kant-Bust-ems do |
| 12/22/2006 11:07 AM |
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| N.S.R.A. controversy is a tempest in a teapot
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First of all, the NSRA has always been a business. There were several partners who put THEIR MONEY on the line in a dark day when street rods seemed to be fading hobby. That little gathering (600 or so) of cars in a cornfield in Peoria started what has |
| 12/02/2006 04:37 PM |
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| "The Guardian" US Coast Guard flick.....
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This a is a good film about the Aviatio/Rescue swimmer wing of the "unknown" Armed Force. One scene has a ratrod sitting in front of a bar. Why in the world did they choose this sh*t as an example of a hotrod for a film I'll never knwo. |
| 10/08/2006 10:44 PM |
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| Go for any date. except....
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Pick a day and they will come....new event, new excitement, pre-72 only, no exceptions, no trophies, good old-fashioned "fun with cars"........BUT NOT on Mother's Day! |
| 09/18/2006 11:05 AM |
StreetRodding.com Summer Nats |
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| 200R OD transmission
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Got the 32 project on the road but have some problem(?) with the trans mission, 200r. Cable is adjusted per instructions but trans seems to be shifting into OD too soon causing engine "lugging". Is this a common experience or do we have some othe |
| 09/17/2006 05:15 PM |
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| 32 3W glass body
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How are you folks mounting the door and rear glass window mouldings?Our mouldings don't fit well on the outside edges to the door. With the moulding seated in the opening and the inner flange against the glass leaving space for felt wiper stri |
| 09/17/2006 08:16 AM |
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| Rod Run & Show Listings
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OR perhaps be grouped by State. |
| 08/23/2006 08:06 PM |
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| Parts & Components availability, what gives???
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The problem everyone as a customer, and a retailer, runs into is sometimes the manufacturer's fault and sometimes the distributor's fault. And the name of the game is "$$$$$$$". Sometimes a "manufacturer" is a little guy sitting in his basement w |
| 08/16/2006 04:08 PM |
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| Teal32.... outside rearview mirrors
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What brand of mirrors are you using on your 3W? Most don't even have o/s mirrors at all. Can you see properly out of them or are they state inspection passers? Could you post a close-up of them if they are actually functional? We would li |
| 08/08/2006 12:25 PM |
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| HEMI Chizzler Values???
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What's a built, never run, street blower, 392 Hemi worth? Has a 6-71 with dual Holleys, Torqueflite with keyboard shift, built in the early 70s by The Wop Shop in Houston TX, sealed and stored since. |
| 08/05/2006 07:28 AM |
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| 'Glass car window mouldings and felt strips
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I've noticed several comments here and there from folks wondering how to clean up that inside edge of the door window mouldings on 'glass car bodies which is often unsightly. 32-34 Fords had just a couple rubber bumpers in slots on teh mouldings B |
| 07/25/2006 01:39 AM |
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| Oh, the little things......
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Yes, those "last minute" bugaboos that you didn't think through when planning the project so time must be spent to make sure the idea will work and look like you want it to look.Example: On the 32 3W project we're winding up right now we had p |
| 07/24/2006 02:36 AM |
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| New Guys Looking for Old Cars
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If you're a new guy looking for an old car and have money but no experience with old cars (Camaros, Mustangs, 56 Fords, 54 Chevies, 52 Chrysler New Yorkers & race cars of any kind....don't count..but you can get burned on them too!), be sure your k |
| 07/23/2006 07:58 PM |
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| Bear Claw Latches--handles?????
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32 Ford 3W Coupe fiberglass body. Using bearclaw latches. What have you done to use stock style outside handles and inside handles?Is there any available kit for this installation? Is there an "instruction sheet" from the bearclaw latch people |
| 07/16/2006 08:35 PM |
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| What ever happened to Rod Runs?
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A Car Show takes place in an arena or armory or other large building. The public pays admission and goes in and admires the cars staticly displayed behind stanchions, ropes, fences or other barriers. A Playboy Playmate or NFL Cheerleader or two in skim |
| 05/28/2006 09:47 AM |
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| Early Bodies--Late Chassis--Junk
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Here are the cold hard facts. 99.9% of old cars "built" by installing an early car/truck body on a late-model chassis are junk, that's right, I said it, JUNK. These attempts at rod-building, no matter how well-intentioned, are the result of someb |
| 05/25/2006 12:34 AM |
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