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  1. shadetree

    Fess up!!! What kinda car did you drive in High School!?

    Class of 94 and started with a $200 70 impala more door and finished with a 70 skylark 350 auto.She was blue with a white top and interior,ralley wheels and white letter tires,twice pipes and a posie rear end.Should of never let her go.............ahhhhh,the good times:o
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    If you have never posted.....

    Hey guys,Im Curt.Been married goin on 16 years,have two boys(oldest in drivers ed)and hoping to get rolling on my 40 dodge p/u soon.Still hunting for parts here and there and building a mini truck for the oldest.Been around old cars my whole life and had a few I wish I would have kept.Drove...
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    Help our fellow Americans keep their jobs.

    Miller High Life here.Its even union made[cl
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    Help our fellow Americans keep their jobs.

    As a union laborer,I watch what my family and I buy very closely.Our country is dying right before our eyes as plants close and move out.Then you have those who whine about being offended by this or that so more laws are passed wich further hinder us as a nation.A few months ago I was having a...
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    Yours might be a rat rod................................

    you bring your project home and the old lady ups the life insurance.......... while cruising the new car lot they wanted to charge you to take it....... the manager of walmart asks that you remove it from the lot so as not to disturb the other shoppers......... the mill machine goes down on...
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    Another central IL guy......

    Thanks brumm.I am on the south side of Springfield.
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    S-10 Frame Front Susp ????

    Try suicidedoors.com They deal mostly with s10 stuff and have killer deals on air bags from time to time...I am building an 89 for my oldest son and I have seen alot of guys around here run a bagged front end with all the stock arms.....have to make new shock mounts though.
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    New here with 50 f100 axle questions

    Didnt realize I posted it that way......I am a recovering chevy guy...LOL!
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    Another central IL guy......

    Thanks for all the welcomes!Tried to start on my frame but ended up rebuilding my boys bmx.(satin black with red spokes and sprocket...I love that boy!)Hope to start posting progress on the dodge soon.
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    New here with 50 f100 axle questions

    Thanks Sam..found the numbers and wrote them down.Now if I could find that link again..........Thanks for all the input on this guys!Tried to find info on kb and no luck.Had more responses on here just on the intro than in all of my posts there combined!Off to the garage....got a frame to lay...
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    lawn mower gokart

    Reminds me of my buddy with a 5.0 fox body getting stomped by a 10 year old at the track!lmao.......good times!
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    New here with 50 f100 axle questions

    Thanks motorhead....actually got it worked out(I think) using 93 f150 hubs and rotors with bearings from the parts store.Should work out since I will end up with a ford rearend now.
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    lawn mower gokart

    We raced riders for awhile and mine ran about 45mph...change the pullies around,free up the exhaust,and wire up a pull for the governer.......throws some awsome flames out of the exhaust too!
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    New here with 50 f100 axle questions

    Thanks Sam....found a shop where they can make the bearings I need today.Once I see if it works I will post it on here with all the contact info for everyone else.Buddy of mine used them alot for his race car.
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    New here with 50 f100 axle questions

    I have 1950 f100 front axle and need to see what fits these spindles.....I have acess to a pattern to fab caliper mounts but not having any luck on rotors.......trying to build with as many junkyard finds as possible.Any ideas other than "speedway"?They show kits but they are for passenger car...
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