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I found a guy local to me selling these tires and I am thinking they would be nice for the rear of my project. has anyone ever used the carlisle tires? They are 4 ply so I don't think they would be to stiff for the rear of a light weight bobbed truck...

I found a local guy on craigslist selling 1x1x 16th inch wall thickness square tubing for 5 bucks a stick and was wondering if 16th inch wall is strong enough for building the floor structure and bed frame for my cabs channel. I'm going to pick up some for bracing the cab for the chop/channel...

I know this has been covered slightly in the past but i just can't find a for sure answer to the correct and SAFE way to do this. I'm using a rear end from an s-10 in my build but am planning to run my 16 inch ford wires as well. I know i need adapters for the bolt pattern difference but can't...

I've been working on getting my 42 ford cab ready to chop and after looking at it for awhile i decided that it needed a little trimmed off the bottom due to rust. I marked out a line with tape and sprayed some paint on it to make a cut line leaving 1 inch below the door hinge. anybody ever done...

this may be a stupid question to some but i have been wanting a set of the old cal custom valve covers for my project but the ones i like are the non vented ones with no holes. my question is will i need to run an intake with the oil fill tube on it like an old 283 intake? I don't mind that and...

I'm planning a suicide front end for my rat but have no idea how to choose the front spring. I want a posi super slide reverse eye spring but when i use the chart to determine spring length in the speedway catalog it says i need a 34 inch spring. i have a 37-41 i beam axle dropped 4 inches by...

I've got a rear from a 41 ford that i would like to use in my project but can't seem to find any information about rebuilding them or at least what to check out before using it. It's been sitting for the better parts of 30 years so i figure it will need some sprucing up to be reliable. and are...

I picked this up for 25 dollars but don't know what year it is from. it has the wide 5 wheels on it. from what I've read and saw on the web it's a 37-41 with the round back spindles.

I'm working on getting my whitewalls on the ford wires i bought so i can start some mock up/inspiration for my build and since i have never mounted tube tires I am asking for tips. The tires i have are already on wheels with tubes but i think it would be better to buy new tubes while i do this...

I'm working on splitting the wishbone for my rat and was just wondering if there are other company's other than speedway to get my parts from. I'm looking for 2 weld in bungs, 11/16 rht tie-rods, and the bolt on radius rod brackets( i plan to weld them and just like the look better) to get me...

I'm wanting to start ordering the bolt on stuff for my 350 and was wondering what you guys opinions are on the parts i think would make a decent street driven engine. first off my block is going to be a stock rebuilt standard bore 1992 350 with rebuilt 882 heads as the base and this is the list...

I found a guy that deals in model a parts and he has a few wishbones that he said he'd sell but i was wondering if they were strong enough to support the weight of a v8 when split. they look smaller than the one i have from a 41 ford coupe. I don't really need them now but would like to have...

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=46721190 looks like it would be fun

has anyone ever heard of allstate tires? i found a local guy selling some 600x16s on 37 Chevy wheels with about 1000 miles on 4 of the tires and the spare has never been mounted. he wants 400 for everything which i think is a good deal but was wanting to see if there are any negatives about that...

I have a 92 350 that had the center bolt heads and was wanting to use the older 86-down heads on it since I don't have the center bolt heads and I don't like the look of them anyways. My question is are the older heads compatible if i used a set i have from a 1970 something 350? everything will...

I thought I'd post up some pics of what i have gathered up so far to start my rat rod. The cab,doors and bed are 49 ford f1, the front suspension is from a 41 for coupe. and the seat is a 3rd row seat from a suburban.

I like the look of skinny tires on some of the rat/hot rods I've seen and want to run the skinny whitewalls on the 49 f1 I'm working on and was wondering if anyone knew of a vehicle that would have a 4.5 or 5.5 inch wheel in the 5x4.75 Chevy pattern? I plan to use the speedway front disc kit and...

I'm working on gathering the pieces to build a fender less F1 rat and can't decide if i should buy a premade frame or start from scratch with 2x4 tube. I've contacted spirit about their basic frames and can get one for around 520 shipped but think building my own would be cheaper and I would be...

I'm working on putting together a 50 f1 rat rod and have 3 different engine options I've been toying with and would like to have your advice on pros/cons of each. first is a 71 chevy 250 inline 6 that i want to mate to a t-5 from an s-10. I like this option since i think it will get decent fuel...

well i thought this would be a good place for a first post so here it is. I'm from Corydon,IN. About 25 minutes west of Louisville,KY I'm pretty new to this hobby but so far have gathered up a 50 ford F1 cab and bed, and the front clip from a 41 ford coupe that was subframed and a few other...