http://oldcarblog.com/blog2 What's old is new... again! Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:48:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just outside Dog Rump Creek is my shop (The Carburetor Doctor) in sunny Stony Plain, Alberta.  I thought you might enjoy the view from my front door on this beautiful spring day, shortly after opening up this morning. http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2008/04/22/weather-update-april-22-2008/ I came across a real gem at the Powerama swap meet today in sunny, warm Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There is an outfit from Calgary that is producing licensed, poster sized versions of classic GM, AMC and Chrysler ads. These aren't mere blow ups of magazine ... http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2008/04/20/classic-car-ads-redux/ Here's nearly three thousand pages of specifications, parts lists and service procedures for every Rochester carburetor from 1932 to 1980: It's a little hard to navigate, but within this collection are all the specs and part numbers for every Rochester carb for five decades, including all the muscle car era. ... http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2008/03/20/rochester-carb-manual/ Before refinishing a carburetor, you've got to get it clean. In my shop (The Carburetor Doctor), I have several methods for cleaning and prepping, depending on what we're dealing with. Let's say you have a typical, reasonable condition, not-seized muscle car Holley or Rochester Quadrajet. The bodies of ... http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2008/02/01/carburetor-finishes-cleaning-and-chromating/ If you've been to oldcarbrochures.com or tocmp.com in the last few days you've either had slow access, or none at all. This is because we moved the site to a new web host in the hopes of having better service, and ended up with hardly any access at all. ... http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2008/01/27/about-the-old-car-manual-project/ I have just acquired a 1952 Chevrolet 3800 extra long bed (9 ft) 137 inch wheelbase truck. Does anyone have any reliable parts sources for specific parts for this model. Apart from the engine, cab sheet metal and rear fenders, it seems as though most parts are specific to ... http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2008/01/22/chevrolet-3800-1-ton-truck/ Now that the new oldcarbrochures.com site has been up for a month or so, it has accumulated hundreds of brochures for American, European, Asian, Canadian and other cars and trucks - about 24,000 images so far! If you have old brochures that you would like to share with the world, you ... http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2008/01/16/new-old-car-brochures/ Here's a wonderful postcard I received from Mano Forsman, a major Old Car Guy and avowed '53 Cad lover from Sweden (click to enlarge): http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2007/12/21/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year-to-everyone/ Being in the carburetor business, I get asked about refinishing carburetors quite often. I have learned that there are a lot of misconceptions out there about the finishes on carburetor parts, so I'll take a stab at clearing things up a bit. There are three main materials of which carburetors are made: ... http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2007/11/22/correct-carburetor-finishes-cast-iron-zinc-aluminum/ The new classified ad site and online swap for The Old Car Manual Project is now up and running at classifieds.dogrumpcreek.com. This is a place where you can list your old car parts, literature and even cars, for free! It's hosted by Dog Rump Creek Auto (another one ... http://oldcarblog.com/blog2/2007/11/01/classic-car-classifieds-now-live/