NashRodMan
07-29-2004, 12:08 PM
Hey HAMBers,
I stumbled across this site a couple of weeks ago and joined. Username is NashRodMan. I own a 37 Nash Lafayette 2 door trunk back, 53000 original miles. Just finished swapping the original rear (4.41:1 gears) with a more reasonable 12 bolt truck rear with 3.08 gears. Now I can do highway speeds. Next will be a dual master cyl. I also just picked up a 35 Ford 5 window coupe that needs but isn't that bad. I've never done a full rebuild of a car yet but always wanted to. Last vehicle is a somewhat hotrodded 1980 GMC stepside, that previous owner did a body off rebuild on it. I've since done mechanical work on it like replace the 307 with a 350, rebuil the T350 tranny and put in a shift kit and torque conv., drop springs in the front, and new Cooper Cobra tires. The truck is for sale to fund the Ford build. I'm in south eastern Mass, not far from the cape. The plans for the Ford are updated drivetrain (there ain't none right now), black hotrod primer, red steelies with trim rings and caps. I guess you'd call this traditional style. Of course I may change my mind on the color.
Hope to talk to you guys soon, I know some of you are in my area too.
Thanks
Paul
NashRodMan
I stumbled across this site a couple of weeks ago and joined. Username is NashRodMan. I own a 37 Nash Lafayette 2 door trunk back, 53000 original miles. Just finished swapping the original rear (4.41:1 gears) with a more reasonable 12 bolt truck rear with 3.08 gears. Now I can do highway speeds. Next will be a dual master cyl. I also just picked up a 35 Ford 5 window coupe that needs but isn't that bad. I've never done a full rebuild of a car yet but always wanted to. Last vehicle is a somewhat hotrodded 1980 GMC stepside, that previous owner did a body off rebuild on it. I've since done mechanical work on it like replace the 307 with a 350, rebuil the T350 tranny and put in a shift kit and torque conv., drop springs in the front, and new Cooper Cobra tires. The truck is for sale to fund the Ford build. I'm in south eastern Mass, not far from the cape. The plans for the Ford are updated drivetrain (there ain't none right now), black hotrod primer, red steelies with trim rings and caps. I guess you'd call this traditional style. Of course I may change my mind on the color.
Hope to talk to you guys soon, I know some of you are in my area too.
Thanks
Paul
NashRodMan