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Spent the last couple of years building this one It belongs to my Dad [ATTACH] It's now a convertible with a functioning top not a "roadster"
Just box your original frame Here's a shot of my friends 54 with a 360 and stock boxed frame [ATTACH]
Very cool, I love flames and Buicks
Nice save !! Can't believe someone would cut up a Zephyr that bad You're a brave guy to tackle it and it looks great now
Looking forward to the pics After seeing Mirco's 49 Caddy pics ,I know you can fix this one
Thanks for sharing Mirko, I look forward to your next post Amazing workmanship !!
I don't know if this helps you or not but the drums on my 62 Thunderbird are 11 1/32" x 3" For the front and 11 I/32" x 2 1/2" for the rear with 5...
Looks great kiwi
Here's a pic I took at show last year of a 36
It's begging to be chopped and you know you want to
No Merc's were harmed in the build Rear bumper is 56 Plymouth and tail lights are custom made Dad did not build it, it was built by Rick Dore,...
Chop it and put it in the weeds My Dad owned this 53 for a while
The car is in the registry Barry, I believe my Dad posted on the Mkii forums I think it was you that answered some questions he had on the other...
[ATTACH] My Dad picked this one up recently and has started the build
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Yes, I have done one coat on parts and used the primer to fill minor imperfections, also some colors require a clearcoat Very simple process if...
I bought the Eastwood Hot Coat Pro system a few years ago and use it all the time, works great. As with anything, preparation is the key, coating...
Nice score
I sold 2 of them a couple months ago at auction, got $400 each Mine were in better shape, any HVAC shop would gladly take it off your hands for a...
I've used Reliable a couple of times from California to Ontario Canada One car was between San Francisco and Oakland They picked it up within a...
Sell the 57 Chebby, they're everywhere Build the Mopar
I know what you were saying Bob, I was surprised at the difference it made on Dad's 62 Lincoln Here's the Ford part # we used C2AZ-6436-A that's a...
The car came with a factory rubber and metal seal that works as a shim It needs this seal
This is the way to do it Make a hammer form
There should be a ground strap on the engine to the inner fender I helped my Dad put the 430 back into his 62 Lincoln last year and we had issues,...
Sounds like the starter, is the rebuilt engine the one that came out of the car ? There are 2 different flywheels avaiable for that motor with...
The pink one in post 4 is in my garage right now, it's not mine , belongs to my Dad Yours looks to be in great shape, leave the color the way it...
Contact metalman on here, he clipped the 53 Buick my Dad has. I believe he used a 70's Nova
Seat bottoms look like a set of grand prix seats I have but the headrests look mopar
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