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And Summit and Jegs cut ties
My attraction, then and now, was availability and price. 50 bucks for a castoff trans 25 for a used shifter, 35 for a driveshaft, 35 for a 12 inch...
25 years ago, when I could get Saginaws for 50 bucks, I bought 5 to keep as spares for the one behind the 427 in my 59 El camino.I was fairly...
[ATTACH] Be nice to the old 59s,one of the few affordable classics left, but going up in value, at least asking prices
I can currently remember 59. 31 Buick, 41 stude,48 Ford, 49 Ford , 49 f1, 4x 51 Henry J, 2x 53 Henry J, 53 stude, 53 stude...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]Before and after, zero prep work, hardware store paint
5. One I should leave alone, one I can't leave alone, 1 I should be working on, I that fixes all the mistakes I made on the one I should be...
The one in my 59 El Camino is a November 1961 casting , has 461s, a Summit 1104 cam, but soon to go to a crower solid out of Boredom. The one in...
I've seen pictures of it somewhere, the Barris crests seem to ring a bell, but I don't remember the source
Your doing a budget build. Buy the adapter plate. Bolt it on and go.Ive used them for years. As time goes on the parts will change to what you want.
[ATTACH]this one in Morro Bay?
The local hardware store had a closeout, so I bought a out 3 gallons of different new crap. I'm only out 3.75, so no big loss. It pulled a little...
First drive for my 59 Ranchero. Put her to work [ATTACH]
25 years ago I bought a rusty Henry J. It was original, but it ran. Sorta. So after blocking the radiator and getting it hot, I dribbled 2 liters...
Because it looks good and they can. In the case of a showcar, you have to push the envelope to be competitive. Eventually you can't go any lower....
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