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I have a 30 coupe body sitting on a street rod fully boxed frame. The rear is a 57 Ford 9 inch with 370 gears and new axles. It has a triangulated...
Thank's for all the positive comments!
Cool story, but I'm not that lucky. Since covid hit not too many swap meets have been open around here to find something like that. I'll find...
I have some pictures of the first time the car was outside in 5 years, but I won't show them because I had the Bullitt wheels on it. I didn't know...
I would love to shorten those rear fenders. I think the term is bobbing? I don't have the heart to destroy fenders this nice. It didn't look so...
I kind of jumped ahead here as I have already installed the gas tank, windshield, radiator, headlights and bar, and front bumper. The pile of...
So, the front-end is in, all the brake lines and hoses are installed, the drivetrain went in and were almost ready for the body.
After I painted the frame, I installed the rear. These pics. some the details of the e-brake cales and routing of the brake lines and rear hose.
Getting the frame ready for paint. The rubber grommets you see is for the wiring and battery cables were routed through the frame. Disregard the...
Ok, the next set is shots of the pedals installed, the steering column and wheel, insulating the fire wall and trying out that cup holder!
The radiator shell that came with the car was in poor shape and I bought a good used one that wasn't cracked. I restored it and I think it came...
I went to a street rod show in York Pa. and bought a lot of stuff. I went to an auction and bought the correct headlight bar, painted the scuff...
The next set is my friend Bob (the skinny one) and me working on the fire wall.
I made a custom trans crossmember, motor mount brackets, and a throttle bracket. The rest of the pics. is painting a lot of stuff.
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