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Engine is in with just a little wiring and plumbing.
Thanks for the info. I was lucky that the frame has always been stored inside. We did as thorough a check that could be done including some repair...
Making a lot of headway. Engine goes in next week.
Have the engine/powerglide mounted with handmade firewall and handmade motor mounts. Dad is doing all the Fab work and he is 85 years old.
Also made a oil filter bracket to clear frame and supply remote oil filter
Finally have the engine mounted with handmade motor mounts and firewall.
Finished disassembly of front end. Cleaned 4 layers of paint off front axle. Cleaned and cleared the axle. Not going to Rechrome from axle.
Disassembled front end for cleaning
First time on flat trailer.
Right now we don’t plan on making updates to the frame. It is very hard to find a car that hasn’t been modified. It will be a cackle car.
Today cleaned up all the added tabs and brackets that weren’t original. Found 3-4 places that will need to be tig welded but no major issues.
C/D was for small cu in and lite weight cars. D/D was for flatheads in-line 6 and other combos. C/D couldn’t exceed about 4 lbs per cubic in. Max...
Dodge Hemi
160” George Wepplo SEMA tag 43 with Creitz 16” spoke wheels. 260 cu in Dodge Hemi with hilborn fuel injection. Frame found with no changes except...
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