Hot Rods What update's or repairs to your hot rod will you do over the winter?

Well , after all, it is a "SMALL" block....

 

SBC in the middle BBF nearest to the camera! HRP

 

LOL you guys crack me up Thanks I needed that

From left to right
301 Poly slated for the T you can see stacked in pieces
327 sbc going in. It's the original engine out of Dad's 65 Chevelle.
350 pontiac coming out. (@HOTRODPRIMER sorry your answer is incorrect ) which has a crack in the block, weeping coolant onto the starter.

And just peeking around the 327 is the front suspension from a 71 C-10 to upgrade my son's 61 to disk brakes

I need a bigger garage

 

I was just playing of the visual image of big and small,btw,I have been wrong in the past so no big deal! HRP

 

Just about finished with my 63 Impala nut & bolt frame off restoration not much more to do. Plan on heading to our vacation home in the Florida Pan Handle to enjoy the warmer weather, sun shine, relaxing and do a lot of fishing. Not going to spend this winter underneath a car.

 

Plan on finishing the interior on my avatar car and bump up the rear from a 3.00 to a 3.80.....then do wiring on my "61 Starliner

 

Sounds like you have a plan,Fishing is something I need to do again,it's been many a year since I wet a hook. HRP

 

Winter of 2014 and 2015 was brutal working on the car. 2016 I was recuperating from heart surgery but managed to do odds and ends on the car. I can work in the cold somewhat.

 

Old age ain't for sissy's ! HRP

 

maybe finish sanding the 41 cad sedan down to bare metal. even rust improves the overall look of that poor car. had been a total mismatch of colors ever since before i got it in '85. it was a parts car for a restored convertible.

 

My plan this "winter" (well, technically fall and early winter) is to get the flathead in my avatar fired up for the first time in... 50+ years.

..and it will fire up when I assemble my Model A. It's currently in boxes on a shelf. I have 2 months of my self-imposed deadline, and the truck is 2000 miles away. Wish me luck!

 

we manage to get some fishing done up here too

 

Starting to finally get caught up and on a decent schedule. My roadster is at about 75% for what seems like forever. Time to at least get it on the road, tagged and inspected. It's been so long I should just start a new build thread after all the changes it's been through. This pic was taken ages ago with the Chevy in there yet.

 

King Pins and alignment on the 46 Ford Coupe-
A quieter exhaust on the 61 Chevy Biscayne-

 

True. After all, it kills you.
*Mouse control is now at the top of the list*

 

Service the wheel bearings & and move the seat back to get some more leg room in the Roadster.

 

Get the firewall steering box, front shock mounts, head lights, clutch and brake pedals, installed in the A. (some of it, any of it)

 

I am hoping to build a new chassis for my A Cabriolet. This time a 32 frame and use all of what I have, but leave off the fenders. Go hi-boy style for a while. Just for kicks for my 70th year.
You can see the start on the floor behind this one I just finished putting a P&J x member into.

 

Reroute the wires on my tach that is mounted next to my rear view mirrow. Need to hide them a little bit better. Also a front end alignment and under carrage clean up. Whew!! That 's enough for a 73 yo hotrodder..........

 

Junior dragster upgrade with new 7.90 engine and new splined rear axle. Buy an enclosed trailer! I went trailer shopping today.

 

A little clutch growl last time I drove it, so I need to tear into that. And do some paint touch ups on the roof.

 

Its too cold to work on old cars in the winter. Just drive them and work on them in better weather

 

Still trying to figure out what this "win-ter" thing is.

 

New transmission, new roller cam, ignition and carb.

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Think I really need to install that gas gauge sending unit...



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I think I have plenty to do

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The soft roof on my 34 four door ford is done and I think I will put a roof skin from another car on top .
Tack it in place cover it in similar vinyl type material and put the trim ring over top of the seam so it all looks original and a future owner could put it back to original if they wanted to .
Anyone have a suggestion of what to use to fill the hole
Cheers


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Last run of the year this weekend for me, 1,100 round trip, then the Model A goes under the knife. Out comes the 327 and I am finally going to get that 392 Hemi installed.