foot room be damned I would have kept the Cleveland. I like your choice of mill, so do not misunderstand what I am going to say. For me a hot rod outruns the other guy. You were more likely to do that with the Cleveland. Never the less I like your choice of engine.
Took my Cleveland powered shop ute, to pick up the new to me front end. Purchased from a local rodder who decided to go ifs. Cleaned up the casting a little. Without getting to carried away. Added a coat of chassis coater black paint, to keep the rust away while I'm setting it all up.
Little more progress today, Turned up a driving punch, to fit the bushes in the stub axles Dug out a block, some old heads and water pumps and put them together for a mock up engine. Removed the booger welded 'tank' , then mocked the cowl together with the new tank and firewall.
You are getting rid of the ugly and making it Your own . Very cool build . Thank You for sharing Your project with us.
Bringing the real deal together. The former treatment was a mistake. You got it on track. Thanks for sharing your efforts
What a kool project! Thank you for taking the time to share your progress. Going to be very helpful for others to see your process.
Today's progress. Cut the ifs mounts of the chassis, then cleaned up one side. Still need to tidy up the other side Did some work to get the cowl gaps looking a lot better. Slotted a few holes, and reworked a couple curves on the repop panels. Slid the now shiny black, 9" back under the rear. Will be looking at options for a shorter coil over, or changing the mounting points, need to get it sitting a few inches lower in the rear
Picked up my trans adaptor from 'Old Time Speed' here in Australia. Very happy with the service. Will allow me the option to run either a ford t5, or muscle car era top loader, behind the flathead.
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