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Agree, I wasn't super excited about leopard print either. I wanted white tuck and roll - but that's much easier said than done. I have sewn a...
[ATTACH] He seems to like it! (He's seven months old... he likes pretty much anything.)
PICT5898 by thehazmatguy posted Jan 12, 2009 at 11:15 PMI meant does the interior in your full size 55 match the stroller... [/GALLERY] No. My...
[ATTACH] Sure... as much as leopard print can match anything! :)
The only thing left is the parking brakes. Boom! It's a five (maybe ten) footer but it should be fun!
[ATTACH] A little closer...
I found a 5 point harness on Amazon - and got some tiny iron-on Simpson patches. :) [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Here's the interior in the car, before paint.
[ATTACH] Oh... and the interior is almost done too. I haven't figured out a toe-board yet.
[ATTACH] I made some progress this week. I did some fiberglass work re-making the flair around the rear wheel openings ( I had cut the openings...
I'm not sure what the weight is. It is getting heavy. The metal was the thinnest gauge stuff I could purchase, 16 or 18 gauge, I can't remember....
LOL.... no doubt. But, the Ackerman is spot on. I actually "did" that!
The rear axle is held in with rubber bushings from shock absorbers. I'd consider leaf springs. I've looked for tiny leaf springs and couldn't...
Back in December I broke my right collarbone mountain biking. My job told me I couldn't work until it was healed... so I "needed" something to...
I might... but any explanation wouldn't change my course. I really like the guy and I would take work back to him. And, to be fair, I didn't...
I'm not a trusting sort of guy. I got the engine back from the machine shop but I had some doubts (see sentence above). So, I bought a cheap...
So... quick update. I found a guy to do some of the work on my 8CM. Ed Smith at Five Star... He seems pretty cool. My Dad and I went to Five...
Thank you for the help!
I'd like to think they are still in the running. I've got other stuff I could do to eat up a few months wait.
I just finished disassembling my first flathead and now I need a machine shop. I cold called both SoCal and Patrick's and they both suggested...
Cut and pasted from: http://flatheaddrag.com/birthday.html On late model flatheads without the bellhousing cast into the block, there is a code...
I'm going over some internet material and my new book, "How to Rebuild and Modify Ford Flathead V-8 Engines." It seems that Ford started phasing...
So... here's the first reason not to use the 3 speed / overdrive: (the big hole in the top of the trans) [IMG] And then there's another issue....
How to rebuild and modify Ford flathead engines = will be delivered Tuesday! Thanks!
There wasn't much of a ridge at all at the top of the cylinder walls. All the cylinder walls seemed very smooth. I'm still worried about the...
Well, after all that talk about a small block chevy because it's cheaper... this happened. I bought it today, it still had the water pumps, hoses...
After spending a boat load of time on the HAMB checking out Model A's... These are among my favorites: [IMG] [IMG] Oh... I saw I set of these...
I've had my eye out for some 35 wires and I haven't had much luck. Well, I have found them... but pricey and have not found a matching set of 4...
That magazine came out the month I bought the Model A! (I waited to post the purchase) For a period of time I had considered selling my '55 to...
I've been checking craigslist and such for another set of steel wheels with the right bolt pattern. I have some 15 inch tires that came on my 55...
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