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Got everything else in color today so that should conclude the body work portion of the project. Till we get to the fenders bit more on that...
Painting in the garage went like this cover everything you don’t want over spray with plastic the stuff on the walls has a good coat of dirt on it...
Got some color on some parts this week and did a quick mock-up up the hood blisters [ATTACH][ATTACH]s[ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
So today was the day we got some paint on the fire wall and the interior pretty happy with the way it turned out. Using my harbor freight purple...
Here we are everything is in final primer just waiting for it to dry for two more days then we can wet sand a bit. Some of the smaller brackets...
I’d say hood with blisters.but I’d also go hood with no sides. So people can be disappointed that there’s a Chevy in a Ford
Anything done by Mr cheater he usually gives me ideas on what not to do next time[ATTACH]
I believe the setup gates open at 10am on Wednesday. So you can show up any time after that or you can get there early and wait in line.
It’s going to be the primer from Happy days Epoxy. Sanding around the louvers shouldn’t be too bad it’s going to take a bit of time though
And here we are ready for primer[ATTACH]
Spent some time with a shrinking disc and a slap hammer to try and smooth this out it turned out ok in my opinion [ATTACH]
So I’ve been busy beating on metal and sanding on this thing to get it ready for paint[ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Model t spring as everyone is going to suggest. Reverse eye spring in the front with a 33 to 36 Ford axel. That’s pretty much the formula I used...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] My two 32s[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Just laying together [ATTACH]
Hotel is booked and I’ll be wondering around Thursday and Friday
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] When it’s done it will be traditional. Found the body on eBay and the frame I found fifteen miles from my house. The frame was...
Yup you won’t be able to run hood sides on a 32 with a baby hemi[ATTACH]
So I got blisters and loovers on the hood sides now [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Getting back on the project a bit more. Took some time and mounted the front spreader bar and license plate bracket[ATTACH] I also wanted to run...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Top picture is how it ended up bottom picture is how it was when I had it. It was the best street legal go cart ever. I kinda...
Sold sold sold
[ATTACH] If you blow the photo up there is a phon number on it
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I got the windshield frame because it fit the measurements for my panel truck that needs a windshield frame and it was cheap. You wouldn’t believe...
Here you go I’ve probably cornered the market on 32 to 34 truck cowl vents and dash plaques from shows I’ve never been to and expanded my body...
I think 36 or 48 I’m not really sure it was a show car in the 60s has a bunch of chrome under the hood and I believe a 66 327 fuel injected motor...
There were hundreds of them there
Day two of things I liked [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I’m not sure what they were asking for the dodge split manifold. And Fenton manifolds fit a small block Chevy they were repops and he was asking...
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