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my daily driver is a 69 tin top westy, welcome
Update: Been awhile since I started this adventure, the day job has made for slow progress. The roller sounds sweet on the run stand, and I might...
The 60 over 289 was one I had in the shop, I put it together with spare parts I had laying around never ment it to be the real deal only a throw...
After five years of test runs with a 60 over 289 it went on it's first voyage to a local car show two weeks ago. Made it to the show, 22 miles...
Very cool ride.
luv those small block fords! welcome
This was a good read, I have a 65 falcon that I've been considering a straight front axle...but I want the afx look with the lower control arms...
high winding 289 going from first to second to third to fourth, just to slow down and do it again. S W E E T S O U N D S ! ! ! ! !
8" here, I think it was from a 67 mustang. 4.11 gears and a detroit locker behind a top loader 4 speed and hot 289. Wheels are 8" steelies from...
Wired up electric fan, watched it rain...rewired the tach, watched it rain...relocated the coil, watched it rain...put in the new dash cluster,...
Quick update PROBLEM SOLVED!!!! Tore the heads off updated with windsor jr's, full roller rockers, Champion 3 core aluminum radiator. My old...
like many, that is a dream of mine. It must have been a popular lay out, I have seen many across the U.S. The last one was in Webb City Mo.
65 Falcon with a top loader 4 speed and stock steering wheel. Feels GREAT! High back wrap around suspension seats soon to be replaced by a low...
Love the look of the nose bleed section!!
64 fairlane done at home
Thank you to all, excellent advice from most everyone. I am going to check the lower hose colapse thing first. I'm lazy and that sounds easy. I...
Old stock radiator and flex fan, no shroud. I was considering one of the new champion radiator and elec fan asy. on ebay
Sorry to here about your Grandpa, I did alot of growing up around the stockyards and produce barns of OKC
My bad when I say water I mean a 50/50 mix
I haven't read the plugs, that is a good idea. If I can just remember it tomorrow! ha.
My thoughts as well, I used Felpro gaskets and have racked my brain trying to remember that I put them on front to front. It's the shits getting...
So this is the delima, I built a trash can 60 over 289 with closed chamber heads, put it in front of a top loader 4 speed and poked into a 65...
I built a 72 pinto wagon 351w / c6 with a 9" rear, full roll cage and slapper bars on the leafs. I just knew it would come in under 2500 NOPE !!...
That is just to cool. After it has slept in Texas, Arkansas will be a good place for the awakening !
Falcon, wraped in glass or sedan delivery. Love em' both.
I had a three speed Sparkomatic shifter in my first car, a 67 Falcon, speed shifting was out, threads were striped and would pull the arm...
Before my 65 I had a 62 ranchero, the guy I got it from had split the steering shaft and installed a rag joint at the steering box. It still...
Okay, WOW!! Russco, I've been doing body work for close to thirty years and never thought of that. How simple and totally cool. So do tell, what...
Thank you, after all the work I've done I'm thinking about going gasser style!!
Here is a cheap way to rid yourself of those pesky shock tower suports, the hyme joints are RT and LT hand threads so you can just turn the...
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