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Not too far from where I lived before moving, I was less than an hour away. I was at Cry Baby #6, but I could't go this year for the lasr edition....
Nothing new on the Peugeot these days, Imoved into a new house a month ago, doing a lot a of refurbishing. The car is in my old shop, 50minutes...
Oui, je suis de Moselle
I'm de-rusting and painting all the suspension parts black, I'll do the same with the chassis. not much of a progress these days, I've changed a...
At the time, there was probably a company doing those conversions, I've seen several cars with the exact same bed on them. It was well made, but...
they're not that rare. Peugeot, Citroen and Renault of that era were common cars. These days you can find bodies, chassis... sometimes a nice barn...
some people actually already made a gasser with one of those simca/fiat: [MEDIA] I knew about the brown 401 truck, it's a french car too. that 301...
Merci! Tu es Suisse? toutes les pièces d'origine que j'ai revendues pour l'instant, ce sont des Suisses qui sont venus les chercher chez moi dans...
yeah it looks like it belongs in there, except for the alternator that sticks out too much. I could have gone for a v6 but it would've been a...
here's a view of the front axle : from start to 1933 it sported a solid straight beamvthen in 1934 they changed the design and went with...
let's talk wheels. the stock bolt patern is 4x130 (metric, sorry). I wanted some wire wheels for this car, but theses are very, very... very rare....
it's still there , waiting for someone with a lot of courage[ATTACH]
here's the engine I will be using : it's a Ford V4. these were used in many Ford cars for the european Ford division. mine's from an old mk1...
there is absolutely no aftermarket parts for these cars, so upgrading the existing engine is not an option. rebuilding it to stock body would...
here's what used to propel the car : a 1.2L 23hp flathead 4, with a 3 speed manual sending power to the rear end via a torque tube. the engine is...
Hi guys, I'd like to introduce you to my ongoing project. But first, I've got to tell you that I'm a French guy, living in France and I'm building...
Thanks for the infos guys! Here's a picture of the truck
Close up of the "bird" emblem
Hi guys, A friend of mine just bought a '54 F100. It has probably been restored in the 80's or 90's and has now a a bronco engine and...
what's the viscosity of the STP?
Hi guys, I'm worried about the rear axle on my 55 Ford country wagon : it's very noisy! I've just put fresh new oil in it (I was adviced to...
thanks for the advices guys, I'll try it as soon as I can!
Yep, the rubber is present in the bellhousing! So I'll remove the right mount, but where can I put the jack? I guess under the oil pan would be...
Hi guys! It's been a few weeks now that the starter failed on my '55 Country wagon : I can hear the starter relay, but the starter won't turn....
Hi guys! here's my '55 Ford wagon. I bought it with a crappy paint job on it (mostly orange skin on all the car)nand I'd like to get rid of this...
By converting from kilometers to miles, it seems that I'm used to cruise somewhere around 75mph with my '55 Ford Country Wagon (stock 312 Y block...
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