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Bedford J1, is this in NZ ?
Sorry if in the wrong section I couldn`t find a suitable one I dont know about the Derby scene in the USA but over here in the UK there seems to...
The engine was a marine , it had been rebuilt and run for only a short time when it sucked water through the card and hydraulic breaking off one...
I am looking to buy a dingle ball hone , I am in the UK and found a supplier over here but a bit stuck on which to purchase as they offer...
Hi , did you buff the tyre before spraying and use primer or repair adhesive , or just spray straight on Thanks Dave
Great buy , enjoy to be different , not many 2 doors over here in the UK also
I had the same with my truck, being an old farm truck all its life , the roof and hood were trashed as the farmer used to climb onto the hood then...
Looks like you have a good base to start on , i too had to do a lot of welding and making repair sections for my trunk Still have the 223 and 2...
Congrats , my grandson is 4, when he is at my house he will wait for me to get home from work so he can ride up the drive in my Edsel or truck
I like those , they tuned out well, I get plenty of scrap come in work, will add to my to do list
Agree i do lap joints where i can but use a flange / joggling tool + hole punch and spot weld this gives a flush finish and helps prevent panel...
Funny yours has gone in the same places as my Edsel although it looks better on the photos around the shock mounts , i ended up doing all the rear...
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I also tow a travel trailer so at the moment have to blow up the shocks to the max , also going to try replacing a couple of the rear leaves with...
My 59 rides about the same on the rear as yours without lowering blocks , the springs still have a curve and stiffen up the front rides high so...
What a great buy, cool that your son chose an Edsel , I missed the father and son thing with my boy as he was not into my thing, however my...
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Funny how opinions change over the years , people nowadays comment on how cool and elegant Edsels look yet back in the day they got knocked for...
Not sure if you get late cars with electric power steering over your side of the pond , but over here in the UK the power units are common and...
Wow thats nice and different , great buy
Got these 58 Edsel caps over here in the UK , they were drilled for spinners but they were missing and rare over here so had to fill the holes...
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I have liked Edsels since I was a kid, along with other American cars of the 50s considered ugly by many , they were so cool compared to many of...
Dave Grady UK, drag racing hall of fame , great guy RIP
Look like the cast from TLB
I am in the process of cutting out all the rot in my trunk , It would have been easier to replace the whole trunk floor but they are not available...
Started work on some of the rotten panels on my Edsel The centre section of the trunk is holed in a few places so I replicated the shape onto card...
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Just acquired a new Enginetech EPK170 pressure king oil pump along with a bunch of other parts Is this a performance pump or just a stock...
Those Atlas portawall are shite, had a set on mine , when I managed to get them to stay on they rubbed grooves into the sidewalls of the tyres...
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