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1930-31 Ford two door sedan with 3" chopped top. Chev 283 that doesn't turn over. R700 Transmission and open drive shaft to Model A rear end....
Seems to have a rumble seat as evidenced by the step pad on the rear fender.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Winter isn't really cold in South Texas but when the ducks are flying, I can't face the project in the boat barn and as soon as...
I noticed in one of the photos from the TROG Airport Drags that Blues 4U posted a four banger engine with duel cams that had "HAL Aeron Ohio" on...
Bought a 1936 Pontiac coupe for $13 and towed it home when I was 14. Got it running, got the exhaust manifold split in auto shop and had the...
[ATTACH] As you can see I need to uninstall this lift and it will be ready to transport by Oct 15. Works great and will be in three pieces (each...
Be sure to check the distributor cap for a crack that will short to ground when wet or damp and run normal when completely dry.
Put supercharger on 454 in airboat Put 383 sbc in Model A Put 350 trans in Model A Finish body work on Model A Put AC in Model A (Yes dear, it...
Sunday morning from around 6am until about 11:30 is the time when I find the least traffic...…..Seems the drunks aren't up yet and a lot of folks...
Early '60's we raced on Coffin Road in San Jose.
You didn't mention in your post...……...Did it pass tech inspection at Bonneville or not?
Weren't the Simca flat head V8's about the size of the Ford V8-60?
What kinds of parts are you thinking about getting rid of?
Wow! Great project and great work. Looks a lot better to me without the fender skirts.
Nice looking car!
My best wishes for your dad and his family.........Get well soon!
Lots of ways to get into Hot Rodding...................One pretty common method is to start with a double barreled money gun!
We got about an inch of snow, which is rare here.........It was gone just after noon....
My second car was a 1931 Mod A coupe. Bought it in 1960 from the original owner for $50 and drove it home. An hour after getting it home I had...
To finish my boat barn project and get my Model A on the road and drive it to Maine.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I got a DeWalt 3/8' compact-impact. 2 - 20V batteries and charger.......
Looks like a picture of De Soto to me.
Thanks for the great pictures!
Very nice Stephen! Takes me back to my high school days in the late '50's and early 60's.
That is a pretty nice starting place, it's all there, pretty straight and minimum amount of rust. I think a Hemi would be a great engine, might...
Just my opinion but highboy roadsters look great. Highboy coupes not so great. I think your car would look outstanding channeled over the...
When I worked in a gas station in high school in the early '60's I sold so much Winn's Friction Proofing that the Winn's salesman gave me a fancy...
Thanks Jigger!
Looks like it is pretty much all there...............Great project, keep us posted!
I was fortunate to work in a service station that had a "Sun" distributor machine. I could set the gap, the dwell and check the mechanical...
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