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that turned out super! is that from a spray can?
Ive been a ford dealer mechanic since Pintos and Mustang 2s were new and they rate well above what ford builds today! Still, I wouldnt put parts...
do the warm water trick. I put them in a pot of HOT water for at least 15 minutes before painting anything with them. als make sure the parts are...
Thank you guys. The car came with brookvilles flat firewall and the engine on a stand with a stick shift flywheel on it but no bellhousing or...
I have a question for the hamb. A guy recently offered me what seemed like a great trade. My 57 tbird for a 32 ford roadster kit car project. It...
in Flint I hope you are using a Buick motor! Nice progress. I remember the big t bucket fad and always wanted to do one for my own.
naga=snake DR J, like in Rikki Tikki Tavvi!
I have a 57 tbird project with the stock front suspension in it. Like other people have said, its pretty much the same as the other ford cars...
got the 351 windsor and C4 trans mounts made for the t-bird and bolted the new motor and trans in for the first time. Bought a set of old Ansen...
it takes balls to roll a hooptie like that! Nice work!
theres no magic formula. Its all about hard work and priorities. The simplest thing to remember is that you can only spend any given dollar once....
An early Pantera with a 351c, a 66 Fairlane GT, a 49 Mercury kustom and a place to keep them!
could be a low float level. Sometimes edlebrock carbs are set to low from out of the box.
The cleveland will make more power easier than a windsor, but the 351w is a better choice. Main reason is cost and availality, the 351w can be had...
I got a seized 312 y block in a 57 t-bird. The trans may still be good as the car was being driven when the motor locked up. It's a two speed...
wow! That looks sharp, Fidgeter! Makes me want to dig up some old kits I havent even looked at in twenty years or more. Never was very good with...
Bruce Lancaster said it. That would be a sensible way to go for a decent price. Stop em in their tracks with the quality and attention to detail...
hahahahahaha! Some one got a gold star for the picture they did at coloring time today! Did the other kids draw monsters to or were they playing...
Nice stance. But ladder bars and coil overs on a Lincoln banjo? Whats next, heartbeat stripes over the bare metal body? Could be a cool car if you...
Im running dual four barrels on my 55 and I have a tri power that came off the engine when I bought it. The dual quads run better than the tri...
The guy that got drunk and went drag racing on Woodward needs to spend a night or fifty in jail. Sounds like an 18 year old kid in a honda. I live...
do people really drive newly built cars without checking for safety issues like throttle operation? Id like to think anyone into hot rods...
i hope somebody walked up to the guy and said "Heres Your Sign"!
for standard pipe sizes like two inch, two and a quarter or two and a hlf inch you can get them done for around $200 to $250 here. fancy mufflers...
you could find a good one on ebay and crop the picture then send them that. there has to be lots of 55 chevy pictures on the web.
let them sell the car. You can come to detroit and take my old 55 for a ride any time you like! I may even sell it to you soon, as i just bought a...
reminds me of an old hot wheels color from the sixties. spectraflame i believe they called it. very nice choice.
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