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1935 Pontiac 4 door sedan. Steering and suspension are assembled, so essentially I have a Pontiac billy-cart :D Been in the family for years so...
Will do a soon as I locate a camera... but theres not much to look at right now:p. A body, a chassis, front and rear suspension, engine over...
Hello Everybody... Joined a couple of months ago, but am only intrducing myself now, sorry if that was rude of me, I apologize. Always been...
I see. Looks nice and clean that way... I'm thinking this should be ok to the engineer... It's nowhere near as radical and dangerous (!) looking...
But still triangluated and mounted under the car
thanks for the time guys.:)
No spider web (yet:D) . I just didn't know they were joined from factory, I'd only seen them split that's what was confusing me. Thanks for the...
Just did some searching and found this pic. This Is what he's running, right? Just hadn't seen bones like that before:D. I've seen the light:eek:....
Thanks for the replies, So The fact that I'm running the original chassis (which looks alot stronger than the original ford one... the thing is...
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Hey all, Just wondering If anyone from New South Wales has or does run a Suicide Perched front Ford I beam axle on their rod. I'm thinking of...
Anybody interested in one? We could probaly organise something... a few speed shops over here do some performance manifolds for them too for...
What type of Ford Inline 6 heads in particular do you say are prized over there? The earlier style with the intergrated inlet manifold, the Iron...
Sorry not E38... I mean E34 Pacer 4BBL, the E38 was a Charger
Hey all, I happen to own one of these motors, and they are little monsters and I am addicted. The motor I own is out of a 1980 CM Valiant regal....
WIll she be hard to rebuild? I have a 34-39 Oldsmobile Factory manual, all GMs from this time were basically the same right?
Shit! I didn't expect so many replies... Thanks for the info, I expected it to be more expensive but apparently seems more affordable than I...
Hey Just wondering if anyone here has shipped a V8 engine from the States to Aust? Just trying to get a idea of the cost involved. Cool engines...
Thanks for the help guys but I'm just going to tear it down. I pulled off the fuel pump (which still operates) and the pump arm was covered in a...
Thanks for that reply earlier pasadenahotrod<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_3858517", true); </SCRIPT>. I've been...
Does Anyone have pictures for me to compare and see what kind of work is involved in this conversion. If Anyone has done this conversion or...
Some pictures... not a glamour I'm sure:rolleyes:. The Crossmember is corroded through from where moisture has been, I looking for a replacement...
Hey Krooser, What does he say the things that make this a poor engine are? Is it the engine itself or the accessories (Carb, ignition,...
Hey 55Chieftain, I'm going to Fabricate a new manifold for twin 94-7s in the future so the adapter will be ok for a while. How does you 239er...
Hey, What will fit my chassis? I was thinking a pontiac parallel leaf and drop axle set-up or something similar from an older model. This car is...
Hey, While waiting for the soak to take effect, I turned my attention to the body and chassis... pulling the fenders(YAY!:p) and tearing out the...
I can see!!!! Thanks for that info, you really helped me out there:D Anyone else with info on my beast, feel free to send it my way:p
What are the major differences/ interchangability of this flatty to the later pontiac flathead 6's (40's and 50's) ?? I think I'll just have to...
Thanks for the replies, you guys are a helpful bunch:). I'm letting her soak for now and yes, I recently thought that maybe it is in gear or the...
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