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[ATTACH] Here's a few pics of the '59 390 in my Model A...Edelbrock high rise 6x2 with chromed original Stromberg 97's and 2" aluminum carb risers...
Go for it man...everybody told me to throw this one out... [ATTACH] Now she looks like this... [ATTACH] It just takes time, patience and will...
Okay, I will try to get some pics up tonight...I'm not sure if the spring eye to eye is the same length as the originals...the originals I had...
Well, it's the stock Merc pivot...binding was the thing I was worried about here though... Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
It was on the bump stops...I removed them...it is honestly stiff enough spring rate that never hits the frame... Posted using the Full Custom...
Thanks fellas...I know the axle is not on the frame...I'm gonna check for the shocks bottoming out...it does move when you push down on the...
Okay, so I flipped the rear leaf spring shackles on my '49 Merc a long while ago...The rear suspension is Jamco 4" lowering springs, 4" lowering...
Yeah, I feel ya...took me 8 of the originals to make 6...I did have them chromed though ;) ... Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thanks Chris! I'm trying to get it off the ground...And Tiki...a Merc? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thanks man...and she's got the deck lid on her that I got from you many moons ago ;) Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thanks for all of the positive reinforcement fellas! And thanks Max! It's good to be back :) Here's a shot of where I'm at right now...grinding...
And here's what we've got right now...all of it welded back together and the grinding about a third of the way done! I'll put up some more shots...
Here's the new side profile...that's a lot better! [ATTACH] Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
And then I started cuttin...nothin to be scared of, I've already cut the roof offa this thing twice...third time's the charm, right? :)[ATTACH]...
Here's a side profile shot from 2 nights ago, and you can clearly see even with the rear window out that it's not right...I figured out that when...
It was just too flat from the doors back, ya know? So I drove it to Back to the 50's last summer, replaced the front spindles and Aerostar springs...
Here's a pic of the car with the new roof from the end of summer 2013 after we had moved back to Wisconsin...[ATTACH] Posted using the Full...
So the head showed up in the mail, and I did the switch on the engine...after discussing the roof at length with my boss, it was decided to put a...
Okay so it's been a really long time since I've posted up anything about the old girl...and she's come a long way since the last shots...basically...
Hey y'all! Just thought I'd give anyone a heads up that's in the area...we brought our 9 piece band with horns all the way to Texas and we're...
I have two 390 Cadillacs...one that's a runner from a '62 cad and the other one that's disassembled...I've been into these '59-'62 motors since I...
Too funny...I just checked and Napa can get 'em... Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Well I guess we just have to find that mechanics joint then...which is what I originally planned on anyway...I would imagine that it's a bit more...
So even a yoke from say a 49 Merc wouldn't work? Or what about a yoke from a 48 Ford truck? I had one of those, and I know it used a regular...
So I'm currently putting together a 1953 Ford Mainline 2 door coupe for my girl...and I've run into the problem of the mechanics u-joint in the...
Yes, that was my thoughts exactly in regards to the keyway and the 1/2" bolt...gotta be the timing chain...I really thought about it, and it seems...
Okay fellas...this may sound like a stupid question, but I was working on my '59 Cadillac tonight and when I leaned on the power steering pump...
And I must say, after all of the time away, it sure feels good to be back on the HAMB :)
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