Customs Just Picked Up A 50 Shoebox! Update!

nice!!!!!!!!!

 

Nice score. Shoebox makes a great christmas present. Have fun with that.

 

Yeah I have the hood for it need to go pick it up. I have the window regulators and the vent windows.

Speed equipment will come after glass and floorboards. The "swirly things" (engine turned aluminum) will stay for now.

Normal oil pressure? Oil weight I should use? Anything else I should know?

 

A little better condition. The seats are done in this one. Ha ha where you been? What are you driving these days?

 

Like I said earlier, 20w 50 on the oil weight. I run a offenhauser super dual intake with 2 holley 94s, gmc bubba dizzy, headers, and she goes about as good as any. Front coils are this part number Moog cc850. That is a front coil for a 91 Ford Aerostart, direct drop in, lowers you almost 3 inches and rides fantastic. Get all your rubber from Dennis Carpenter. They have great cust. service and are the cheapest for actually good stuff. Your flathead is model 8BA that was run in all the boxes, 49-51. Anything else, just ask.

 

Thanks Shainer. That's what I needed to know. These have about 110 HP stock or a little more?

 

i think the 8BA flatheads are rated about 90-120 hp stock. good looking car.

 

Nice score!

 

Cool car, plan on painting mine next weekend.

 

What a super cool ride, I love it! Just move forward and don't let any negative comments mess with you. The car friggin rocks, you will be charmed with that flatty. Thanks to Hombres Ruin for mentioning C & G early Ford parts, they have a seal for my rear window on my 59 Ranch Wagon that I thought no one had. Made my day bro. Enjoy the nifty shoe box bro. ~sololobo~

 

Congrats bro, nice looking shoebox!

 

Hey no problems,glad to help.The power of the HAMB to reach alot of people made it happen.now you can seal that wagon up.Good luck with it.

 

nice 50

those engine turned panels are cool but man they play with your eyes

 

Thanks everyone. Yeah plans are like this:
1. Windows/Rubber
2. Fix rust
3. Speed Equipment
4. Clean up engine bay
5. Body/Paint (no chop, frenched lights, Buick trim, and maybe trunk and hood louvers)

Don't want anything radical. Just a nice clean mild custom.
Thinking a simple two tone paint job. Dark Grey and white or black and white.

 

Hey Ken -- Im driving that Edsel now <---.

I put aerostars in it and you can see how low it is. I would recommend it and I picked mine up for like 50 bucks.

 

Nice.

The springs were cut on mine and in all reality it rides real nice. 4" blocks and a leaf taken out back.

 

Besides fabricating my own (no bead roller) where is the best price on floor pans for the front of the 50 Shoe? I see some kits for over $300! Is that about right?

 

what is included in the kit is big factor in price, our kits come with floor pans, floor braces, inner rockers and driveshaft tunnel a complete kit vs simple patches, usally floor are rotted badley so a complete kit is a plus

 

Well I decided to buy a bead roller and make my own floors. Couldn't bring myself to buying patch panels. Going this route http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392498.

Patch panel kit= 315.00 not shipped

bead roller = 149.99 to my door

have the 18Ga steel and the tubing to reinforce the Bead roller.

Pics will be coming soon. Plan on frenching headlights and tailights first.

 

Well Just took my last final at the city college today for the semester. I have about 3 1/2 weeks to play with my Shoebox. I decided to french the tail lights tonight. Let me know what you guys think!

 

Looks nice.

 

Do talk to royalshifter he knows his stuff. Lots of stuff on 52- 54 group on hamb, like areo springs.

 

Well got this thing running a whole lot better! Fuel pump was going out. Bought a "rebuilt" carb and just didn't work out so i'll be rebuilding the one on here.

Anyways, car is going in to primer within an hour or so and I will have pictures for all of you including the metal work I did with all the body work also.

Stay tuned...

 

Hey, real nice shoebox - welcome to the club - you'll get plenty of help on here and from shoeboxford.com - parts Mac's and Dennis C. Oh 1st thing buy the "green bible" - it has ALL the answers!

 

Hey, kj - I just notice you're missing the glass vents front & rear - what happen and does your rear glass rolls up/down?

 

Here is some pics of the first coat of primer. I may go red and white or black and white. I used 52-54 ford headlights. I frenched the rear lights. Shaved trim, door handles, emblems, peaked hood, and replaced all rot on the body.

 

Yeah I have all the regulators and vent windows. Waiting till after paint to install them.

 

Block sanding, block sanding, ect. Should have final coat of primer on it by this weekend. Decided to go Black and white.

 

Horrible photoshop but something like this.

 

Again, nice shoobox! I have the more door version, also with the 8ba. Go with the bubbas dizzy! You cannot go wrong with it. Welcome to the shoe box family.