Thrashing on the 57'. Trying to get the new motor/trans in it next weekend. Then its just a driveshaft and some sorting away from being on the road.
ive went from this to this in 3 months . still got the steering ,pedals, and floor boards. wont have time for body work but hope itll go straight....
Slider gear and reverse idler made it in the mail today. Looks like the tranny can go back together for this weekend Rusty
Danny that Anglia is awesome! Gonna be street car or just for drags? Rusty I bet 30roadster could fix that cluster gear, he's a dentist you know! I might not bring a car this year, I just bought a nice finished '34 5w, trying to sell my 27 coupe and 27 roadster and my 37 Plymouth PU. If don't sell something might have to drive up in the company car.
Who's be crazy enough to start a thrash with the drags coming up in 3 weeks.............I reckon someone that is going from split-bones & torque bar to ladder bars...... And it WAS hot bitch this weekend. Had to call it quits about 5pm, today. Get back after it in the morning.
I've been lookin', but coming up dry........... Gotta source? Say nothing higher than 3:50's...........
Sweet ken!! let me know if you need anything done to help Just got my tranny back together thanks Aussie Steve for the reverse idler and Slider gears and Colin Casey for the old hand me down book.. All new bearings and tearing down three trannies to get good parts I finally got it done
Updates Well you have not ever officially worked on a old hot rod till you have installed a 39 tranny with the rearend and torquetube still in. Especially by yourself. It was quite fun to say the least. Got the motor and tranny back resting in the chassis. Gotta hook all the wires back up, mount the gennie, pour some lube in the tranny, mount radiator, liguid in the block, and take her for a spin Counting down till Mokan
Rusty - what's the status, man. I got the new ladder bars installed tonight. Damn they look sweet, and the setup seems nice and firm. Can't wait to smoke the hides and test them. Primed: Hooked up: Tomorrow, fab new top shock mounts, mount shocks, stuff rearend back together. Test drive Saturday................
OK Rusty, I'm ready and rockin'. Finished getting the rearend all back together and in. Ready to rock it to MoKan............. Suck burnout #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWXPGv9KfcY Suck burnout #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcL-Axj_6b0 I'm still damn gunshy about bustin' shit........ Somebody teach this boy how to do a burnout, will ya? At least it's solid now...........rides and drives much nicer.....
Most of my thrashin' is on my tow rig. New battery and starter, two new tires, rewire the trailer lights. Only thing I have left on the T is to mount the slicks and install the new racing belts. If you see a '78 Ford F150 along side the road on 244 stop and help a brother out. lol Not really worried, the old girl made it to the panhandle awhile back to pick up a '63 Corvair. See you in a couple weeks. Sounds like we're bring a few folks with us this year. '46 Ford tudor BBC power Twisted Okie here on the board, '40 tudor sedan SBC powered owned by SLIMLEG and the Tub. Planning on arriving around noon Friday
Hey Ken, How did you get the truck to balance on one jack stand.... Those bars really turned out Nice
Still pluggin Along, Genreator is back on, Radiator is sitting in place, shifter top is on. Need to fill the grease in the tranny, hook the clutch rod up, put the grill shell on, tighten the headlights up, Put the floorboard back in, And give here a spin Hopefully tidy somestuff up tonight Rusty
Good deal - glad to hear you'll have her buttoned up soon. I get the feeling, this is going to be a killer year...... cya man.
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