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Just finished the 318 swap in my 54, and bagged the front. Bags in the rear next, and front disc upgrade, with dropped uprights too. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
RIP Leland. What a truly amazing story! It will be a shame to see it go. Hopefully it finds a home with someone who loves it as much as Leland
Awesome thread! Here's my Aussie Built 54 Belvedere. Just finishing up a 318 swap. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I've always been a little concerned about the spray adhesive/hairspray trick too. I normally just pull the lace firm and tape it down. Another...
Yeah I'm not sure about the legalities any more, but it's better than rolling 45mm off the deck, static. From my experience, you've gotta be...
I was going to suggest the Eliminators show. Should be good. Not sure if I'll have my car there though.
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I have cut coils, 2" blocks in the rear with 3 leaves removed, and smaller tyres. I must say, it handles much better just from doing this. Once...
My lady, and my 54 Belvedere [IMG]
And the finished product. Visor re-assembled, and installed. Stoked with the outcome. Even moreso as it was my first attempt at anything like...
Then, its ready for Candy and Clear. [img] [img] [img] My girlfriend talked me into adding more flake over the Turquoise Candy, so I added some...
RH rear panel got some Fish Scales in it. I whipped up a template using some stencil plastic I found at Spotlight when I got the lace. [img] [img]...
Once the lace was done,I started on the patterns. I masked off 3 seperate panels on each side, each getting a different pattern. Pretty much...
Moving on a bit to the end of February. I decided to make a start on prettying her up a bit. I'd always wanted to try my hand at a patterned roof,...
I finally got a bit of spare time on New Years day, so I sorted out the bootful of parts that came with it. Spare chrome, headlights, generator, 2...
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