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Almost ready on the outside , waiting for water and electricity and some other things. Pretty the contractor will be ready and then i can start...
Thanks , I'm gonna work on again soon. I like the tail dragger look , maybe I will go for that.
Finaly the new shop is being build so end of season i will be back building cars (The second unit from the left corner is mine ) [ATTACH]
Slowly assembling the engine but waiting for parts so i can go on. Gonna pick up my quarters this week , these are hand build in Sweden. So slowly...
I will decide after the conversion and chop. When proportions look ok the extra room in the engine area is a plus. I cannot stretch the wheelbase...
I have ordered ford coupe quarter panels , i measured everything and it wil fit. The rest wil be reshaped to my liking.roof quarter windows etc....
Hi Paul , Thanks for your kind words, much appreciated! Just this week we finaly have green light from the authorities to build back the shop. By...
I work temporally in my small home shed so gotta work with small a small place. Made some stands for the parts and started with removing the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Crank looks ok , new crank bearings will be ordered after measuring crank.
Time to take the pistons out , the tag says this engine has still standard bore size .[ATTACH] Cilinders looks pretty good and some cross hatch is...
The old ring gear was worn , I could get the old one after with block of wood under the flywheel and punch and some tapping round and round....
Since my new shop is not build yet I started with the engine in my home shed. [ATTACH] The French 255 has a front sump pan that is no use in a...
This was real easy , the old ring gear i could get of cold with a punch and light hammer tapping around a few rounds. The flywheel in the fridge...
I indeed read something about the flywheel in the freezer and ring gear in the oven ( when the wifey is out ) don't know if that will work instead...
Ok clear , thanks !
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