Technical What are you working on?

I got my push/pull handle shortened (3 inches) and bracket made, painted and mounted to hold the disconnect switch.
I decided to have the handle even with the bumper in the on position, might change the T-handle part to red or might not.



Also gave it a lift since I need to get under it to run the new wiring harness and brake work eventually.

 

In truth getting an EKG done so I can have rotary cuff surgery on Tuesday. Car stuff probably won't happen to any degree until July.

 

Good luck on your surgery Mr48.

 

I have had both shoulders done, one at a time. 6 weeks in a sling, but both turned out perfect, and I can work overhead with no issues or pain. Hope yours turns out just as good. Brian

 

Made a custom push bumper so I can get this slug into the shop and tend to the laundry list of stuff I need to get busy on. I don't like hills...

 

Paint looks perfect to me.

this isn’t the GNRS

 

Building a 32 roadster for my grandson. Thread " Maxi-taxi. Chassis is a roller now. Building a tube frame chassis for my show room. 215 Olds engine. Taking it apart for painting and chroming. Starting to build an offset sprint roadster for my show room. Drive line complete. 350 Hilborn injected S B C and3" offset open tube Halibrand. X-Shift transmission. Starting to build an 8 B A short block in my spare time. 2-20-24 8BA short block is done. Starting to build a 59A. Update. Changed I-beam and bones to Ford 38 tube axle and hairpins on the double tube chassis.

 

Yea, the paint isn’t the issue. It is the crappy bondo job covering up rusted rear quarters.

Anyway, we did get it in the shop and pulled all the parts out of the interior. Seems it came with a few 54 trim pieces like a couple sets of headlight bezels, etc. in addition to parts that were actually off this car.

 

I’m building a beater with crappy bindo work.
we ain’t bothered by it
It will look great dropped in the dirt

 

Thats what I did with mine.

 

Hey lumpy, what pistons/ cam you got in mind to go with the nos guts / heads for your 350?

 

I bought a set of DSS forged flat tops with 2 valve reliefs, compression works out to 10.25 I'm still on the fence with the cam , may use a copy of the 7140 off road #1 cam or do a streetable solid roller....The parts came with an NOS LT1 cam but I want something a little bigger.

 

Went over to the body shop and mocked up the radiator and hood for tweaking before priming

 

The outside temps got to nearly 50 on this 4th day in Feb in the north west corner of IL. The roads are clear and dry, the sun was shining. I filled up the truck with gas (it is down to $3.05 per gallon today) and we did a 120 mile Ice Cream run this afternoon! The Ice Cream place in that town 60 miles away (same chain store we have here in town) was the excuse to do the 120 mile cruise.

It was a great way to spend the day. Sorry, nothing great to see, so no pictures.

 

Dropped off the rotating assembly + the heads and new valves at the machine shop today. Now I gotta figure out an intake set up....

 

LT-1 intake or Performer RPM and a 3310 Holley?

 

Trying to be period correct ... even though it would be after 1965... I dont want to pay $700 for a Z28 intake although I could rob the one off my truck. Resisting the urge to install the intake that the name must not be spoken here

 

TM 1

 

T something ending in X

 

R you the 1 kidding me ???

 

Lumpy, I’m a little out of it this morning, but you lost me with the X. No worries, how about a nice Edelbrock Tarantula?

 

Think 8 barrels of goodness Andy

 

TUNNEL RAM!!!!!!! TRX!!!!! BREAD BOX!!!!! there ya go.

 

Thanks guys!!

 

Narc

 

You're welcome

 

“but I want something a little bigger”
That’s what she said

 

Scattered all the parts from inside the 53 on the floor to sort stuff out. We also swapped to a different set of rollers. Need to bolt the front clip back on and start making it back into a car.

 

I like marina blue

 

Trying to get brakes install on the front of an O/T ramp bed truck. Two trips to the capital city and still need to make another trip tomorrow to get all the correct parts.