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Next up was the engine, ‘51 long bell housing 331. Basic specs .060” over 354 crank (old one was scrap) Molnar rods Ross pistons 10:1 All the...
you wouldn’t be the first!
Thanks, it’s been a lot of work and that is paint!
meanwhile the body got shipped out for final wet sanding and top coat, underneath inside and outside It’s now back waiting to go back on...
I sold a perfectly functional glass 32 roadster that I loved to buy a pile of 34. 6 years on it’s still not on the road. it’ll be ace once it’s...
been a while since the last update.. Got the chassis plumbed, the front brakes back from chrome and built up. Various chassis details buttoned up....
46D0CA77-80CE-4DB3-AD60-A55B262F233E by KFC posted Mar 23, 2021 at 3:49 PM
51 hemi takes some beating
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It’ll just be kept oiled, like Bugattis and vintage race cars were
All these cool cars then me looking like a complete pillock [ATTACH]
things like that are a nice idea but I’d never do it in reality.
fat lucky or something like that, don’t think they do them any more
Well things are progressing slowly, but there’s no rush Chassis powder coated [ATTACH] I decided to polish my springs, they will be oiled and...
I usually find that by the time people get to me (the upholster) they have already willing over paid for engine rebuilds and paint and whinge...
Very happy with these [ATTACH]
Not a great deal of progress, the car is now stripped and off for body work at buckland automotive before the body comes off the chassis. The...
[ATTACH] how it looks now
[ATTACH]A friend knocked me up a pointer. The back plate was approx .080” out of square/true, a few bashes and it measures up ok [ATTACH]...
The drums have been checked, After a lot of checking, looking and thinking I’m pretty convinced the backing plates are not flat. The lower...
Only a year plus late.. the car got trapped in paint shop hell amongst other irritating problems. Update, I ended up after load of measuring and...
The thing is if you are an overseas subscriber this has been going on approaching a year. if you aren’t on the hamb then there hasn’t been any...
It has been over 2 weeks since this post and no contact, no Facebook update and no email. What’s going on then
996CC2A1-E2BA-4B31-8FF3-03F7B5366C54 by KFC posted Mar 23, 2021 at 3:50 PM
Unfortunately a sanctioning body got involved in pendine and roll bars are mandatory over 100mph and they have to meet certain requirements, x...
43E60428-6C41-40E9-8DAC-9CA62A19406E by KFC posted Mar 13, 2019 at 3:06 PM don’t make them like they used to
Rolled it outside for a good look today [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
2A3BB295-0BBE-432B-ABFA-5613875E246F by KFC posted Aug 30, 2020 at 3:50 PM
The engine was along way forward before and the car just ran a small rad on the front crossmember, you couldn’t have run a grill shell and hood...
Awesome!
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