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I thought the late Lincoln V12 overdrive transmissions were the coolest of the flathead trans. Now I have to change my opions, this thing is...
Not saying he should, I know I probably wouldn't. But when you live in the country without 911 service, with the sherif at least 10 mins away and...
Did you notice that the poster is in Texas? if someone stole something from you down here it is legal to shoot them in the back when they are...
wow.. looks like some good stuff out there, we should get a group together from DFW to drive up there together. Could be fun, West Texas scrap...
Can you post pictures of your pattern? there are several metal casting people on here that may be able to help you. I've got the equipment to...
Isn't that only if they are from a 1/2 ton? didn't the larger trucks have bigger axles and spindles?
This is a great idea.. not much hot-rod experience here, but plenty of restoration knowledge, the hot-rod stuff is my hobby, the restoration part...
Last year had a customer with a very nice 1968 Firebird convertible with a 455 and a turbo 400 in it. The customer had the car build at a shop in...
Not vintage, but I love the look of the wide cheater slicks sticking out of the bed on a early mockup of my 1950 F1 project. Getting ready to...
Assuming you have the stock engine in your truck, and it's a US made F100 and it's the same as all the other ones I've seen. There should be only...
A friend of mine went on vacation there and tried to buy some.. let's just say they've seen Barrett Jackson on satelite TV.. They want top dollar...
Thanks that is great information on the vanpelt website, I knew they had great flathead ID stuff, but didn't know about the transmission...
The truck trans is a side shift, truck came with a column shifter. So, should I be able to take the whole gear cluster with the rear bearing...
A friend of mine here in Texas is starting to provide this paint process as a service, I don't know anything about it, but I think it requires...
What is the bolt pattern? Wat is het patroon? (of is dat niet het juiste woord?)
Did a few searches on here and found some good info, but not the information I was looking for. I'm building a 1950 Ford F1 with a 1946 Lincoln...
I like that idea, much easier then what I did.. I put some dial gauges on mine and then put my 10 ton hydraulic cylinder in the throath, got a...
I saw your earlier post, that's an impressive frame. Did some more bracing of the throat since I posted those last pictures, similar to what...
Nope, for me the enjoyment is in using the parts for what they were made for. I like looking at the engines, just think it's a waste to just...
Idiots, what's the point of having them on stands to show off? Trailer queens.. these should be in cars and driven on the road and on the track.
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No answer.. but funny. Came back from lunch today, waiting to turn into traffic and a truck with a loaded U-haul car trailer comes by, and it's...
the blue plastic gloves 1/2" impact sockets 24" breaker bar ($6.99, you don't mind beating them for that price) Bead roller, cheap (not low cost)...
Does anyone have details on the swapmeet? when is it and where exactly? May come out, but can't seem to find any info on it online.
Same here, on my desktop and want to see more of it and learn more about it.. this car is what I think most of us here strive to build.
Anyway you could post a higher resolution picture? the original seems very clear and sharp, it should scan nice.
Here is mine.. not pretty yet.. but getting that big Lincoln V12 setup with the webers in my 1950 F1 is going to be nice. I mocked up a car...
Looked into doing this around the Dallas area a couple of years ago.. I was mostly looking for longer term customers, car restoration vs....
Casey, I'm working hard to get you some competition next year.. this is what my engine looked like 2 days ago.. so I've got some work to do. But...
Just got home, didn't take too many pictures, it was too cold to take my hands out of my pockets or gloves too much. Here are some: [IMG]...
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