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Okay, I've been around for a few years and never got around to this....I'm a one finger typist and knew it would take a while so I kept putting it...
Ever get the 6 deuce / 4 speed setup in?
One really cheap and easy method that I myself have used for years is this: Use an electric fuel pump (carbureted engine) and install a hidden...
I'm on board... Love your skills, beautiful fab work. Tires don't bother me. Only flaw as I see it, the Caddy doesn't have enough carburetors....
I think you'll find out once you get it going that most will think it's VERY cool. It takes a lot of dedication (more than money) to find the...
I've been in the printing business for 30+ years. The assholes in government keep changing the allowable formulation of paints/inks/etc. for...
Hey Bob... This is interesting... I just saw one of those things on "Velocity channel' with someone taking a basket case 64 Fairlane and building...
spending time masking/prepping is definitely something us guys with a few years/builds under our belts understand....the young guys will figure it...
I love deuces.... but with all the the repro bodies they are definitely beginning to get a "belly button" feel, kinda like SBC's.
Billet with 30" rims....
truth
Another Ohio guy here.....chopped and channeled is the way
sold a really nice 57 to buy my vette (ot65). now i"m looking to sell my nice 63 biscayne project to fund finishing my model a...and the beat...
yes they do....
can't really go wrong staying close to these specs (L79 is 350 horse 327)
Trouble with all those rubber floor post sedans from the sixties is the floors are almost always really bad. All they need is a small rust out...
I'm with drill it and tap it 1/2-20. There is no downside to this. Just use a long enough bolt (at least grade 5) and drill the big fat-assed...
I've searched this forum and can't seem to find any concise answer to this so I apologize if it's been beat to death...but I really need some...
I had a 61 Impala convertible in high school that I stuck a 327 and 4 speed in. It ended up with a solid lifter cam and 456's. I got in it...
Cascade dishwashing liquid works well (undiluted) and isn't toxic.
First place I'd look is a sticky/dirty needle and seat. Just because the carbs have been rebuilt doesn't mean they couldn't have some crud in...
Amen to that.... You don't want to be without the synchro on first gear. I had one of those boxes in the second pic back in the day and they had...
I'm not even a Chrysler guy but I've always loved the Max Wedges.... Chrysler was never afraid to push the envelope.
when I was a senior in high school ("68-"69) there was this channelled model A coupe with a tri-power 348 and a 4 speed. ($400!) just didn't...
Way over 90%. I never send anything out unless I can absolutely not do it myself. I have always had terrible luck with "professionals" screwing...
I feel for you---it's tough when you've put a lot of yourself into a project and are afraid you won't be able to finish/see it finished. I'd say...
Now I'm REALLY confused... But it doesn't matter because I haven't had anything with a powerglide in it since the 70's. IIRC my 65 Belair...
New to the site....rodding over 40 years. Great site! I've been hangin' around for a week or so just getting a feel for the place and I have to...
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