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I bought a 89 Ranger the other day that has a 350 SBC and 350 tranny. I'm gonna pull the engine and tranny for my Model A. I found a 74 Comet 8"...
Aaaaa. I think the joke is that, it's a Phaeton now! Had a buddy with a 75 Nova convertable or roadster, i should say.
I saw that truck for sale on comp., wasn't lookin for one, but i really liked it. I called about it 2 days after it left AL. Looks like a good 1....
Did that truck come from Alabama?
Started with a cowl and a bed. Picked up 3 R/H doors for a tudor. The rest is history.:cool:
-2 + 3 =1
Trans are normally mounted pointing down. Rearends are normally pointing up. 2-5 degrees. That negitive/positive may be confusing some of us. Put...
You need the same amount on both ends, in the opposite direction. 2-5 degrees
"It can take a lot more than the internet / cruise night rumor front says it can." It's pretty clear by now. The 200 4r is a lighter weight...
I have a 2004R in my model a pick up. Weighs 2500 lbs. with me in it. I had a 3.08:1 rear gear in a freebee rearend, it lugged. I changed to a...
Here's another great idea from Skidro!
Looks like the last guy was in the same shoes as you. Dirt cheap, first time and butchered don't go together well. If the bottom is solid, you can...
My first Model A. The chick came with a photographer who was snapping pictures, at a cookout, for Ol'skool Rods. Mine didn't make the mag.
Did you put a new points and condensor in the dist? Also i had a HEI that busted a flyweight, i fought it for a while, found a couple of pieces of...
Here is my favorite. Built from a cowl, 3 doors, and a bed. I will do an album when i get time.
Thanks G.G. Yo ride is the one i was spyin on. Notice a 9" lookin rear in 1 pic and banjo in another pic. I thought it was a Model A rear.
Thanks again to the question answerers! I'm done with this subject. I/m gonna leave this chassis alone and build another frame up with the same...
Heck i may just build me an adaptor, to put a SBC to the model A tranny! then i got engine i want and keep the brake pedal. I can box the front of...
Thanks to all the answers based on experience! I gonna leave the banger in that chassis. I will build the other frame up for a rod. The original...
Hey newyork, I ain't said nothin about not wantin to box the frame. And I ain't no Honda guy. Your Opinion i regaurded as just that, an OPINION!...
Accually O.Hove i have another model a frame. If i were gonna change to modern rear and juice front and engine and tranny change. i'd start from...
No. I said " i want to drive this coupe with a more drivable engine" I want t change little else. Then i relized the manual brake pedal is on the...
This is what i got. a running 28 chassis. I want to run around a few miles here and there. I know about the cost of converting to open drive and...
I'm not going that route now.
Thanks ya'll. I do know about the open drive kit from speedway.
I am considering putting a stock 283 sbc and a powerglide in a stock model A chassis. I want to use the stock rearend for a while. I'm sure i can...
Trying to post pic of truck too. More to come.
All righty, I guess i had a nervious jerk that day. And i new roder didn't look rite. I started souping up bicycles before i could drive a car,...
You need enuff room for a wrench and also enuff to remove the threads from the water pump flange, bolts should be as short as posible and maintain...
What different function does a sway bar have than a watts link. I am under the impression that a watts link is a souped up swaw bar, better...
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