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Very well built, all steel, 1930 Ford 2 door sedan that has been chopped 4 inches, channeled over the frame 4 inches, and sectioned (shortened) by...
SicSpeed: Thanks. I compressed and turned them and I do hear a click as I rotate the shaft. Just need to determine S, F, & M by trial and error...
Have a pair of these coil-over shock assemblies that have a sticker as shown in the picture with S F M S F M printed at the top of the shock. Are...
The Desoto got a little write-up in the Houston Chronicle yesterday. Hopefully, this link will work....
s55mercury66, theman440, 41GASSER: Thanks so much for your comments. I have been keeping her on the road around here and hope to make some longer...
Thanks Marcus.
Thanks. Hope it is not too cold up in Pgh. I am from Verona, PA. Came to Texas in 1954.
Thanks George.
Thanks Denny.
Thanks.
Thanks for the comments on the car. I am not sure about the bumper and grill being the same as on other '57 Desoto models. I would guess that they...
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Thanks Brandon. Hope all is going well on your project.
Thanks Denny. It is good to be driving it.
We are fortunate down here in Texas; the driving season is everyday of the year. Thanks for the comment.
The 1957 Desoto Firesweep Sportsman is done.... I'm sure there will be a few things to do here and there, but I'm now enjoying the driving...
Yes, there is a metal plate on the cowl that gives some of the build info. I also found the build sheet taped to the top of the glove box which...
I had changed the tires and they were not the same diameter as the originals. Changing the third member gears will also do it, but I think the...
Finally got around to correcting the speedometer error I was having. It was showing 90 MPH when I was going 70 MPH. I had an old S-W speedometer...
Tha Thanks.
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