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That falcon sounds NICE! Wish I had room for a set of mufflers like that. Been looking into the chambered mufflers, but Ive heard some that have...
Tossed a set of thrush glasspacks on the coupe for the time being, instead of trying a set of Harley baffles. I kinda dig being able to sneak...
Ill scrounge up a pic....really doubt theyre gonna fly. Been telling him for almost 20 years that he ruined a perfectly good car with those goofy...
Oh, one more thing....can ya clarify a rule for this new guy? The rules state "no billet wheels", and something about come enjoy the weekend but...
REAL hotrods, drag racing and camping. Just died and went to heaven!
keep the ideas coming and hrm2k, keep me updated! I have a set of V&H baffles on order, and stabbed a pair of thrush glasspacks on for the time...
Holding down a full time job, running a part time business, and keeping the family happy wasn't easy, but here she is, fellas- from a bare frame...
Ill be there with the '35- rolling down with the oddballz cc. Can we camp fri and sat?
Will do, and will post results and a sound clip when done. Thanks guys.
Exhaust time on the 35 chevy. mild 250 inch inline with clifford split header. I ran both pipes side by side down the left frame rail and dumped...
Update, with a few pics skipped. 3 pedals hangin, clutch and shift linkage done, brakes done and bled, body on and floor pieces installed- even...
3 hours with the buffer, found dads paint job from 1975 under the dirt and overspray, still in incredible condition, with a few scratches, dings,...
Thanks for the info fellas, and the bellhousing offer, Oldsman. Its all painted up and in there now, and i have an old cast iron nose big block...
Chubbs- rear suspension was a breeze- its all chevelle parts, including the rearend, with an old set of carrera coilovers. (Pops has a TON of GM A...
more progress! [IMG]
correction: the block pattern is NOT wider- this goofy, dual pattern starter is narrower for some reason. After more digging, found that I need...
The block is drilled for straight across pattern starter, but it is a wider pattern than a v8 starter. I scrounged a dual pattern, cast iron...
Thanks Eric. Anyone else? Come on, I know I'm not the first one to stab a 4 speed behind an inliner.......
wrapping up the built 250/muncie 4spd install in my 35 chevy coupe and having starter fitment problems. Were the 6s originally equipped with a 153...
Thanks guys. Yes this was a previous rod, built by my father in the early 70s, run til the late 80s, torn down for suspension/drivetrain upgrade...
thanks man. Another Sunday got me this far: finish welded, frame, rear end, control arms painted, all suspension and rack installed. Gotta...
Decided to build my own rear suspension out of some A body GM parts since pops has a shop full of em, and slap a pair of old carrera coilovers on...
Didnt buy, but inherited the 35 chevy master coupe in the pic to the left from the old man. He kept the promise he made when I was a kid...to...
thanks fellas, that's the kind of info I'm looking for, being a newbie to cutting and welding my own suspension and all. Ask first, weld last,...
Just bought a very similar, built 250 for my 35 chevy and havent lit it off yet. Hope the same thing doesnt happen. At least theyre somewhat...
Nice 36 ya got there. Pete n Jakes bars look nice too. Its too bad they dont make a weld in kit for the chebbies, looks like research and fab...
how bout some kind of a sight glass like they use on motorcycles? I bet someone here could come up with something that'd work, and you could weld...
Looking for options/opinions on ladder bars for my 35 chevy coupe. Built 250 inline, 4 speed, and no plans for regular track use, so strength...
Thanks guys. The best part is that dad is still around- this will be a great father/son project. Yes Im in Mooresville, Jimbo, lakeside is...
Hi guys. Starting a build on a 35 Chevy master coupe. Dad hotrodded this in the 70s, cruised it til the late 80s, then tore it down. In 2000 or...
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