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Awesome looking car!
Modern rig, sure. In those wrecks the driver would have had a better chance being thrown clear.
You pretty much nailed it. Lots of cars to buy, lots of parts in every junk yard and the flathead V8. Most of the cars were built cheap....
Being a dual point I'm not sure that the conversion would work?? I like the pertronix units, but if I had a roto faze, I sure wouldn't convert it.
A caddy 500 is cool, but a nailhead is way cooler!
The V8 in 32. There were a ton of them out there. The T was abundant. The chevy's got eaten by termites.
Now if only your shop was open on the weekend when some of us can make it in to a shop!! Unfortunatly I work all the days your shop is open or I...
Not a chance! I don't always bother to read the directions on things so I figure one pass for a new guy. If he doesn't bother to read the rules...
I warn people from time to time after they are on the site. Someone posts in a for sale ad and they are new, I send them a P.M. and explain that...
Change it to electric! U-haul doesn't use surge brakes because they are a better choice, they use them because they work on any rig. Try...
Awesome car!
I like it!
It depends on the car and you build plan. They don't need to all look the same. Some cars look great with a chop. The lines go from utility to...
Thanks for the replies. If I do have to swap the whole thing out, I'll find an S10 4x4 rear end. I'm hoping not to have to do that. I'm kinda...
I just pulled the cover off the rear end on my '54 belair and the ring gear teeth are all chewed up. New ring and pinion sets aren't cheap, plus...
Man I love your work. Every time I see your work on here I have to click the link to your work. I'm going to have to have something of yours on my...
Why sell it then? A car that you like with that kind of history has cool that can't be bought. Get your nova going, drive it and save some...
In re thinking it, I think you could use the same rear end. They make a conversion for my '54 and your buick should be the same. I don't think...
You're right. Being in town doesn't mean that you ARE going to have some of these problems. Being out by yourself just reduces the risk of...
Good for you. Personally, I don't even like to drive through that mass of humanity where you are!
I don't live in town for a reason. Not even in the small town near me. Everyone has at least 5 acres where I am and even though I can't say I...
You can change the transmission, but I think this is a torque tube car so that would mean changing the rear end also. You should be able to put a...
51 what? If you are running an alternator and at 11 volts, you've converted it so what did you put in there and how did you convert everything...
You might want to check out v8buick.com for parts and interchangeable information. Just don't tell them you are going to put a chevy engine in it....
It'd be a turd in the punch bowl with all the hotrods. Just an old chevy with N.O.S. rust. Nothing special, yet. Just a before picture!...
I've alway had one guy stripe for me. He's done several cars, trucks and trailers through the years. Use to be about $20. I think the last...
If you have old brakes, replace the rubber lines! They would probably be the first place to see complete brake failure.
Great way to practice!
I've had new rigs with tape stripes. Factory will use it on a two tone paint job on a truck to cover up the sloppy line where the colors come...
I'm going through the brakes on my latest thing that I've dragged home and on the rear the shoes don't look bad so I'm just rebuilding the...
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