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Harley tombstones on my long gone Topo, 63 Impala lenses in custom stainless housings. Bought some amber lenses too but couldnt find a way to make...
Looking great, glad I found this thread, your name was a bit of a giveaway ! Looking for a diesel for my devon pickup now !
Fell in lust with these and built the car around them, 3rd set of wheels now 14" wide they look just right.
Tried em out in MDF first. Flame cut, ground, sanded, polished and chromed these, front and back. Not trad but I liked them.
Brush painted this, more out of need and a thin wallet. Starting to flake in places as the prep wasnt good as could be and it was snowing. At...
Found a Ross box on an Allis Chalmers combine, shortened the column and shaft, works a treat. Simon.
16 x 8 foot
Heres mine, quite small but good for motorcycle fenders and tanks etc. Handles ally no prob but too flexy to do much with steel. OK for what I...
Not burnt my ankles yet!
I made a straight axle for some odd ball ( non ford ) spindles. I used an original axle as a welding fixture, 2" seamless 1/4 wall tube and EN8 to...
Harley tombstones on my Topolino.
A few pics of my build. Custom made the axle from 1/4" wall CDS cos I couldnt get a drop axle to work. Took some time to get the castor dialed in....
Not sure if you can see my bench under this mess. Not usually like this but been thrashing to fix a dripping oil cooler and a few other pieces on...
I put rear transaxle and front (Torsion bar ) suspention AND twincam engine from a Alpha GT under a Topolino. All worked very well, you could...
I have to check the weather forecast before i leave in the roadster, my colleagues and the kids love it but the mangement think its inappropiate...
Heres a pic of the nerfs I made for my topolino, flame cut from 3/4" steel, ground, sanded and polished to death ready for a chrome dip.
Heres a couple of pics of a car my 15/16 year old engineering students made. The chassis is 2" x 1" ally extrusion, CNC axle, bush and wheel hubs,...
A little jewel of an engine, put one in a Topolino as the transaxle gave a real small trans tunnel, you need that in such a small car. I rebuilt...
Put them in my dirt tracker tyres. Got double vision vision at anything over 70 mph before dyna beads, smooth as you like now, 120 no problem !...
Kev, re post #21 and willys axle, I have one looking for an easy disc conversion. Mg hubs are cheap and plentiful in UK, could you share bearing...
http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/octane_features/262615/the_blue_flame_record_car.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters Great article and...
My missus had no idea untill she saw the insurance valuations. It will all go to my eldest son, the only one to take any interest and pleasure...
They look even better getting some HEMI abuse !!!! pic borrowed some time back, its my fave screen saver, THANKS.
A few pics of Gerrys T at Billing a few years ago. 18 years of pain and aggro will soon pay off. just love the attention to detail. Cant tell you...
Heres my topo in the garage it was built in. Power came by way of a very long extension lead from a mates house, took 7 years!!
A big grin tells it all, my son driving my Buick roadster for the first time. Going to the Hotrod Drags in a couple of weeks for his first pass...
Yet anotherway to have fun and hurt yourself. Got a Big block briggs motor looking for a project. Those older style mini bikes were not availiable...
No hood either. We Only get a short T shirt summer in UK.
Try a steering damper, worked for me after going through all the usual and time consuming checks. Tested to 120mph !! on a track of course.
Cheers screamin metal for someone who takes the time to answer a question and not give smartass comments. Blower will go on a stout pontiac 400....
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