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the build looks awesome in the photos, post a video of a drive if you get a chance!
i'm no longer in my twenties but kudos to you young cats, start early and you never lose.
i've got some cragars on my 55 sedan, which is almost like saying stock for 55's at one point. just installed some black steel rims in the rear...
from the earlier posts of motors and work, sounds like you need a sbc chevy, the best...hahah
that is weird. i would say raise the rear with jack stands drop the car in neutral and rotate the tires by hand and see if their is any noise or...
i would say...what motor do you have accessible to run, and probably the easiest to accomodate in a ford...most likely a ford set up. i'm not...
my pops has a 331 hemi from a 58 desoto in a 54 chevy panel wagon. it's a straight axle though. doesn't run as of yet, it's just sitting...
personally i don't like to see cars or trucks rotting away when they can driven and easily fixed. my brother bought a 57 truck and within 6...
how about a 331 hemi in a 54 chevy wagon, is that considered wrong to the ford guys or the chevy guys? personally i do like the little blue...
put some newer ford parts on it...like a front steering mustang rack and pinion. or is that considered blasphemy here...my bad i'm talking about...
i see other cars like 4 doors pretending to be more than grandma cars with red rims, then i usually get a starbucks quad or an energy drink and...
yeah, do it yourself type stuff, that's how i'm doing it, helping family build rides, not so much paying money to have it done. if you can do it...
my pops always built harley davidsons, starting with flatheads and moving up to stroker shovels, he also had a 427 55 when i was young but i never...
what i heard in the 70's is that mech's used to build bbc's for el caminos to aide in the landing of b1 bombers...maybe somebody can confure!
well, all i have to say is that i'm prior chair force and my buddy has a 64 riviera power windows the whole nine yards with a 425 nailhead stock....
i had that same problem with my dual point. not to hijack the thread. change the condenser. it would run for about 20 mins get to operating...
what they said, and an hei dist. that's pretty much how my set up is, except that i have a ford type solenoid because i used to run a dual point...
you ever heard of cash for clunkers program...and that's only for cars that are semi new w/ bad mpg's. imagine what cali thinks of cars that are...
i like that...every 350 is a vet motor once it's pulled out of a truck. my 350 vet motor came out of a 73 c10 to be exact. that's a classic one
my grandpa left a 37 chevy 3/4 ton army pick up truck to my pops who in turn primered some of it, installed a nova 10 bolt, and let it sit for 20...
age 30, 55 2 door sedan daily driver, 55 2 door hardtop runs but not street legal yet, 59 magneto sportster blew up on the freeway, prior military...
is the car to look cool and perhaps pratice a build or do you want a car that you actually want to keep? i would say get the car you really want...
it seems as though anything chevy are the cars to have except for deuce coupes. 55's, impala's, chevy II's, novas, early chevy's aka bombs, pre...
the car looks good and the motor sounds like a symphony. have fun driving the snot out of it.
yeah, shakey puddin probably has to be one of the more well known 55's out there. As for mine, yet to run it even on an 1/8 mile pass. for now...
and to think i almost missed it again. pomona here i come to find quality used parts for a quality used 55.
under 6 k...does that include the original purchase price? hahaha. gen 6 bbc 2500, dn 5 speed 1500, ford 9 disc brake posi 1500, bodywork...
now that was one crazy photo!
that hemi is going to be righteous in that 55! hats off to you, looks pretty sick
if a hammer doesn't work...get a bigger one! bend to shape, hammer to fit! and the best one, get the right tool for the job!
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